📍 175 Wilson Drive, Richland, Rankin County, 39218
Richland Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richland, Rankin County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rankin Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richland Upper Elementary enrolls 503 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 24% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 12% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
500 of the school's 503 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 404 qualify for free lunch and 96 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richland Upper Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 MS-30, state senate district 35, state house district 62.
Richland Upper Elementary is one of 28 schools in Rankin County School District, based in Brandon, Mississippi. The district serves 18,196 students district-wide and employs 1,431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 503 students, Richland Upper Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 650 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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