Richardson West Junior High Arts & Technology Magnet

North Star Goal
Every student, teacher, and leader will meet or exceed their academic growth goals.

School News & Updates

Bond 2025 Project Updates

A new Bond 2025 Projects update webpage is now live, designed to keep the RISD community informed and up to date on the progress of Bond 2025 projects.

Celebrating Super Teachers

Eight RISD teachers were celebrated on April 7 and recognized as RISD Super Teachers for the third grading period in the 2025-26 school year.

Richardson West Junior High Named AVID National Demonstration School

This prestigious honor is held by less than 3% of all AVID-certified schools, approximately 200 schools worldwide, and one of only 17 Junior Highs in Texas.

Inaugural RISD Battle Of the Books

The event brought together 8 teams from across Junior High/Middle Schools for a competitive trivia-style showdown built entirely around knowledge of 5 books.

Cheer & Mascot Tryouts- March 12

Mandatory Virtual Parent Meeting- March 5 at 6PM
Clinics- March 9 & 10 after school until 5PM
Tryouts- March 12 after school until 5PM

A promotional banner for Richardson ISD featuring four smiling diverse middle school/junior high students. The top text reads "2026-2027 ENROLLMENT NOW OPEN!" in blue. A large navy blue bar in the center contains the white text "RISD IS THE ONE" with the subtext "TAILORED OPPORTUNITIES. FAMILY-CENTERED NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. LIFE-LONG EXPERIENCES." At the bottom, a red call-to-action reads "RISD.ORG/ENROLL TODAY!"

Enrollment for 2026-27 is NOW OPEN!

Enroll and reserve your child’s seat by following the online enrollment.

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AVID National Demonstration Schools are centers of teaching and learning that also serve as models for those interested in learning about the AVID College Readiness System. They clearly demonstrate an ongoing pursuit of excellence, both in the AVID Elective and AVID Schoolwide, to ensure college and career readiness for all AVID Elective students and improved academic performance for all students based on increased opportunities and support for success.

A National Demonstration School exhibits a college and career readiness system that is evident across the campus through rigor and high expectations for all students. There is significant evidence of AVID impact schoolwide, particularly with the infusion of AVID methodologies in content-area classrooms.

The power of AVID Secondary is the ability to impact students in the AVID Elective class and all students throughout the campus. AVID Secondary can have an effect on the entire school by providing classroom activities, teaching practices, and academic behaviors that can be incorporated into any classroom to improve engagement and success for all students.

AVID Excel works by accelerating language acquisition, developing literacy, and placing AVID Excel students on the path to high school AVID and college preparatory coursework. Emergent multilingual students (long-term English language learners) indicate that they want to go to college, but without a structured way for teachers and schools to address their specific needs, these students experience gaps in their academic preparation that stop them from entering a college preparatory course of study.