{"id":11338,"date":"2023-09-28T15:41:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T20:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/?page_id=11338"},"modified":"2024-09-04T10:33:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:33:54","slug":"richardson-school-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/richardson-school-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Richardson School Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11338\" class=\"elementor elementor-11338\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31e3a3ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31e3a3ff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76e336e1\" data-id=\"76e336e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a84e8c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a84e8c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL\nSCHOOL PROFILE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d853482 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d853482\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79425dd4\" data-id=\"79425dd4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a619a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a619a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RISD is home to more than\u00a0<strong>11,906<\/strong>\u00a0bilingual students who speak at least\u00a0<strong>76<\/strong>\u00a0different languages and dialects.<br \/>Top languages spoken in RISD include\u00a0<strong>English,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, Vietnamese, Pashto, and Farsi.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fa8af6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fa8af6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-366b943c\" data-id=\"366b943c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b83d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42b83d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NORTH STAR GOAL<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e28d56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44e28d56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every student, teacher, and leader will meet or exceed their academic growth goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3eb59250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3eb59250\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76df4e3a\" data-id=\"76df4e3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d57eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20d57eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Campus Honors and Recognitions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbbe02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edbbe02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>77% of graduates in 2024 earned the Distinguished Level of Achievement under the Foundation High School Program<\/li><li>75% of graduates in 2024 earned the Distinguished Level of Achievement under the Foundation High School Program<\/li><li>Distinction Designations from Texas Education Agency in English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies as well as Post-Secondary Readiness for 2022<\/li><li>AVID National Demonstration Site<\/li><li>CREST Award (for excellence in Counseling Program) 2015-2019<\/li><li>The Lone Star Bronze Award for excellence in Counseling Program 2019<\/li><li>Recognized by Newsweek, Washington Post, and U.S. News and World Report as a top-rated high school<\/li><li>26 All-State Athletes 2022-2023<\/li><li>Award-winning Fine Arts Program-State and National recognitions<\/li><li>Nationally recognized Mock Trial Team<\/li><li>College Readiness Award from the Texas ACT Council<\/li><li>Skills USA National Robotics Champions<\/li><li>5 Tech Titans and 4 Texas Instruments STEM Award Winners<\/li><li>National Battlebots Champion in Robotics<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1865ab3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1865ab3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d370603\" data-id=\"7d370603\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cebdfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26cebdfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Excellence<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d8e6f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d8e6f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following rigorous courses are available to highly motivated and academically talented students:<\/p><p><strong>Advanced\/Honors\u2014 <\/strong>Algebra I-Adv, Algebra II-Adv, Anatomy\/Physiology-H, Art I-Adv Band-H, Biology-Adv, Ceramics-Adv, Chemistry I-Adv, Choir-H, Drawing Adv, English I-Adv, English II-Adv, French II-Adv, French III-Adv, Geometry-Adv, Japanese III Adv, Latin III-Adv, Orchestra-H, Painting- Adv, Photography-Adv, Spanish II-Adv, Spanish III-Adv, and Digital Photo Media Adv<\/p><p><strong>Advanced Placement\u2014<\/strong>Art Drawing, Art History, Art Three Dimension, Art Two Dimension, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science Principles, Computer Science, English III, English IV, Environmental Science, European History, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Japanese Language, Latin Literature, Latin Vergil, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Physics I, Physics C, Psychology, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Statistics, U.S. Government, U.S. History World History<\/p><p><strong>Dual Credit\u2014<\/strong> English Composition I\/II, World Lit I\/II, PreCalculus, U.S. History, U.S. Government, Economics, Health Science Pathway, Education &amp; Training Pathway<\/p><p><strong>UT OnRamps\u2014 <\/strong>Rhetoric, Research &amp; Writing, Physics, Biology, College Algebra, PreCalculus, Chemistry and U. S. History<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c845891 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c845891\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bfb60f7\" data-id=\"1bfb60f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9bccb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d9bccb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Campus Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135e2610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"135e2610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/\">Campus website<\/a><br \/>1250 W. Belt Line Road<br \/>Richardson, Texas 75080<br \/>Main Office: 469-593-3000<br \/>Counseling Office: 469-593-3028<\/p><p><strong>Enrollment:<\/strong> 2,754 (beginning of year 2023)<br \/>Seniors 619, Juniors 668, Sophomores 781, Freshmen 749<\/p><p><strong>RISD does not rank <\/strong>beyond the top 10% of each graduating class as required by the state of Texas for the purposes of Automatic Admissions.<\/p><p><strong>Accreditation:<\/strong> Texas Education Agency<\/p><p><strong>School Code:<\/strong> 445-840<\/p><p><strong>Schedule: <\/strong>Classes meet 90 minutes per day Monday \u2013 Friday; 18 weeks per semester.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fcc521d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fcc521d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-168979b4\" data-id=\"168979b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f6b286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41f6b286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Staff<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655917b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"655917b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Superintendent: <\/strong>Tabitha Branum <br \/><strong>Chief of Staff: <\/strong>Mike Jasso <br \/><strong>Principal: <\/strong>Chris Choat<br \/><strong>Associate Principal: <\/strong>Alison Reams<br \/><strong>Assistant Principals: \u00a0<\/strong>Pantea Bagheri, Von Ensley, Aurora Everett, Al Gallo, Tara McLennan, Bill Parker, Cassie Stegall<br \/><strong>Counselors: <\/strong>Marie Davis, Joelle Goad, Laurie Laman, Colleen Monier, Kerri Parker, Nancy Thompson, Kristine Thomas- Wright, Melissa Wolff<br \/><strong>Intervention Counselor: <\/strong>Anita Cepeda<br \/><strong>College and Career Coordinator: <\/strong>Cosondra Clay<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d2caca4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d2caca4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8ab41a\" data-id=\"a8ab41a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1735394f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1735394f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">District Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2424a2e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2424a2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded in 1857, Richardson ISD is located in northern Dallas County and encompasses most of the city of Richardson, as well as portions of the cities of Dallas and Garland. Sixty percent of the district is located in Dallas, thirty-five percent in Richardson, and five percent in Garland.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Demographic Information<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Economically Disadvantaged 55.5 percent<br \/>Emergent Bilingual Students 32.1 percent<br \/>Special Education 15.2 percent<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Gifted and Talented 11.7 percent<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Student Ethnicity<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hispanic 38.8 percent<br \/>White 29.8 percent<br \/>African American 20.9 percent<br \/>Asian 7.4 percent<br \/>Other 3.6 percent<\/p><p><strong>2023-24 RISD graduates are attending the following highly selective colleges and universities:<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Brown University <br \/>Columbia University<br \/>Harvard University <br \/>Northeastern University<br \/>Northwestern University <br \/>University of California \u2013 Berkeley<br \/>University of California \u2013 Los Angeles <br \/>University of Pennsylvania<br \/>Washington University in St. Louis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac1b98e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac1b98e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72f4f6da\" data-id=\"72f4f6da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4689ee1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4689ee1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foundation High School Program<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3367b95b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3367b95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following credits are needed for a student to graduate from RISD without an endorsement:<\/p><p>English \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Mathematics \u2013 3 credits<br \/>Science \u2013 3 credits<br \/>Social Studies \u2013 4 credits<br \/>PE \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Fine Arts \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Languages Other Than English \u2013 2 credits<br \/>Health\u00a0\u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.5 credit<br \/><\/span>Electives \u2013 3.5 credits<br \/>Total \u2013 22 credits<\/p><p>The following credits are needed for a student to graduate from RISD with an endorsement<\/p><p>English \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Mathematics \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Science \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Social Studies \u2013 4 credits<br \/>PE \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Fine Arts \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Languages Other Than English \u2013 2 credits<br \/>Health \u2013 .5 credit<br \/>Electives \u2013 5.5 credits<br \/>Total \u2013 26 credits<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Grade Scale<br \/><\/strong>90-100 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; 4.0<br \/>80-89 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026. 3.0<br \/>70-79 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 2.0<br \/>Below 70 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; 0.0<\/p><p>Grading scale used for college admission, scholarship or NCAA only<\/p><p><strong>Quality Points\u2014<\/strong> RISD students earn five quality points upon successful completion of Adv\/Honors courses and ten quality points upon successful completion of AP, Dual Credit and OnRamps courses.<\/p><p><strong>Full Year Course Credit\u2014<\/strong> In order for a student to earn credit for a course that is a full year in length, the average of the two semester grades must equal a minimum of 70 (business rules of rounding apply).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-213a2ccf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"213a2ccf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b491b6f\" data-id=\"7b491b6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd5cf91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bd5cf91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 10 Attending Colleges Classes of 2023 and 2024<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2756571c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2756571c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Class of 2022<\/strong><\/p><p>El Centro College<br \/>The University of Texas at Dallas<br \/>Richland College<br \/>The University of Texas<br \/>University of North Texas<br \/>Richland Community College<br \/>Texas A&amp;M University<br \/>University of Arkansas<br \/>Texas Tech University<br \/>Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce<\/p><p><strong>Class of 2023<\/strong><\/p><p>Dallas College<br \/>The University of Texas at Dallas<br \/>The University of Texas at Arlington<br \/>Richland College<br \/>Texas A&amp;M University<br \/>University of North Texas<br \/>Texas Tech University<br \/>The University of Texas<br \/>University of Arkansas<br \/>Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c4d92e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c4d92e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e3a62eb\" data-id=\"4e3a62eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4996060b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4996060b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 20 Attending Colleges Class of 2024<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4202c02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4202c02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>University of North Texas<br \/>Dallas College<br \/>The University of Texas at Arlington<br \/>The University of Texas at Dallas<br \/>The University of Texas <br \/>University of Arkansas<br \/>Abilene Christian University<br \/>Baylor University<br \/>Texas A&amp;M University<br \/>University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus<br \/>Midwestern University<br \/>Texas Wesleyan University<br \/>Dallas Baptist University<br \/>Richland College<br \/>Texas A&amp;M University &#8211; Commerce<br \/>Texas Christian University<br \/>Wichita State University<br \/>University of Oregon<br \/>Austin College<br \/>Michigan State University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-380ee0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"380ee0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4296846a\" data-id=\"4296846a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59913d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59913d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testing Profile 3 Year Overview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d87bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d87bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2020-2021<br \/><\/strong>SAT Mean Scores: Math &#8211; 597; Reading &amp; Writing &#8211; 603; Total Seniors Taking Exam \u2013 143 <br \/>ACT Mean Scores: Composite \u2013 20.6; Total Students Taking Exams \u2013 439 <br \/>Advanced Placement: Total Students in AP Classes &#8211; 587; Total Exams Taken \u2013 1047 <br \/>National Merit Scholarship: Commended \u2013 9, Semifinalist \u2013 2, Finalist \u2013 2<\/p><p><strong>2021-2022<\/strong><br \/>SAT Mean Scores: Math &#8211; 573; Reading &amp; Writing &#8211; 589; Total Seniors Taking Exam \u2013 200 <br \/>ACT Mean Scores: Composite \u2013 20.6; Total Students Taking Exam \u2013 457 <br \/>Advanced Placement: Total Students in AP Classes &#8211; 709; Total Exams Taken \u2013 1136 <br \/>National Merit Scholarship: Commended \u2013 11, Semifinalist \u2013 2, Finalist \u2013 2<\/p><p><strong>2022-2023<\/strong><br \/>SAT Mean Scores: Math &#8211; 556; Reading &amp; Writing &#8211; 574; Total Seniors Taking Exam \u2013 200 <br \/>ACT Mean Scores: Composite \u2013 19.3; Total Students Taking Exam \u2013 552<br \/>Advanced Placement: Total Students in AP Classes &#8211; 858; Total Exams Taken \u2013 1363 <br \/>National Merit Scholarship: Commended \u2013 9, Semifinalist \u2013 2, Finalist \u2013 2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63850b46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63850b46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66030ac3\" data-id=\"66030ac3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb851c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bb851c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Students in RISD will develop competencies in the areas of:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Financial Literacy, Critical Thinking\/Problem Solving, Real World Connections, Effective Communication, and Emotional Intelligence<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/graduateprofile\/wp-content\/uploads\/GP-Eng.pdf\">RISD Graduate Profile<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL PROFILE RISD is home to more than\u00a011,906\u00a0bilingual students who speak at least\u00a076\u00a0different languages and dialects.Top languages spoken in RISD include\u00a0English,\u00a0Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, Vietnamese, Pashto, and Farsi. NORTH STAR GOAL Every student, teacher, and leader will meet or exceed their academic growth goals. 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