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Forest Lane Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Forest Lane Academy is an elementary school in Dallas, Texas, serving 552 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Richardson Independent School District (ISD). However, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on STAAR tests, with proficiency rates around 25-30% in reading and math, while the district and state averages are around 50%.

Forest Lane Academy has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 94% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby schools in the same district. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.3 to 13.9 in recent years. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending is only slightly above the district average, suggesting that additional resources may be needed to support the unique needs of the student population.

Compared to nearby schools like Moss Haven Elementary and Northlake Elementary, which significantly outperform Forest Lane Academy in academic achievement, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 3,400 and 4,600 out of around 4,600 schools in recent years. This widening achievement gap and the underperformance of certain student subgroups suggest that the school may require targeted interventions and additional resources to improve educational outcomes for its students.

625

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,319

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9663 Forest Ln
Dallas, TX 75243

(469) 593-1850

District: Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Forest Lane Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Forest Meadow Middle
High:	Lake Highlands High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.6%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Reading scores 28 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg50%

Texas avg47%

4,367^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 36Elementary Schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

382^nd of 961Richardson Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	4367 of 4651	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	4231 of 4710	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	3889 of 4647	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4083 of 4581	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	2347 of 4578	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3230 of 4479	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	3983 of 4359	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	3634 of 4329	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.1	3467 of 4286	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	4024 of 4320	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	3902 of 4260	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	3377 of 4221	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	3740 of 4206	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	3084 of 4095	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.6	2135 of 3937	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	2182 of 3884	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.2	2131 of 3768	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.0	2458 of 3724	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.7	3169 of 3476	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.3	3159 of 3475	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	30.5	2853 of 3465	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1356 of 1905	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1862 of 2443	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1585 of 2443	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1627 of 2421	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.5	447 of 2444	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	1013 of 2515	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	1695 of 2483	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	801 of 814	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	995 of 1015	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	921 of 957	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	3898 of 4461	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.5	1292 of 4331	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	2362 of 4295	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	3833 of 4240	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1888 of 2918	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	2522 of 3668	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	2529 of 3556	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	2831 of 3487	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.2	1070 of 3446	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	2079 of 3333	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	2633 of 3226	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	3390 of 3744	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	4293 of 4658	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	3854 of 4588	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3851 of 4561	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.8	1924 of 4499	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.8	3457 of 4348	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	3951 of 4306	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	2363 of 2619	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	1526 of 2980	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2042 of 2958	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	2713 of 3644	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3441 of 4465	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3120 of 4401	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3580 of 4376	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.4	1667 of 4329	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	2651 of 4188	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3225 of 4168	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	2799 of 3705	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	3941 of 4594	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	2317 of 4521	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3785 of 4477	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	75.4	613 of 4451	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	2323 of 4309	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3661 of 4264	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	2878 of 3739	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3787 of 4647	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	3895 of 4585	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	4183 of 4563	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2697 of 4498	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2855 of 4357	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.8	3936 of 4319	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	2076 of 3549	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3695 of 4292	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3549 of 4086	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3209 of 3952	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	2717 of 3799	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	3020 of 3684	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	2837 of 3558	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	30.5	2425 of 3142	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	2949 of 3127	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+17 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)13th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading27%-28 vs state

Mathematics26%-19 vs state

Science10%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Forest Lane Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	9663 Forest Ln	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-1850	625	46	13.7	94.9%	33 (5.3%)	341 (54.6%)	152 (24.3%)	67 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	13.2	4367^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.1%		16.8	4231^st of 4710 public elementary schools	10.2%	136								23.4	26.2	32.1		25.8	29.6	23.8		10.1	$12,319
Aikin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12300 Pleasant Vly Dr	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-1820	449	32	13.8	85.3%	47 (10.5%)	156 (34.7%)	124 (27.6%)	101 (22.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.6%)	13.6	4352^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.3	4488^th of 4710 public elementary schools	4.7%	136								20.8	23.1	32.0		26.4	15.4	32.7		18.0	$10,706
Audelia Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12600 Audelia	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-2900	730	44	16.4	82.2%	47 (6.4%)	234 (32.1%)	284 (38.9%)	149 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	6.7	4573^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.7%		7.3	4617^th of 4710 public elementary schools	2.0%	44	35.3							17.8	11.9	14.9	17.6	15.0	16.5	24.4	14.9	5.1	$11,127
Skyview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9229 Meadowknoll Dr	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-2400	802	44	18.0	87.5%	37 (4.6%)	246 (30.7%)	374 (46.6%)	116 (14.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.9%)	9.5	4503^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	3.2%		12.8	4425^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.1%	78	13.0	16.0	42.9					24.4	21.4	25.0		19.4	12.0	29.3		7.1	$10,276
Forestridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10330 Bunchberry Dr	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8500	497	36	13.6	86.3%	32 (6.4%)	161 (32.4%)	150 (30.2%)	136 (27.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	16	4237^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.9%		29.1	3519^th of 4710 public elementary schools	25.3%	718								24.2	26.7	43.3	33.8	23.1	23.7	26.7	20.6	14.8	$11,829
Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 Park Bend	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4650	643	41	15.7	73.7%	90 (14.0%)	292 (45.4%)	126 (19.6%)	114 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	30.6	3392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.1%		36.6	3056^th of 4710 public elementary schools	35.1%	336								42.7	41.8	35.9	51.4	33.8	38.2	30.2	27.4	15.6	$11,454
Moss Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9202 Moss Farm Ln	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-2200	467	37	12.7	19.5%	299 (64.0%)	75 (16.1%)	65 (13.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	78.6	804^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.7%		88.8	416^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.2%	388								69.6	79.1	65.6		58.2	51.5	52.4		45.3	$11,247
Northlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10059 Ravensway Dr	Dallas	75238	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-2300	414	36	11.6	61.8%	88 (21.3%)	174 (42.0%)	123 (29.7%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	49.4	2173^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.3%		37.5	2986^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.6%	813								57.1	45.9	54.2		50.9	45.9	35.6		22.5	$9,340
Stults Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8700 Stults Rd	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-2500	552	38	14.4	73.7%	53 (9.6%)	204 (37.0%)	241 (43.7%)	38 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	12.7	4388^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.7%		20.7	4028^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.5%	360	40.0	16.7	14.3	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.4	25.8	37.3		18.8	14.9	29.8		15.8	$11,381
Bullock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Edgewood Dr	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8308	542	33	16.3	96.1%	8 (1.5%)	62 (11.4%)	404 (74.5%)	50 (9.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	56.7	1740^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.6%		47.3	2349^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.1%	609	29.0	42.9	55.0	27.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	72.5	64.3	72.7		40.3	36.8	52.2		17.4	$9,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Lane Academy

What district is Forest Lane Academy in?

Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Forest Lane Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Forest Lane Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Lane Academy?

Students at Forest Lane Academy are 55% African American, 24% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Forest Lane Academy a good school?

Forest Lane Academy ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Forest Lane Academy attend?

Students who attend Forest Lane Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Meadow Middle
High : Lake Highlands High School

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