Elementary Magnet & Choice School Tours and Applications Now Available

Richardson ISD elementary magnet and choice school options offer specialized programs, with a focus on interest-based pathways, designed to engage students at an early age, in unique opportunities that meet their interest.

Parents have an opportunity to choose from the following elementary magnet and choice school options:

Arapaho Classical Magnet 
Magnet Program Open to Grades: K-6 
Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Media Arts, and Applied Arts Magnet

Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet
Magnet Program Open to Grades: K-6
Leadership-focused magnet

MST Magnet
Magnet Program Open to Grades: K-6
STEM Engineering Magnet

Stults Road Elementary
Program Open to Grades Pre-K-6
Two-Way Dual Language Choice Campus

Magnet and choice school options are open to all students within RISD.

These schools are offering campus tours from December through February. For dates and to RSVP for a tour, visit the Magnet School website.

Online applications are open Dec. 1, 2025 – Feb. 28, 2026.

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Welcome to the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees Meeting, December 11, 2025

RISD Board of Trustees Meeting Recap – Dec. 11

After each Regular Board of Trustees meeting, we share a brief summary of recognitions, presentations, and items covered during the meeting. Trustee Megan Timme shares a recap of the Dec. 11 meeting.