📍 24456 State Hwy 114, Essex, Stoddard County, 63846
Richland Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Essex, Stoddard County. The school has 145 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland R-I school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Richland Elem. enrolls 145 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 7.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.1% Black or African American and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
87 of the school's 145 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 64 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Richland Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 MO-80, state senate district 25, state house district 151.
Richland Elem. is one of 2 schools in RICHLAND R-I, based in ESSEX, Missouri. The district serves 283 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 145 students, Richland Elem. is close to the district average of about 142 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant