Richardson High School
1250 W Belt Line Rd, Richardson, TX, 75080-5898 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Richardson High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Dallas County, TX
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2184 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 150 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 669 students
Grade 10 - 556 students
Grade 11 - 478 students
Grade 12 - 481 students
This School (TX) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School (TX) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 7% 3%
% Hispanic 33% 47%
% Black 21% 15%
% White 40% 35%
Additional Student Information
This School (TX) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 29% 44%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 2%
School Performance:
(TX) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Richardson Independent School District
This School's Agency (TX) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 60 3
Number of Students Managed 36,185 students 759 students
District Total Revenue $350,965,000 $6,787,000
District Expenditure $345,659,000 $6,595,000
District Revenue / Student $9,699 $8,310
District Expenditure / Student $9,553 $7,924
District Graduation Rates 91% 89%
School Notes:
  • Richardson High School is a high school in Richardson, Texas, United States.
  • Background: In August 2006, RHS was named one of three "Best Practices" high schools in the state of Texas. The award granted by the National Council of Educational Accountability and the Just 4 Kids Foundation is based upon staff development, staff retention, standardized test scores and support programs for students. Richardson High School is part of the Richardson Independent School District. The school has an arts, law, and science magnet program and an acclaimed Mock Trial team, the Legal Eagles, who have been the regional champion for eleven of the past twelve years, state champions in 2002 (St. Paul - 9th in nation) and 2003 (New Orleans - 8th in nation) and second-place state finishers in 2006. The Legal Eagles captured their third State Championship in 2007 and will represent Texas at the National Mock Trial Competition to be held in Dallas.
  • The school, which opened shortly after the first public school in the city was burned down by the infamous Ross Inman in 1890, began in a two-room building on Old Pike Road, a street that is now part of Greenville Avenue. A rural school with fewer than 100 students up to 1950, the school opened its present facility in 1959.
  • Richardson's sports mascot is the Eagles and the team shares Eagle-Mustang Stadium (capacity 11,000) with J.J. Pearce High School. The school's student news magazine is the Talon.
  • As of 2006, the administration at RHS is led by Mr. Charles Pickitt, Principal; Mr. Henry Hall, Senior Principal; Mr. Ramiro Lucio, Junior Principal; Mr. Tony Palagonia, Sophomore Principal; Mrs. Shannon Tovar, Freshman Principal and Mr. Steve Whiffen, Curriculum and Instruction Principal.
  • On January 8, 1991, Jeremy Wade Delle, a 16-year-old sophomore who had recently transferred to the school, killed himself with a .357 Magnum in front of his second-period English class. The tragedy inspired the Pearl Jam song Jeremy.
  • Steele Shepherd, a former student at nearby J.J. Pearce High School, has gathered information for years on the Delle incident. Based on an interview with a school employee, he claims that Delle spent time in a psychiatric hospital prior to his arrival at Richardson High School and had been placed in in-school suspension for several weeks prior to the incident. "Imagine getting out of a hospital under those conditions and going to a new school, a new start, only to be thrown into suspension shortly after arriving," he writes.
  • KRET: In 1960 the Richardson Independent School District established KRET, the first TV station in the nation to be owned by a school district. The call letters "RET" stood for "Richardson Educational Television".
  • KRET began broadcasting 29 February 1960. KRET broadcast only on weekdays eventually matching school hours and not during the summer. KRET had a broadcast range of about 20 miles. KRET was station 23 on the TV dial.
  • The studio was located at Richardson High School from 1963-1970. The studio was previously located at Richardson Junior High School (1960-1963). The station was converted on 31 August 1970 into a closed-circuit network named "TAGER".
  • Notable alumni: Jeff Dunham, ventriloquist.
  • Jay Johnson, ventriloquist.
  • Shawn Michaels, WWE Athlete.
  • Jake McDorman, actor.
  • Bill Nichols, sportswriter.
  • Michael Mulvey, Pulitzer Prize winning photographer.
  • Anne Rice, author.
  • Catherine Crier, TV Personality, Former Texas State Judge.
  • Carla Overbeck, Founding member, Women's United Soccer Association.
  • Tim Cowlishaw, Around The Horn Panelist and Sportswriter.
  • Barry Watson, Actor.
  • Bill Engvall, Comedian.
  • Robert Tilton, TV Evangelist/Con-man.
  • Tasos Kostas, Local Radio Personality.
  • Tracy Hutson, Actress.
  • Gordon Keith, Local Radio Personality.
  • Marshawn Evans, attorney, TV show Apprentice, Miss District of Columbia-2001, 3rd Runner Up Miss America-2002, The last Baton Twirler of RHS.
  • Corey Evans, Fox Sports Network.
  • Dimitri Albert, soccer athlete.
  • John Maddox Roberts, author.
  • Dwayne Levels, NFL athlete.
  • Joseph J. "Tad" Halbach, Jr., State Texas Judge.
  • Earl Levine, Silicon Valley inventor and entrepreneur.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (75080)
School Zip (75080) (TX) State Average
Population (Approximate) 43,285 people 19,677,938 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 52% 23%
Population Average Age 36 years old 32 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.7 persons
Median Household Income $55,973 $42,049
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.7 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 40 years old 33 years old
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