📍 348 Rowe St., Ridgecrest, Kern County, 93555
Richmond Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridgecrest, Kern County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Miller. It is part of the Sierra Sands Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Richmond Elementary enrolls 380 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 7.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 380 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richmond Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Richmond Elementary is one of 11 schools in Sierra Sands Unified, based in Ridgecrest, California. The district serves 4,974 students district-wide and employs 238 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, Richmond Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 452 students per school.
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