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Richfield Public School Academy
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 16% |
School pathway
Schools most like Richfield Public School Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Public School Academy this school | 418 | 95.9% | N/A |
| BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah SAGINAW | 379 | 97.1% | N/A |
| Thompson Middle School SAGINAW | 585 | 90.9% | N/A |
| Lincoln Middle School WARREN | 408 | 92.9% | N/A |
| Alger Middle School GRAND RAPIDS | 314 | 89.2% | N/A |
| Holmes STEM Middle School Academy FLINT | 256 | 93.0% | N/A |
Where Richfield Public School Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #302 of 491 | #16 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #399 of 436 | #19 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #113 of 437 | #4 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #8 of 477 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #97 of 101 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 418 | 20.6 | 20.3:1 | 96% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 20.4 | 19.1:1 | 96% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 14.4 | 24.3:1 | 95% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 90% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 27.8 | 14.9:1 | 95% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 95% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 88% (552) |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (416 to 418); teachers down 26% (27.8 to 20.6).
About Richfield Public School Academy
Richfield Public School Academy is a small middle school found in FLINT, Michigan. Classes run from 3 through 8, and the school has 418 students.
In federal data, the district for Richfield Public School Academy is the school itself.
By race and ethnicity, Richfield Public School Academy is 66% Black. The rest of enrollment is 14% White, 12% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Genesee County's population at about 19%. The chance that two students picked at random at Richfield Public School Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.3:1. Among middle schools in Michigan, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. Eligible students account for 96% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The rate at public schools in Genesee County averages 61%, lower than here.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Genesee County show that median household income is about $62,281, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Richfield Public School Academy is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County, which together enroll about 58,534 students.
The closest public school, Richfield Public School Academy Early Learning Center PK2, is about 0.7 miles from Richfield Public School Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Richfield Public School Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 418 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 396. Students per teacher rose from 18.9 in 2020-21 to 20.3 in 2024-25.
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