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Richer
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 26 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 31 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Richer
Richer is a heavily attended K-5 school in Marlborough, Massachusetts, part of Marlborough. The school serves 596 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Richer sits 56% bigger than that benchmark.
Richer is one of 7 schools operated by Marlborough, a district that caters to 4,728 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Richer lists that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 24% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Richer has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
In the broader community, census data for Middlesex County shows the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Richer is one.
Nearest neighbor: Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richer.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richer has held roughly steady, going from 604 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 24% across the same window.
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