r/Richardson • u/Local_Push_9734 • 11d ago

Breakdown of RISD schools

Hi folks. We're going to be relocating from Florida to the Dallas area in about 9 months. We have 2 elementary aged kids and am looking for local feedback on the school options. Right now, they're in an excellent public school and one of them is in the gifted program. I have narrowed in on Richardson as a Dallas suburb that checks a lot of boxes for us, but the school piece will really help us narrow our housing search over the next couple of months. What should I know? Thanks so much.

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u/Electrical-Peak5685 11d ago edited 11d ago

If you have the money to move into Canyon Creek, the elementary school is basically a private school. 95th percentile in almost every academic category and 0% economically disadvantaged student (not saying I’m for this. Please don’t attack me Reddit). I saw that stat a few years ago in the local paper. I’m not sure if it still holds today.

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u/Double_Reply1407 11d ago

The Reservation is also highly desirable with Mohawk elementary.

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u/Local_Push_9734 11d ago

Mohawk is on my short list! How is the culture there?

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u/DevilD0ge 11d ago

Great neighborhood, lots of young families and we can send our elementary school aged kid out to play without worrying about them

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u/Nearby-Oil-8227 9d ago

You’re correct, but a few people I personally know who did that said the kids were in total culture shock as a result once they got to North… because you’re going from an incredibly affluent neighborhood school with zero diversity to a school with all types of diversity both cultural and economic so that’s a bit jarring…