Richardson H S

Richardson Isd · Dallas County · High school

Richardson H S enrolled 2,669 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 93.8% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 32% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Richardson H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 26% in TX+7.6 vs TX
Richardson H S 97.4%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 12% in TX+21.4 vs TX
Richardson H S 96.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 30% in TX+6.5 vs TX
Richardson H S 51.1%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 46% in TX+8.3 vs TX
Richardson H S 89.4%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 23% in TX+9.3 vs TX
Richardson H S 23.8%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 10% in TX-16.5 vs TX
Richardson H S 9.5%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 35% in TX+7.1 vs TX
Richardson H S 62.2%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course62 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 238 · White: 86
Take an AP/IB exam30 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 230 · White: 62
Pass an AP/IB exam52 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 69 · White: 74

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

859095100201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

406080100201720192021202320249775

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

405060708020162018202020225145

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

708090100201220152018202120248981

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

010203040201220152018202120242415

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

40045050055020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark523434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark562457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1617181920201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.51717.518201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1717.51818.519201320162019202220241917

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

0204060201720192022202420252610

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

4050607080201720192022202420256449

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

4050607080201720192022202420257044

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

40506070201420172020202320246255

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

20304050602015201720192021202320244535

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

10203040201220152018202120243017

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20406080201220152018202120245236

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336512

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202493.8%97.4%89%98.4%93.2%
College/career/military ready202496.2%96.5%94.1%98.4%94.8%
Algebra I proficiency202514.3%9.5%11%36.8%10.5%
Biology proficiency202564.6%63.6%45.8%93.6%50.5%
English II proficiency202564.8%69.8%46.2%90.1%50.4%
Advanced course completion202465.5%62.2%49.8%86.3%56.3%
Took an AP/IB course202448.7%45.1%31.5%72.7%37.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202438.4%30%22.2%62.1%25.3%
Passed an AP/IB exam202464.5%52.2%52.3%74.2%49.7%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).