Richgrove Elementary

Richgrove Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Richgrove, California, run under Richgrove Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 477 students spanning grades K through 8.

Operationally, Richgrove Elementary answers to Richgrove Elementary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Richgrove Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tulare County (around 77%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Richgrove Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Tulare County put the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Tulare County runs 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), of which Richgrove Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wonderful College Prep Academy, around 6.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richgrove Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richgrove Elementary has declined 25%, going from 633 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Richgrove Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.