Richfield Elementary

Set in Corning, California, Richfield Elementary is an intimate elementary-level community, run under Richfield Elementary. It teaches 253 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Richfield Elementary sits 46% below that benchmark.

Richfield Elementary is a school of Richfield Elementary, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Richfield Elementary shows that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 42% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Tehama County's rate of about 72%.

With demographic context factored in, Richfield Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 39.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Tehama County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,784, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tehama County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students), of which Richfield Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Corning Union High, roughly 3.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richfield Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 20.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richfield Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 248 students in 2018 to 253 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 46% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

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