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What's one thing Richardson Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
711
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCODA AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 262697008344
Richardson Elementary School
3630 E RIVER RD, OSCODA, MI 48750 · (989) 739-9173 · Iosco County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
504 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 13% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Richardson Elementary School→Oscoda Area High School
Based on grade levels within Oscoda Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Richardson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #876 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #962 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #849 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #59 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #895 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #882 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #499 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #158 of 440 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
711
+61 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 711 | 42.6 | 16.7:1 | 71% (504) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 42.3 | 17.1:1 | 69% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 40.7 | 16.5:1 | 68% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 71% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 77% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 69% (439) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richardson Elementary School.
About Richardson Elementary School
Richardson Elementary School is a large elementary school based in OSCODA, Michigan. The school serves 711 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 93% larger than that.
Oscoda Area Schools is the district for Richardson Elementary School. It has 2 schools and 1,199 students.
Richardson Elementary School's enrollment is 85% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Richardson Elementary School and a ratio of 16.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment.
On BeatsExpectations, Richardson Elementary School is 1.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
In the county around the school, Iosco County, the median household income is $50,066, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 11 public schools in Iosco County, enrolling about 3,497 students in all.
Oscoda Area High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Richardson Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Richardson Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Richardson Elementary School climbed 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 650 to 711 students.
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Iosco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,347
Census ACS
Median income
$50,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,497 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Oscoda Area High School0.2 mi · 488
- Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County12.0 mi · 171
- Tawas Area High School12.5 mi · 351
- Tawas Area Middle School12.5 mi · 340
- Clara B Bolen Elementary School12.6 mi · 433
- Iosco RESA Special Education12.8 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Richardson Elementary SchoolHow large is Richardson Elementary School?
Richardson Elementary School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades PK-06.
Is Richardson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richardson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Richardson Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Richardson Elementary School.
How diverse is Richardson Elementary School?
Richardson Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Richardson Elementary School?
Richardson Elementary School is overseen by Oscoda Area Schools in Iosco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.