Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT MADISON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191185000737
Richardson Elementary School
3301 Avenue L, Fort Madison, IA 52627 · (319)372-2765 · Lee County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
200 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 22% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48% · 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.
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Richardson Elementary School→Fort Madison Middle School
Based on grade levels within Fort Madison Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
79.0%
IA avg 69.8%
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 73 and 70.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Richardson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #273 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #243 of 564 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #374 of 564 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #407 of 705 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #47 of 561 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #261 of 561 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #74 of 666 | #1 of 6 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
286
-46 (-14%) vs 2017
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.1:1
% White
74%
was 80%
% Hispanic
13%
was 8%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 286 | 25.9 | 11.0:1 | 70% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 28.1 | 11.1:1 | 68% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 65% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 29.9 | 11.1:1 | 66% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 29 | 11.6:1 | 57% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 53% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 43% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 23 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richardson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (332 to 286); teachers down 13% (29.9 to 25.9).
About Richardson Elementary School
Students in Fort Madison, Iowa, attend Richardson Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 286 students at the school, in pre-K through 3.
Across its 5 schools, Fort Madison Comm School District enrolls 2,983 students. Richardson Elementary School is one of those schools.
At 74%, White students outnumber all other groups at Richardson Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Lee County, the White share is about 91%. By the diversity index, Richardson Elementary School comes in at 42%.
At Richardson Elementary School, 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Roughly 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 53% average for public schools in Lee County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Richardson Elementary School would score about 57.0%. It scores 73.3%, a top-10% result among Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Lee County this way: median household income is about $62,382, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lee County number 13 and enroll about 6,014.
Fort Madison Elementary School is the public school closest to Richardson Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 67.2%; Richardson Elementary School's is 73.3%, ranking 4th of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2023-24 was 286, 14% below the 332 of 2017-18. White enrollment as a share of the school dropped from 80% to 74%.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,893
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,014 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Madison Comm School District
- Fort Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 932 students
- Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- Fort Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
Other schools in Fort Madison
- Fort Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 932 students
- Fort Madison Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- Fort Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
Other Richardson Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Richardson Elementary. Richardson Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Richardson Elementary SchoolOSCODA, MI · 711 students
- Richardson ElementaryNORTH SAINT PAUL, MN · 654 students
- Richardson Elementary SchoolDIMMITT, TX · 507 students
- Richardson Elementary SchoolCentral Point, OR · 500 students
- RICHARDSON ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MO · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Madison Elementary School0.9 mi · 932
- Fort Madison Middle School0.9 mi · 686
- Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School1.3 mi · 852
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 227
- Nauvoo Elementary School5.3 mi · 208
- Central Lee Elementary School9.1 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Richardson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richardson Elementary School?
Richardson Elementary School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades PK-03.
Is Richardson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richardson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richardson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richardson Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richardson Elementary School?
At Richardson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Richardson Elementary School?
Richardson Elementary School is overseen by Fort Madison Comm School District in Lee County.
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