📍 90 Cherry Creek Rd, Dayton, Liberty County, 77535
Richter el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dayton, Liberty County. The school has 875 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Hobbs. It is part of the Dayton Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richter el enrolls 875 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 499 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 258 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
542 of the school's 875 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 499 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Richter el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 3, state house district 18.
Richter el is one of 7 schools in DAYTON ISD, based in DAYTON, Texas. The district serves 5,675 students district-wide and employs 363 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 875 students, Richter el is close to the district average of about 811 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant