News and Updates

RISD Cell Phone Policy
For the fourth year, RISD campuses will continue to be cell phone-free schools.

Application For Free and Reduced Meals For the 2025-2026 School Year Now Open
Parents of enrolled RISD students may now complete forms online to qualify for free or reduced cost meals for the 2025-26 school year that begins August 12.

School Starts Tuesday, Aug. 12.
Visit RISD’s Back to School page to find resources, information and answers to your back-to-school questions as you get ready for the new school year.

Save the Date! Backpack Bash
Campus families must register to attend.

Six RISD Juniors Post Perfect ACT Scores
A perfect composite ACT score of 36 places these students in the top 1% of testers in the United States.

Summer Resources For Parents and Students
RISD partners with organizations to offer a variety of recommendations and services to families over the summer months.

Yale To Yale – RHS Classmates Journey from Elementary To Ivy League
Two members of the RHS Class of 2025 are headed to Yale University after starting their journeys at RISD’s Yale Elementary.

Class of 2025 Top 10 Graduates
Each spring, all four RISD high schools announce their Top 10 graduates

RISD Fine Arts Student Continue Excellence
A variety of RISD Fine Arts students have recently excelled in their chosen areas.

2025 STARS Teachers of the Year!
RISD’s eight 2025 STARS (Superior Teaching Achievements in RISD Schools) teachers of the year were announced on April 22!

Congratulations on being named to ERP’s 2024 Honor Roll
We’re proud to be named a 2024 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll school!

RISD Graduate Drew Timme Signed to Brooklyn Nets
Congratulations are in order for JJ Pearce alum Drew Timme as the Brooklyn Nets announce they have signed him to a multiyear deal.

Two Are Better Than One
Two of the three North Texas winners of the Region 10 Spanish Spelling Bee call RISD home!

Celebrating Super Teachers
RISD Celebrates Super Teachers from the second grading period!

RISD Spelling Bee Winners!
Congratulations to the champions of the four RISD learning community spelling bees!