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Parkhill J H

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Parkhill J H ranks 458 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 80% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Parkhill J H is a 7th and 8th-grade middle school in Dallas, TX, serving 650 students as part of the Richardson Independent School District (Isd), and it consistently earns a strong 4-star rating, outperforming its district average.

This school stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced math, with an Algebra I proficiency rate of 70.28%—far exceeding the district average of 43.89% and the state average of 54.03%. This is a key differentiator from nearby schools like Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet (53.64%) and Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet (65.45%), though it trails top Plano Independent School District (Isd) schools like Haggard Middle and Renner Middle, which achieve over 95% proficiency. Parkhill also excels in supporting students with special needs, ranking in the 86th percentile statewide for this group. The school achieves these results with an efficient budget of $9,596 per student, which is lower than its district rivals like Richardson North J H and Westwood.

However, Parkhill faces a significant challenge: a stark achievement gap between its highest- and lowest-performing student groups. While its White and Asian students rank in the 97th and 93rd percentiles respectively, its Hispanic students rank in the 13th percentile, and its low-income students rank in the 9th percentile. This disparity is more pronounced than at comparable schools like Richardson North J H or Westwood, and it is the most critical area for the school to address. Overall, Parkhill is a reliable, high-performing school with a strong math program, but it must focus on ensuring equitable success for all its students to elevate its already solid reputation.

650

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,579

Per pupil spending ?

32.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16500 Shadybank Dr
Dallas, TX 75248-4107

(469) 593-5600

District: Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Parkhill J H usually attend:

High:	Pearce High School
	Richardson High School

Feeder schools for Parkhill J H:

Elementary:	Bowie Elementary
	Brentfield Elementary
	Carolyn G Bukhair Elementary
	Prestonwood Elementary
	More...
	Risd Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

Hispanic:

42.2%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg49%

Texas avg49%

458^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle 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	72.8	458 of 2335	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	512 of 2344	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	461 of 2372	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	492 of 2330	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	461 of 2254	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	564 of 2252	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	317 of 2193	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	343 of 2080	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	309 of 2027	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	408 of 1987	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	73.4	435 of 2043	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.9	253 of 1987	87.3%	★★★★☆
2013	86.1	117 of 1973	94.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.5	95 of 1951	95.1%	★★★★★
2011	80.5	108 of 1895	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	79.6	133 of 1803	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	82.4	95 of 1763	94.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.2	93 of 1718	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	84.0	85 of 1684	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	72 of 1585	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	83.7	106 of 1582	93.3%	★★★★★
2004	84.4	67 of 1573	95.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	330 of 1295	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	36.8	635 of 997	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	759 of 1280	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	656 of 1273	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	425 of 1251	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	240 of 1213	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	338 of 1193	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	232 of 1167	80.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	37 of 505	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	68.7	173 of 617	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	306 of 616	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	170 of 589	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	49 of 594	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	84 of 587	85.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.6	663 of 2182	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	988 of 2118	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	458 of 2058	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	673 of 2008	66.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	1299 of 1390	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	1375 of 1428	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1356 of 1770	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1217 of 1720	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1141 of 1643	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1299 of 1592	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	788 of 1445	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	788 of 1376	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	484 of 2240	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	326 of 1825	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	324 of 2242	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	410 of 2241	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	443 of 2221	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	692 of 2151	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.2	296 of 2047	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	359 of 2008	82.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	639 of 1497	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	513 of 1230	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	409 of 1481	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	732 of 1488	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	487 of 1501	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	169 of 1446	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	102 of 1430	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	1861 of 2141	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	1565 of 1731	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1681 of 2119	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1471 of 2116	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1431 of 2077	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	1531 of 2043	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	766 of 1935	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	1029 of 1895	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	2042 of 2253	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1763 of 1820	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1809 of 2235	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	1447 of 2251	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1498 of 2220	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	1591 of 2172	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	855 of 2073	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	1130 of 2039	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	430 of 2253	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	374 of 1818	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	640 of 2246	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	581 of 2245	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	467 of 2228	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	455 of 2168	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	330 of 2069	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	327 of 2030	83.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	161 of 806	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	112 of 676	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	190 of 818	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.6	28 of 817	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	28 of 813	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	35 of 743	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	114 of 753	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	18 of 720	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	278 of 1956	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	51.2	624 of 1568	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	414 of 1891	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	437 of 1815	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	192 of 1757	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	232 of 1712	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	77 of 1626	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	58.8	373 of 1597	76.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	52 of 1731	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	40 of 1439	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	45 of 1733	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	29 of 1749	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	45 of 1723	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	110 of 1700	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	74 of 1684	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	41 of 1673	97.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)97th percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

African American (2026)75th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)70th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)57th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-67 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-71 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I70%+16 vs state

Reading64%+8 vs state

Social Studies52%+20 vs state

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Parkhill J H	Public	7-8	16500 Shadybank Dr	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5600	650	45	14.2	32.3%	315 (48.5%)	28 (4.3%)	274 (42.2%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.1%)	72.8	458^th of 2335 public middle schools	80.4%		71.1	512^th of 2344 public middle schools	78.2%	54	70.3		61.7	67.0			50.9	51.7	$10,579
Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	7630 Arapaho Rd	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-3600	630	44	14.2	50.6%	143 (22.7%)	152 (24.1%)	266 (42.2%)	44 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	73.5	442^nd of 2335 public middle schools	81.1%		71.9	488^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.2%	46	65.5		66.1	66.2			53.1	44.9	$12,469
Frankford Middle	Public	6-8	7706 Osage Plaza Pkwy	Dallas	75252	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-5200	839	68	12.3	53.3%	188 (22.4%)	183 (21.8%)	377 (44.9%)	53 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	38.2	1455^th of 2335 public middle schools	37.7%		37.2	1482^nd of 2344 public middle schools	36.8%	27	94.9	39.5	49.2	56.2	22.7	7.3	47.6	28.0	$9,485
Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet	Public	7-8	1309 Holly Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-3700	771	55	14.0	48.2%	271 (35.1%)	90 (11.7%)	348 (45.1%)	33 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	73.5	444^th of 2335 public middle schools	81.0%		79.9	330^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.9%	114	53.6		62.9	73.7		0.0	44.7	52.8	$9,821
Richardson North J H	Public	7-8	1820 N Floyd Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-5400	574	41	14.0	35.7%	270 (47.0%)	28 (4.9%)	247 (43.0%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	77	375^th of 2335 public middle schools	83.9%		71.4	502^nd of 2344 public middle schools	78.6%	127	71.6		66.9	73.2			47.6	54.6	$13,146
Ewell D Walker Middle	Public	7-8	12532 Nuestra Dr	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6100	577	40	14.5	92.2%	34 (5.9%)	99 (17.2%)	424 (73.5%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	29.9	1724^th of 2335 public middle schools	26.2%		32.6	1636^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.2%	88	54.4		43.9	47.2			34.9	16.2	$10,425
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Custer Rd	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-6700	813	57	14.1	45.5%	309 (38.0%)	136 (16.7%)	273 (33.6%)	55 (6.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.4%)	58.6	795^th of 2335 public middle schools	66.0%		65.7	640^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.7%	155	96.7	51.8	56.6	56.2	39.8	22.7	61.4	37.9	$8,850
Haggard Middle	Public	6-8	2832 Parkhaven Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-5400	707	51	13.9	21.9%	395 (55.9%)	54 (7.6%)	142 (20.1%)	78 (11.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.5%)	76.7	379^th of 2335 public middle schools	83.8%		80.4	321^st of 2344 public middle schools	86.3%	58	95.2	73.3	72.7	70.5	60.3	21.9	57.6	36.5	$9,496
Long Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Frankford	Dallas	75287	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 662-4100	477	45	10.5	87.8%	17 (3.6%)	89 (18.7%)	345 (72.3%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)								(n/a)									$13,647
Polk Middle	Public	6-8	2001 Kelly Blvd	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-4600	974	73	13.3	73.5%	77 (7.9%)	169 (17.4%)	661 (67.9%)	25 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.0%)	17	2110^th of 2335 public middle schools	9.6%		21.5	1982^nd of 2344 public middle schools	15.4%	128	88.9	32.5	31.2	35.1	17.6	4.1	27.7	18.2	$9,915

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkhill J H

What is the racial makeup of Parkhill J H?

Students at Parkhill J H are 48% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Parkhill J H in?

Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

Is Parkhill J H a good school?

Parkhill J H ranks 458^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Parkhill J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Parkhill J H.

What high school do graduates of Parkhill J H attend?

Students who attend Parkhill J H usually go on to attend Pearce High School

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