Richardson Elementary School

Located at 3630 E RIVER RD, in OSCODA, Michigan, Richardson Elementary School is a heavily attended K-5 school that hosts 711 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Oscoda Area Schools. That puts it 93% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Richardson Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by Oscoda Area Schools, a district that caters to 1,199 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Richardson Elementary School lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Richardson Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Richardson Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Richardson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 33.3%.

In the broader community, Iosco County reports that median household income runs about $50,066, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Iosco County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,497 students), of which Richardson Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oscoda Area High School, around 0.2 miles off. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Richardson Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 634 students in 2018 compared to 711 in 2025.

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