Richards Middle School

Set in FRASER, Michigan, Richards Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school, one of the schools within Fraser Public Schools. It works with 661 students across grades 7 through 8. That puts it 32% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Across the 8 schools in Fraser Public Schools (4,366 students total), Richards Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Richards Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder looks like 16% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Richards Middle School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Richards Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.6%, the actual is 43.7%, a residual of -5.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Macomb County) reports that median household income runs about $77,837, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which Richards Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fraser High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richards Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Richards Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Richards Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 860 (now 661). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 78% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Richards Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.