Richardson Elementary School

Richardson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus in Fort Madison, Iowa, one of the schools within Fort Madison Comm School District. The school teaches 286 students in grades pre-K through 3.

Across the 5 schools in Fort Madison Comm School District (2,983 students total), Richardson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Richardson Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Richardson Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Lee County's rate of about 53%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Richardson Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 73.3%, a residual of +16.4 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate median household income runs about $62,382, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lee County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,014 students), of which Richardson Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Fort Madison Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Richardson Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Richardson Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 67.2%.

Richardson Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 6 years. Richardson Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 332 (now 286). The White share of enrollment shrank from 80% to 74% over that span.

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