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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Richardson Elementary?
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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ST. PAUL-MAPLEWOOD OAKDALE·NCES 272385001176
Richardson Elementary
2400 17TH AVE E, NORTH SAINT PAUL, MN 55109 · (651) 748-6900 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
478 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 60% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Richardson Elementary
Richardson Elementary's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Elementary this school | 654 | 73.1% | 27.7% |
| Weaver Elementary MAPLEWOOD | 442 | 71.5% | 35.3% |
| EDGERTON ELEMENTARY MAPLEWOOD | 385 | 74.5% | 35.3% |
| Saint Paul Music Academy SAINT PAUL | 514 | 83.5% | 24.6% |
| Battle Creek Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 470 | 83.4% | 22.6% |
| Frost Lake Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 593 | 84.1% | 16.2% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary 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 Richardson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #693 of 844 | #43 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #683 of 844 | #46 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #727 of 844 | #53 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #119 of 1,130 | #12 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #613 of 769 | #66 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #95 of 796 | #25 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #138 of 942 | #46 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.9% | #28 of 244 | #8 of 27 |
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. 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
654
+185 (+39%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 654 | 41.7 | 15.7:1 | 73% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 41.5 | 15.9:1 | 75% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 36.7 | 15.7:1 | 74% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 52% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 32.4 | 15.2:1 | 68% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 71% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 62% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 22% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 25 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richardson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (492 to 654); teachers up 28% (32.4 to 41.7).
About Richardson Elementary
This page covers Richardson Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school in NORTH SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. It enrolled 654 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale counts 10,754 students in its 20 schools, and Richardson Elementary is one of them.
Asian students are the largest group at Richardson Elementary, with 46% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black, 15% White, 12% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. Among all residents of Ramsey County, the Asian share is about 15%. The chance that two students picked at random at Richardson Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
A ratio of 15.7:1 comes from the school's 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 73% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Ramsey County, the average is 57%.
Richardson Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Richardson Elementary would score about 25.8%. It scores 27.7%, 2.0 points above that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Ramsey County, median household income is about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Ramsey County number 302 and enroll about 94,437.
Of nearby public schools, 622 Online High School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 27.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Richardson Elementary went from 469 students to 654. The ratio was 14.7:1 in 2020-21 and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale
- Tartan Senior HighHigh · 1,687 students
- North Senior HighHigh · 1,649 students
- John Glenn MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Skyview Community MiddleMiddle · 1,029 students
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 898 students
- Justice Alan Page Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 students
Other schools in NORTH SAINT PAUL
- North Senior HighHigh · 1,649 students
- Cowern ElementaryElementary · 413 students
- North Metro Flex AcademyElementary · 146 students
- The Next StepHigh · 84 students
- 622 Online High SchoolHigh · 74 students
- Lionsgate Academy AIMHigh · 51 students
Other Richardson Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Richardson Elementary. Richardson Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Richardson Elementary SchoolOSCODA, MI · 711 students
- Richardson Elementary SchoolDIMMITT, TX · 507 students
- Richardson Elementary SchoolCentral Point, OR · 500 students
- RICHARDSON ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MO · 405 students
- Richardson Elementary SchoolCuyahoga Falls, OH · 315 students
Nearby schools
- 622 Online High School0.3 mi · 74
- 622 Alternative Middle/High School0.3 mi · 30
- North Senior High0.4 mi · 1,649
- North Metro Flex Middle School0.5 mi · 44
- North Metro Flex Academy0.5 mi · 146
- Lionsgate Academy AIM0.6 mi · 51
Frequently asked questions
About Richardson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Richardson Elementary?
Richardson Elementary enrolls approximately 654 students in grades PK-05.
Is Richardson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richardson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richardson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richardson Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Richardson Elementary?
Student demographics at Richardson Elementary are roughly 15% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Black, 46% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Richardson Elementary?
Richardson Elementary is overseen by North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale in Ramsey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.