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Richardson Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3301 Avenue L, Fort Madison, Lee County, 52627

311
Pupils
11.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Richardson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Madison, Lee County. The school has 311 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Madison Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Fort Madison Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Richardson Elementary School enrolls 311 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.

Male students
168 (54%)
Female students
143 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
28.1
Student-teacher ratio
11.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“3

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23174%
Hispanic or Latino3612%
Two or more races3110%
Black or African American92.9%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

210 of the school's 311 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades Pre-Kโ€“3Title I

Richardson Elementary School 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. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 42, state house district 83.

School district: Fort Madison Comm School District

Richardson Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Fort Madison Comm School District, based in Fort Madison, Iowa. The district serves 1,808 students district-wide and employs 134 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 311 students, Richardson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 452 students per school.

1,808
District students
4
Schools
134
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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