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Richards Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 5812 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, 53217

665
Pupils
17.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Richards Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County. The school has 665 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitefish Bay School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Whitefish Bay School District

Enrollment & staffing

Richards Elementary enrolls 665 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.

Male students
358 (54%)
Female students
307 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
38.2
Student-teacher ratio
17.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 10% Two or more races and 5.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White53280%
Two or more races6810%
Hispanic or Latino365.4%
Asian274.1%
Black or African American2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

7 of the school's 665 students (1.1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 0 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental Virtual

Richards Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-40, state senate district 8, state house district 23.

School district: Whitefish Bay School District

Richards Elementary is one of 4 schools in Whitefish Bay School District, based in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,861 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 665 students, Richards Elementary is close to the district average of about 715 students per school.

2,861
District students
4
Schools
182
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

66%
Reading proficient
70%
Math proficient
2%
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: Suburb - Large

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