Northlake El, Dallas TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Northlake El

Northlake Elementary sits on Ravensway Drive in Dallas, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade within Richardson ISD. The school draws a majority-Hispanic and substantial Black student body, with white and Asian students also present. A large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing this among the more economically diverse campuses in the district. Specific English learner and special education population counts were not available in the data provided.

On the Texas STAAR assessment, reading and language arts results are the relative strength here. Third graders show proficiency at a solid rate, and fifth graders perform comparably well. Fourth grade ELA results are softer. Math tells a more mixed story: third and fourth grade math rates are moderate, and fifth grade math proficiency drops to a noticeably lower level, a pattern a parent would want to discuss with the school directly. Fifth grade science proficiency is the weakest result across the tested grades, sitting well below what one might hope to see. Social studies results, available at the aggregate level, also fall short of the midpoint. When Northlake is placed alongside districts in Dallas County, the school's overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile of that comparison set, which reflects real relative standing even as the individual subject results show room to grow.

One structural note worth understanding: Richardson ISD is in the middle of converting from a junior-high model to a middle-school model, moving sixth grade off elementary campuses and into middle schools serving grades 6 through 8. Two campuses made that transition in the 2024-25 school year, and the remaining campuses are on track to follow in fall 2028. Northlake currently retains sixth grade, so families should confirm with the district when and how that shift will affect this specific campus. That reconfiguration, publicly reported by WFAA and Community Impact, will directly determine where a current Northlake student spends their sixth-grade year depending on the timing. Separately, voters approved a large bond package in November 2025, Richardson ISD's largest ever, funding a new Career and Technical Education center for the district's high schools, technology device replacement, and stadium upgrades alongside a school tax rate increase.

The neighborhood housing market in the zip code that includes this school is well above Texas state median home values and substantially above the national median. The area has seen only slight year-over-year appreciation. Rents in the area are moderate relative to income, with a rent-to-income ratio that most financial planners would describe as manageable. For buyers, the price-to-income ratio at prevailing mortgage rates makes this a meaningful financial commitment, though not the most extreme in the Dallas metro.

Dallas itself is a large, internally varied city. The Lake Highlands area, where this address sits in the 75238 zip code, is a residential neighborhood on the northeast side of Dallas, quieter than the dense urban core but served by DART bus lines that connect to the broader rail network. White Rock Lake is nearby, offering a well-used recreational loop. The city overall is car-dependent outside of specific walkable districts, and the 75238 area reflects that pattern.

Graduation rate data is not applicable to Northlake Elementary, which serves only pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Program offerings beyond the core curriculum were not available in the data provided. Chronic absenteeism data was also not reported.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 15% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 11% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 51% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 20% · ▲ 39 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 21% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 30% · ▲ 24 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 1% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolRICHARDSON ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income41%Higher-income76%35 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income31%Higher-income68%37 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income91%48 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income34%Higher-income70%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income23%Higher-income76%53 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income28%Higher-income72%44 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income50%19 pp gap