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Richards Elem. School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
3461 County Rd 1710
West Plains, MO 65775
Phone
(417) 256-5239
District
RICHARDS R-V
County
HOWELL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
385
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.3% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Richards Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
41%
24%
42%
44%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
44%
64%
44%
54%
44%
59%
44%
64%
44%
54%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
40%
24%
44%
15%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
41%
34%
40%
34%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
38%
34%
38%
44%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
41%
54%
43%
35%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 31 8.1%
Kindergarten 44 11.4%
Grade 1 41 10.6%
Grade 2 39 10.1%
Grade 3 43 11.2%
Grade 4 35 9.1%
Grade 5 36 9.4%
Grade 6 34 8.8%
Grade 7 44 11.4%
Grade 8 38 9.9%
Total 385 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.6% 97.6% 72.4%
Black 0.3% 0.3% 16.0%
Hispanic 1.9% 1.9% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.9% 63.9% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 52.5% 52.5% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.4% 11.4% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,813 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 35.0 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.7% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 20.7% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.4% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 25.3% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,259 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 2.1% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.8% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.1% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.6% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 30.3% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.1% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,335 $2,054,000 37.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $512 $197,000 3.6%
Staff $44 $17,000 0.3%
General Administration $613 $236,000 4.3%
School Administration $504 $194,000 3.5%
Operation $992 $382,000 7.0%
Transportation $564 $217,000 4.0%
Other $0 $0 0.0%
Total Support $3,229 $1,243,000 22.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,647 $2,174,000 39.7%
Total Expenditures $14,210 $5,471,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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