RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas, one of the schools within WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 462 students in grades K through 6.

Within WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 9 schools and 4,511 students, RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 30% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the resource side, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Crittenden County's rate of about 90%.

After controlling for student poverty, RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Arkansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 22.4%; actual is 42.0%, +19.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Crittenden County put median household earnings sit near $55,358, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crittenden County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,770 students), RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MARION VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 11.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 574 students in 2018 compared to 462 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 72% to 62% over that span.

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