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Enrollment
661
Middle
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRASER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261482005185
Richards Middle School
33500 GARFIELD RD, FRASER, MI 48026 · (586) 439-7400 · Macomb County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
249 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 307 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 354 | 54% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Richards Middle School→Fraser High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fraser Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Richards Middle School
Richards Middle School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Middle School this school | 661 | 37.7% | 43.7% |
| Middle School Central HARRISON TOWNSHIP | 601 | 37.8% | 34.6% |
| Middle School East CHESTERFIELD | 626 | 33.5% | 40.3% |
| Wyandot Middle School CLINTON TWP | 844 | 38.4% | 40.7% |
| Emerson Middle School LIVONIA | 638 | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| Cooper Upper Elementary School WESTLAND | 638 | 34.6% | 43.4% |
Matched among Michigan middle 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 Richards Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Macomb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #174 of 397 | #10 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #124 of 380 | #7 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #174 of 377 | #13 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #126 of 491 | #17 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #261 of 436 | #12 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #142 of 437 | #18 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #299 of 477 | #27 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #53 of 339 | #4 of 31 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
661
-87 (-12%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 661 | 36.8 | 18.0:1 | 38% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 43.6 | 16.8:1 | 50% (367) |
| 2022-23 | 765 | 40.9 | 18.7:1 | 51% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 748 | 39 | 19.2:1 | 53% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 44.9 | 19.2:1 | 44% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | 42 | 19.5:1 | 41% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 39 | 20.5:1 | 45% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 15% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richards Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (860 to 661); teachers down 18% (44.9 to 36.8).
About Richards Middle School
Richards Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in FRASER, Michigan. There are 661 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. The school is 32% above the average for middle schools in Michigan.
The 8 schools of Fraser Public Schools, including Richards Middle School, enroll 4,366 students.
Of every 100 students at Richards Middle School, about 70 are White. Other reported shares: 16% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
Richards Middle School has 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Michigan is similar, at 17.5:1. At Richards Middle School, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 14 points below the 52% average for public schools in Macomb County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Richards Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 43.7% actual against 49.6% predicted.
In Macomb County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $77,837, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 236 public schools and about 115,743 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Richards Middle School from the closest public school, Fraser High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Richards Middle School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Richards Middle School is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.0:1.
This community page is for conversations about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Macomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
879,853
Census ACS
Median income
$77,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
236
115,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fraser Public Schools
- Fraser High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Salk Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Thomas A Edison Elem SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Walt Disney Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem SchoolElementary · 345 students
Other schools in FRASER
- Fraser High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Thomas A Edison Elem SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Arts Academy in the WoodsHigh · 327 students
Other Richards Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Richards Middle. Richards Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Richards Middle SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,974 students
- Richards Middle SchoolColumbus, GA · 799 students
Nearby schools
- Fraser High School0.2 mi · 1,431
- Thomas A Edison Elem School0.5 mi · 378
- Salk Elementary School0.7 mi · 455
- Arts Academy in the Woods1.0 mi · 327
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Elem School1.1 mi · 345
- Walt Disney Elementary School1.3 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Richards Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richards Middle School?
Richards Middle School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Richards Middle School serve?
Richards Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Richards Middle School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Richards Middle School.
How diverse is Richards Middle School?
Richards Middle School reports a student body of 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Richards Middle School in?
Richards Middle School is part of Fraser Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.