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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTHOLOMEW CON SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180036000082
W D Richards Elementary School
3311 Fairlawn Dr, Columbus, IN 47201 · (812) 376-4311 · Bartholomew County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
276 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
40.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 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 Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 W D Richards Elementary School
W D Richards Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W D Richards Elementary School this school | 610 | 45.2% | 38.0% |
| White River Elementary School Noblesville | 605 | 44.3% | 50.1% |
| Madison Elementary School Warsaw | 475 | 48.4% | 50.4% |
| Summit Elementary School Bloomington | 617 | 50.7% | 36.2% |
| Discovery Charter School Porter | 536 | 39.7% | 47.6% |
| Jimtown Intermediate School Elkhart | 580 | 45.9% | 56.0% |
Matched among Indiana 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 W D Richards Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Bartholomew County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #563 of 983 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #596 of 986 | #7 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #499 of 986 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #173 of 1,079 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #957 of 991 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #355 of 996 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #690 of 1,058 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #252 of 353 | N/A |
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
610
+56 (+10%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 610 | 30.7 | 19.9:1 | 45% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 30.2 | 20.1:1 | 47% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 31.5 | 18.5:1 | 41% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 40% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 47% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 29 | 20.6:1 | 44% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 27 | 20.8:1 | 38% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 28 | 19.8:1 | 15% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W D Richards Elementary School.
About W D Richards Elementary School
W D Richards Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Indiana, located in Columbus. It reported 610 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 40% above average.
W D Richards Elementary School is one of 16 schools in Bartholomew Con School Corp, which enrolls 11,657 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at W D Richards Elementary School is White: 62%. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. Bartholomew County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, W D Richards Elementary School scores 55%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at W D Richards Elementary School is 19.9:1, based on 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The figure for public schools in Bartholomew County is close, at 44%.
W D Richards Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Indiana public elementary schools.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.5%. W D Richards Elementary School scores 38.0%.
In Bartholomew County, home to about 83,536 people, median household income comes to about $79,901, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 20 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,688, W D Richards Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, L F Smith Elementary, is about 1.0 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, W D Richards Elementary School is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
W D Richards Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 554 (2020-21) to 610 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.3:1 to 19.9:1.
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Bartholomew County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bartholomew Con School Corp
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Columbus North High SchoolHigh · 2,360 students
- Columbus East High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 891 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
Nearby schools
- L F Smith Elementary1.0 mi · 420
- Clifty Creek Elementary School1.9 mi · 705
- Northside Middle School2.1 mi · 908
- Parkside Elementary School2.2 mi · 733
- Columbus North High School2.2 mi · 2,360
- Lillian Schmitt Elementary School2.4 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About W D Richards Elementary SchoolHow many students attend W D Richards Elementary School?
W D Richards Elementary School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-06.
Is W D Richards Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
W D Richards Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at W D Richards Elementary School?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at W D Richards Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W D Richards Elementary School?
At W D Richards Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees W D Richards Elementary School?
W D Richards Elementary School is overseen by Bartholomew Con School Corp in Bartholomew County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.