Overview of Richards Elementary School: Richards Elementary School is a public school situated in Newport, NH, which is in a remote town environment. The learner population of Richards Elementary School is 439, and the school serves PK-5. At Richards Elementary School, 16% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 29% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 2%. The learner-teacher ratio is 13:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 49% female learners and 51% male learners. The school serves 61% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 35 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Learners/Teachers at Richards Elementary School:

Test Scores at Richards Elementary School: At Richards Elementary School, 16% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 29% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Newport School District, 33% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 19% tested above or at that level for math.

Richards Elementary School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In New Hampshire, 57% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 50% tested above or at that level for math.