Test Intermediate School

Test Intermediate School is a medium-sized intermediate school in Richmond, Indiana, overseen by Richmond Community Schools. The school hosts 621 students in grades 5 through 6.

Richmond Community Schools runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,454 students. Test Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Test Intermediate School reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Test Intermediate School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Wayne County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, Test Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wayne County put the typical household earns roughly $55,692 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Wayne County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,696 students), of which Test Intermediate School is one.

The closest other public school is Charles Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Test Intermediate School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Test Intermediate School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.8%.

Test Intermediate School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Test Intermediate School has edged down 16%, going from 739 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.