Editing Richardson, Texas (section)

====Public schools====

The city is served by the [[Richardson Independent School District]] (RISD) within the [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]] portion of the city,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dallas County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-08-01}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48113_dallas/DC20SD_C48113_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> and the [[Plano Independent School District]] (PISD) within the [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]] portion of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48085_collin/DC20SD_C48085.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Collin County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-08-01}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48085_collin/DC20SD_C48085_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Despite that name, however, most of the Richardson Independent School District lies outside of the municipal boundaries of Richardson: 60 percent of RISD is in Dallas, with 35 percent in Richardson and 5 percent in Garland.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.risd.org/group/aboutrisd/aboutrisd_main.html |title=Richardson ISD - About RISD |access-date=2018-12-04 |archive-date=2012-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502011227/http://www.risd.org/group/aboutrisd/aboutrisd_main.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The RISD and PISD have many Blue Ribbon Schools.<ref>"[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools 1982-2002] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326055622/http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf |date=2009-03-26 }}</ref><ref>"[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools 2003-2006]</ref><ref>"[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2007/2007-schools.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools 2007]</ref><ref>"[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2008/2008-schools.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools 2008]</ref> The [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program]] is a United States government program created to honor schools. The Blue Ribbon award is considered to be the highest honor that an American school can achieve.

Zoned RISD high schools in Richardson include [[Richardson High School]],<ref>"[http://www.risd.org/schools/school_finder/boundaries/inter003RichardsonHS.jpg inter003RichardsonHS.jpg]." ''[[Richardson Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 7, 2009.</ref> [[Lloyd V. Berkner High School]],<ref>"[http://www.risd.org/schools/school_finder/boundaries/inter005Berkner.jpg inter005Berkner.jpg]." ''[[Richardson Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 7, 2009.</ref> and [[J.J. Pearce High School]].<ref>"[http://www.risd.org/schools/school_finder/boundaries/inter004Pearce.jpg inter004Pearce.jpg]." ''[[Richardson Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 7, 2009.</ref> The Christa McAuliffe Learning Center is also in Richardson.<ref>"[http://www.risd.org/Schools/schools.asp?OrgCode=006 Christa McAuliffe Learning Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718223852/http://www.risd.org/Schools/schools.asp?OrgCode=006 |date=2009-07-18 }}." ''[[Richardson Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 6, 2009.</ref> [[Lake Highlands High School]] is part of the Richardson Independent School District but is located in [[Lake Highlands]], an area in Dallas just south of Richardson.

Sections of Richardson in the [[Plano Independent School District]] are served by several schools. Aldridge, Haggar, Miller, Schell, and Stinson elementary schools are within Richardson and serve Collin County portions of Richardson.<ref name="PlanoHS">"[http://www.pisd.edu/schools/maps/central.cluster.shtml Plano Senior HS Feeder Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131085231/http://pisd.edu/schools/maps/central.cluster.shtml |date=2009-01-31 }}." ''[[Plano Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 8, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.pisd.edu/about.us/board.of.trustees/agendas/Meeting_11072006/SchellBoundaryMap.pdf SchellBoundaryMap.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324231018/http://www.pisd.edu/about.us/board.of.trustees/agendas/Meeting_11072006/SchellBoundaryMap.pdf |date=2009-03-24 }}." ''[[Plano Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 8, 2009.</ref> A section of Collin County Richardson is zoned to Mendenhall Elementary School in Plano.<ref name="Planoeast">"[http://www.pisd.edu/schools/maps/east.cluster.shtml Plano East Senior HS Feeder Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203105449/http://pisd.edu/schools/maps/east.cluster.shtml |date=2009-02-03 }}." ''[[Plano Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on February 8, 2009.</ref> Otto, Frankford and Wilson middle schools in Plano and Murphy Middle School in [[Murphy, Texas|Murphy]] serve separate sections of Collin County Richardson. Vines High School and T.H. Williams High School, 9–10 schools in Plano, serve separate sections of Collin County Richardson, along with McMillen High School in Murphy. Plano Senior High School and Plano East Senior High School also serve separate sections of Collin County Richardson.