Overview of Richards Elem.

Richards Elem. is a public School situated in West Plains, MO, which is in a fringe rural environment. The learner population of Richards Elem. is 394, and the School has PK-8. At Richards Elem., 34% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 45% scored above or at that level for reading.

The School’s minority learner enrollment is 4%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is the same as that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 47% female learners and 53% male learners. The School enrolls 66% low-income learners. There are 25 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time School counselor.

Test Scores at Richards Elem.

At Richards Elem., 34% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 45% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the School did about the same in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Richards R-V, 45% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 34% tested above or at that level for math.

Richards Elem. did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Missouri, 46% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 41% tested above or at that level for math.