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Richardson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
3487th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Richardson Elementary in Dimmitt, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 507 students within the Dimmitt Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas school districts. The school serves a high-poverty population, with nearly 79% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch in the 2024-2025 school year. Historically, Richardson Elementary has struggled with academic performance, but the most recent data shows a significant improvement, jumping from the 8th percentile to the 25th percentile statewide—a 17-percentile-point increase that marks the largest single-year improvement in its recent history.

The most compelling finding is the dramatic turnaround in 5th-grade math scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.05% of 5th graders were proficient in math, but one year later, that number skyrocketed to 52.11%—a 31-percentage-point increase. This single cohort's performance single-handedly lifted the school's overall rank, with 5th graders now performing near or above state averages in both reading (56.34% proficient) and math (52.11% proficient). This is a stark contrast to nearby West Central Elementary in Hereford, TX, where 5th graders lag behind the state (49.15% reading, 38.98% math). However, Richardson Elementary appears to be a "two-speed" school: while 5th grade excels, 3rd and 4th grades are struggling significantly, with math proficiency rates of just 20.37% and 16.39%, respectively.

Despite spending more per student ($11,247) than West Central Elementary ($9,245), Richardson has historically had lower outcomes. The recent improvement in 5th grade suggests that the allocation of these funds may be shifting toward more effective strategies, but the persistent low performance in 3rd and 4th grade indicates that spending has not yet translated into broad, school-wide success. The key question for the administration is: what is happening in 5th grade that isn't happening in 3rd and 4th? If the 5th-grade "magic" can be replicated downward, Richardson Elementary has the potential to become a true success story in the region.

507
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,024
Per pupil spending ?
78.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 708 W Stinson St
       Dimmitt, TX  79027-2327

(806) 647-4131

District: Dimmitt Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Richardson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Dimmitt Middle
High:    Dimmitt High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.5%
White:
9.1%
Asian:
0.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg37%
Texas avg51%
3,487th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
792nd of 951Dimmitt 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.23487 of 462724.6%★☆☆☆☆
202514.94295 of 46517.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.43872 of 471017.8%★☆☆☆☆
202314.64298 of 46477.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.33985 of 458113.0%★☆☆☆☆
202137.62699 of 457841.0%★★☆☆☆
201931.13268 of 447927.0%★☆☆☆☆
201821.33730 of 435914.4%★☆☆☆☆
201722.53636 of 432916.0%★☆☆☆☆
201626.43452 of 428619.5%★☆☆☆☆
201524.53596 of 432016.8%★☆☆☆☆
201432.73270 of 426023.2%★☆☆☆☆
201336.83048 of 422127.8%★☆☆☆☆
201241.92777 of 420634.0%★★☆☆☆
201125.83553 of 409513.2%★☆☆☆☆
201011.33805 of 39373.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200937.92847 of 388426.7%★☆☆☆☆
200830.73094 of 376817.9%★☆☆☆☆
200743.52519 of 372432.4%★★☆☆☆
200648.12139 of 347638.5%★★☆☆☆
200543.22338 of 347532.7%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202220.34051 of 44619.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202131.23275 of 433124.4%★☆☆☆☆
201938.42787 of 429535.1%★★☆☆☆
201821.53874 of 42408.6%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202532.32114 of 291827.6%★☆☆☆☆
202419.73305 of 36689.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.33351 of 35565.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.72997 of 348714.1%★☆☆☆☆
202135.82300 of 344633.3%★★☆☆☆
201942.01993 of 333340.2%★★☆☆☆
201828.72616 of 322618.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.72997 of 457534.5%★★☆☆☆
202516.43435 of 37448.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.34062 of 465812.8%★☆☆☆☆
202312.74355 of 45885.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.74067 of 456110.8%★☆☆☆☆
202137.52717 of 449939.6%★★☆☆☆
201941.72559 of 434841.1%★★☆☆☆
201828.53341 of 430622.4%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202359.11517 of 298049.1%★★☆☆☆
201936.02507 of 318421.3%★☆☆☆☆
201816.92894 of 31066.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.53428 of 441322.3%★☆☆☆☆
202519.63281 of 364410.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202424.53758 of 446515.8%★☆☆☆☆
202315.14145 of 44015.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.63971 of 43769.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202136.92767 of 432936.1%★★☆☆☆
201932.53134 of 418825.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.73608 of 416813.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.33146 of 452030.4%★★☆☆☆
202524.93141 of 370515.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.63928 of 459414.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.84259 of 45215.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.63858 of 447713.8%★☆☆☆☆
202147.22233 of 445149.8%★★☆☆☆
201943.62521 of 430941.5%★★☆☆☆
201823.53754 of 426412.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.73783 of 458217.4%★☆☆☆☆
202516.73406 of 37398.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.63613 of 464722.3%★☆☆☆☆
202318.64078 of 458511.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.23859 of 456315.4%★☆☆☆☆
202137.82686 of 449840.3%★★☆☆☆
201923.73670 of 435715.8%★☆☆☆☆
201817.83933 of 43198.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.33334 of 430122.5%★☆☆☆☆
202518.83263 of 35498.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202432.53106 of 429227.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.93794 of 40867.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.03835 of 39523.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202169.5581 of 379984.7%★★★★☆
201928.12966 of 368419.5%★☆☆☆☆
201835.82337 of 355834.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.32005 of 300633.3%★★☆☆☆
202450.11612 of 310848.1%★★☆☆☆
202250.61562 of 308249.3%★★☆☆☆
202168.7790 of 308274.4%★★★★☆
201954.01411 of 314255.1%★★★☆☆
201845.01776 of 312743.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2023)49th percentile+42 vs school
Female (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school
White (2026)33rd percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+20 vs school
Special Education (2026)22nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school
At Risk (2022)9th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading43%-12 vs state
Mathematics31%-16 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Richardson Elementary.

Students who attend Richardson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dimmitt Middle
High : Dimmitt High School

Students at Richardson Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 9% White.

Richardson Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Texas elementary schools.


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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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