Richardson Independent School District

Richardson Independent School District
Type and location
Type Public
Grades Pre-K through 12
Country USA
Location Richardson, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Garland, Texas
District Info
Superintendent Kay Waggoner, Ph.D.[1]
Budget [2]
Students and staff
Athletic Conference

UIL 9-5A[2]

UIL 10-4A[3]
Other information
Website Richardson ISD

Richardson Independent School District (RISD) is a school district based in Richardson, Texas (USA).

RISD covers 38.5 square miles (100 km2) and includes most of the city of Richardson, TX and portions of the cities of Dallas, TX and Garland, TX (60 percent of RISD is in North Dallas, with 35 percent in Richardson and 5 percent in Garland). RISD operates 55 campuses that serve more than 34,000 students. Including administration and support, RISD maintains 70 facilities covering more than 6,000,000 square feet (560,000 m2) with 35,000,000 square feet (3,300,000 m2) of grounds.

In 2011, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

Contents

History

In 2007 a report stated that, due to new development and older residents, certain areas of RISD faced student decreases. The removal of some low income apartment complexes contributed to the losses.[5]

Schools

Secondary schools

High Schools

Junior High Schools

Primary schools

Former schools

Former secondary schools

Former junior high schools

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.risd.org/AboutRISD/admin.htm. Retrieved on 20 January 2008
  2. ^ http://www.uil.utexas.edu/2007align/pdf/5A_fb_bsktb.pdf. Retrieved on 20 January 2008
  3. ^ http://www.uil.utexas.edu/2007align/pdf/4A_fb_bsktb.pdf. Retrieved on 20 January 2008
  4. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 
  5. ^ Hupp, Staci and Katherine Leal Unmuth. "Irving, Richardson schools face sliding enrollment, hard choices." The Dallas Morning News. Sunday December 9, 2007. Retrieved on November 19, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf. Retrieved on 20 January 2008.
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ a b c d e http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf. Retrieved on 20 January 2008.
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