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Enrollment
1,183
High
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273175001315
RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH
7001 HARRIET AVE S, RICHFIELD, MN 55423 · (612) 798-6100 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,183 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Minnesota public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
641 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 268 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 336 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 293 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 286 | 24% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
41.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
14.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH
RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,183 | 54.2% | 28.4% |
| Willmar Senior High WILLMAR | 1,205 | 57.4% | 32.3% |
| Kennedy High School BLOOMINGTON | 1,578 | 61.3% | 24.9% |
| SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH INVER GROVE HEIGHTS | 1,030 | 48.3% | 27.9% |
| FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH FARIBAULT | 956 | 57.8% | 24.3% |
| Austin Senior High AUSTIN | 1,485 | 54.9% | 29.0% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #321 of 397 | #29 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #352 of 401 | #33 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #260 of 397 | #27 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,183 | #81 of 764 | #19 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #72 of 332 | #9 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #42 of 338 | #15 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #109 of 444 | #25 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #137 of 181 | #18 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,183
+46 (+4%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,238
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 1,183 | 84.1 | 14.1:1 | 54% (641) |
| 2023-24 | 1,235 | 90.3 | 13.7:1 | 60% (742) |
| 2022-23 | 1,270 | 64.6 | 19.7:1 | 65% (824) |
| 2020-21 | 1,137 | 54 | 21.1:1 | 54% (616) |
| 2017-18 | 1,142 | 63.6 | 18.0:1 | 63% (723) |
| 2015-16 | 1,113 | 63 | 17.7:1 | 60% (668) |
| 2010-11 | 1,189 | 64 | 18.6:1 | 55% (652) |
| 2000-01 | 1,332 | 63 | 21.1:1 | 23% (304) |
| 1990-91 | 1,238 | 72 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,142 to 1,183); teachers up 32% (63.6 to 84.1).
About RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH
RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH is a public high school in RICHFIELD, Minnesota. School enrollment was 1,183 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Minnesota is roughly 371 students; this school is 219% larger than that.
RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH, has 10 schools and 4,094 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH is Hispanic (47%). Enrollment also includes 25% White, 15% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 39 points above the 8% share among Hennepin County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The school has about 14.1 students per teacher and 84.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 54%. For comparison, public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH is -7.6 points: 28.4% actual, 35.9% predicted.
Hennepin County has these Census figures: median household income is about $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH is among the 496 public schools in Hennepin County.
Central Education Center PreK is the public school closest to RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH, about 0.1 miles away. RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH's average proficiency of 28.4% compares with 32.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 1,137 to 1,183. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.1:1 to 14.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RICHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · 808 students
- RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOLElementary · 604 students
- RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLElementary · 529 students
- SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 406 students
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 303 students
- CENTRAL EDUCATION CENTERElementary · 86 students
Other schools in RICHFIELD
- RICHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · 808 students
- RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOLElementary · 604 students
- RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLElementary · 529 students
- PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.Elementary · 515 students
- SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 406 students
- SciTech Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Central Education Center PreK0.1 mi · 67
- CENTRAL EDUCATION CENTER0.1 mi · 86
- SciTech Academy Charter School0.6 mi · 342
- PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.0.7 mi · 515
- Richfield College Experience Prg0.8 mi · 84
- Seven Hills - Richfield Middle0.9 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHow many students attend RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH?
RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,183 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH serve?
RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH have?
RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH?
RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH reports a student body of 25% White, 47% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH in?
RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH is part of RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.