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Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary

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Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary ranks 3281 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary in Dallas, TX, serves 694 students from Pre-K through 6th grade within the Richardson Independent School District (Isd), a district rated above average statewide. The school stands out for its high level of economic disadvantage, with 92.8% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, a figure dramatically higher than nearby schools like Spring Creek Elementary (18.96%) and Arapaho Classical Magnet (18.7%). Despite this challenge, Bukhair has notable strengths, particularly for its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who rank in the 67th and 61st percentiles respectively—far outperforming the school's overall 29th percentile rank.

While Bukhair's overall academic performance has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom 30% of Texas elementary schools for years, it shows pockets of excellence. For example, Spanish-speaking students often exceed district and state averages in Reading on the STAAR test, but struggle significantly in Math, where 4th-grade Spanish Math proficiency was 0% in 2024-2025. The school also faces a persistent weakness in Science, with only 10.99% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 33.35%. Additionally, there is a noticeable "6th grade cliff" in Reading, where proficiency drops from 53.85% in 5th grade to 33.71% in 6th grade, suggesting a challenging transition to middle school-level work.

Compared to its nearest neighbor, Dover Elementary, which shares a similar poverty level (96.56% free/reduced lunch) and low overall ranking (5th percentile), Bukhair outperforms in several key areas. Bukhair's subgroup rankings for African American and ELL students are significantly higher, and its 5th-grade Math scores (50% proficient) notably exceed Dover's (32.14%). The district invests more per student at Bukhair ($12,379) than at higher-performing peers like Arapaho Classical Magnet ($8,355), indicating a commitment to addressing the school's high needs. Overall, Bukhair is a school with clear challenges but also identifiable strengths that can be built upon to improve outcomes for all students.

694

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,756

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13900 Maham Rd
Dallas, TX 75240

(469) 593-4900

District: Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parkhill J H
	Richardson North J H
	Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet
	Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet
High:	Pearce High School
	Richardson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

African American:

4.8%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg52%

Texas avg49%

3,281^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

356^th of 951Richardson 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
2026	32.2	3281 of 4627	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	3338 of 4651	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3533 of 4710	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	3577 of 4647	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	3953 of 4581	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3786 of 4578	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	3670 of 4479	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4084 of 4359	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	3742 of 4329	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.8	3300 of 4286	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	3818 of 4320	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	3524 of 4260	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.0	2647 of 4221	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	2579 of 4206	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.9	1440 of 4095	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.6	1358 of 3937	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	1569 of 3884	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.8	1994 of 3768	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.5	2387 of 3724	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	795 of 2406	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	599 of 1905	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	1733 of 2443	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	1768 of 2444	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	2416 of 2515	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1703 of 2483	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	2861 of 4461	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	2661 of 4331	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2224 of 4295	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	3639 of 4240	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	645 of 1643	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.8	1778 of 2918	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	2430 of 3668	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2337 of 3556	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	2725 of 3487	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	2368 of 3446	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	2097 of 3333	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	2868 of 3226	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	3003 of 4575	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.4	3022 of 3744	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3500 of 4658	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	3598 of 4588	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	4192 of 4561	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	3719 of 4499	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	3794 of 4348	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4030 of 4306	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	1548 of 3075	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.8	786 of 2619	70.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	2991 of 4413	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	2554 of 3644	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3060 of 4465	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3212 of 4401	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3724 of 4376	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3515 of 4329	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3169 of 4188	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	3882 of 4168	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	2281 of 4520	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	2136 of 3705	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	2768 of 4594	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	2553 of 4521	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3501 of 4477	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	3103 of 4451	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	3041 of 4309	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	3844 of 4264	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	3440 of 4582	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	2548 of 3739	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3409 of 4647	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3529 of 4585	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	3671 of 4563	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3795 of 4498	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	3374 of 4357	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	3979 of 4319	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	2832 of 4301	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	2985 of 3549	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3748 of 4292	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	2599 of 4086	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	2915 of 3952	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	2873 of 3799	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	2431 of 3684	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	2201 of 3558	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)67th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)61st percentile+32 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+20 vs school

At Risk (2022)36th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics35%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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	Total
Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13900 Maham Rd	Dallas	75240	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4900	694	45	15.5	92.8%	10 (1.4%)	33 (4.8%)	640 (92.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	32.2	3281^st of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		31.5	3338^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.2%	57	30.2	26.2	34.6				38.5	52.6	53.9	33.7	25.3	30.2	50.0	36.0	$10,756
Dover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Dover Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4200	698	48	14.5	96.6%	22 (3.2%)	50 (7.2%)	613 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	13.1	4385^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.2%		9.4	4505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.1%	120	14.1	21.4	12.5	0.0	0.0	7.1	21.2	27.1	25.9	30.9	13.8	19.3	32.1	28.3	$11,358
Risd Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	13630 Coit Rd	Dallas	75240	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-3300	731	45	16.0	96.2%	20 (2.7%)	44 (6.0%)	659 (90.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13.7	4360^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.4	4584^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.4%	224	20.0	24.0					55.6	25.4	18.5	13.6	34.7	29.9	18.3	13.6	$11,165
Northwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	14532 Meandering Way	Dallas	75240	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4300	563	39	14.4	65.0%	72 (12.8%)	68 (12.1%)	395 (70.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	31.4	3345^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.7%		32.2	3300^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.0%	45	38.5	25.0	18.2			20.0	47.9	39.1	47.1	35.1	57.1	34.2	27.1	30.3	$14,510
Richardson Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 N Floyd Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4400	501	37	13.4	49.9%	175 (34.9%)	30 (6.0%)	267 (53.3%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	65.4	1325^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.4%		59.4	1613^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.3%	288	37.5		33.3				51.5	61.1	62.5	63.8	41.7	66.7	51.7	49.1	$11,025
Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet	Public	PK, KG-6	8301 Towns St	Dallas	75243	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-3900	659	45	14.6	70.0%	68 (10.3%)	351 (53.3%)	185 (28.1%)	24 (3.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	31.9	3298^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.7%		30	3428^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.3%	130							53.3	36.1	47.1	47.3	36.8	25.4	24.6	30.4	$13,123
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7667 Roundrock Rd	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-4500	422	30	14.2	19.0%	262 (62.1%)	25 (5.9%)	88 (20.9%)	26 (6.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	96.6	108^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.6	120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.4%	12							85.7	87.5	85.5	83.3	83.7	79.7	77.8	72.1	$11,395
Arapaho Classical Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-6	1300 Cypress Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6400	615	41	14.9	18.7%	356 (57.9%)	52 (8.5%)	131 (21.3%)	32 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	92.2	286^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.8%		94.6	201^st of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%	85							73.3	71.1	82.1	83.3	66.3	78.0	73.4	65.5	$8,394
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%)	30.8	3383^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	26.9%		30.6	3392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.1%	9							56.1	38.2	49.4	30.2	33.3	40.0	27.6	26.6	$11,454
Math/Science/Technical Magnet	Public	PK, KG-6	450 Abrams Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-7300	667	47	14.2	45.0%	199 (29.8%)	223 (33.4%)	115 (17.2%)	98 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)	90.3	355^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.3%		94.7	199^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%	156							75.5	74.7	79.6	77.4	70.8	64.1	61.8	75.0	$14,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary

What schools do graduates of Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Parkhill J H
Middle : Richardson North J H
Middle : Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet
Middle : Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet
High : Pearce High School
High : Richardson High School

Is Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary a good school?

Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary ranks 3281^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary in?

Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary?

Students at Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 694 students attended Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary.

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