📍 2892 Edgewood Rd, Columbus, Muscogee County, 31906
Richards Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbus, Muscogee County. The school has 819 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Muscogee County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richards Middle School enrolls 819 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 23% White and 9.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 420 | 51% |
| White | 188 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 74 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
791 of the school's 819 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 791 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richards Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-20, state senate district 15, state house district 134.
Richards Middle School is one of 53 schools in Muscogee County, based in Columbus, Georgia. The district serves 29,362 students district-wide and employs 2,006 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 819 students, Richards Middle School is larger than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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