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Alumni: what's one memory from Richman Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 531 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FULLERTON ELEMENTARY·NCES 061473001803
Richman Elementary
700 South Richman Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832 · (714) 447-7745 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
363 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +14.5pp since 2014
Math
39.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +16.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.4% | 22.1% | 20.2% | 38.4% |
| Math | 19.8% | 19.8% | 27.5% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 39.3% |
| 2022-23 | 43.3% | 41.4% |
| 2021-22 | 42.4% | 36.9% |
| 2018-19 | 39.5% | 42.2% |
| 2017-18 | 41.4% | 46.0% |
| 2016-17 | 37.8% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Richman Elementary
Richman Elementary's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richman Elementary this school | 470 | 77.2% | 39.9% |
| New Republic Elementary Salinas | 482 | 78.6% | 29.7% |
| Fremont Elementary Fowler | 473 | 77.8% | 40.9% |
| Orangethorpe Elementary Fullerton | 489 | 77.7% | 29.5% |
| Meadow View Elementary Santa Rosa | 468 | 75.2% | 23.0% |
| Laurel Elementary San Mateo | 469 | 76.5% | 20.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Richman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #2,505 of 5,151 | #264 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,323 of 5,172 ▼ 71 | #251 of 382 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2,776 of 5,172 ▼ 25 | #278 of 382 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,074 of 5,116 | #219 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #2,796 of 5,915 | #214 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #4,886 of 5,352 | #306 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.5% | #3,821 of 5,354 | #295 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #2,438 of 5,625 | #133 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #253 of 3,837 | #28 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
470
-73 (-13%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 25.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 470 | 18 | 26.1:1 | 77% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 19 | 25.2:1 | 76% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 19 | 25.6:1 | 83% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 21 | 25.9:1 | 80% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 25.5 | 28.8:1 | 66% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 26 | 29.6:1 | 85% (652) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | N/A | N/A | 100% (752) |
| 2000-01 | 974 | 41 | 23.8:1 | 89% (871) |
| 1990-91 | 728 | 30 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (734 to 470); teachers down 29% (25.5 to 18).
About Richman Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Fullerton, California, Richman Elementary is part of Fullerton Elementary. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 470 students.
Richman Elementary is one of the 20 schools that make up Fullerton Elementary (11,247 students in total).
A large majority of enrollment at Richman Elementary is Hispanic, at 81%. It is also 7% Asian, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. Orange County's residents are about 34% Hispanic, 47 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
Classroom staffing at Richman Elementary totals 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 26.1:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Richman Elementary is about 77%. Compared with the 55% average for public schools in Orange County, the school's rate is higher.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Richman Elementary, the prediction is 34.3% and the result is 39.9%.
The school is in Orange County, where the median household earns about $116,289 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Richman Elementary shares Orange County with 648 other public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate Richman Elementary from the closest public school, Woodcrest Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Richman Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 39.9% versus a 34.1% average.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 73 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Richman Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fullerton Elementary
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Other schools in Fullerton
- Troy HighHigh · 2,504 students
- Sunny Hills HighHigh · 2,337 students
- Fullerton Union HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Robert C. Fisler ElementaryElementary · 892 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 872 students
- D. Russell Parks Junior HighMiddle · 854 students
Nearby schools
- Woodcrest Elementary0.5 mi · 303
- Maple Elementary0.7 mi · 315
- Nicolas Junior High0.7 mi · 539
- Henry (Patrick) Elementary0.9 mi · 343
- Fullerton Union High1.0 mi · 1,880
- Vibrant Minds Charter1.1 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Richman ElementaryHow large is Richman Elementary?
Richman Elementary enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-06.
Is Richman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richman Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richman Elementary is approximately 26.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Richman Elementary?
Richman Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 81% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Richman Elementary?
Richman Elementary is overseen by Fullerton Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.