Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280387001164
Richton Elementary School
701 ELM AVENUE, RICHTON, MS 39476 · (601) 788-6975 · Perry County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Mississippi 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.
- DBeats 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
194 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · 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
Richton Elementary School→Richton High School
Based on grade levels within Richton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 59.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Richton Elementary School
Richton Elementary School's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richton Elementary School this school | 305 | 63.6% | 50.1% |
| North Bay Elementary BAY ST LOUIS | 348 | 67.2% | 75.7% |
| East Amory Elementary Amory | 314 | 64.6% | 69.3% |
| West Amory Elementary School Amory | 355 | 68.7% | 72.1% |
| DeLisle Elementary School PASS CHRISTIAN | 400 | 58.0% | 70.1% |
| Vancleave Upper Elementary Vancleave | 333 | 61.6% | 77.3% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Richton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #263 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #158 of 439 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #303 of 439 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #320 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #94 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #190 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #365 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #92 of 296 |
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
305
+41 (+16%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 305 | 22.7 | 13.4:1 | 64% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 26.2 | 11.4:1 | 67% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 26.9 | 11.1:1 | 99% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 24 | 11.0:1 | 99% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 24.4 | 15.9:1 | 78% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 76% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 72% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 58% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 29 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richton Elementary School.
About Richton Elementary School
Richton Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in RICHTON, Mississippi. The latest federal count shows 305 students in kindergarten through 6. Against the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 32% lower.
Richton School District runs 2 schools with a combined 586 students. Richton Elementary School is one of them.
At Richton Elementary School, White students make up 68% of the student body. The remaining shares are 24% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Perry County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school's share is lower. Richton Elementary School's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Richton Elementary School reports 64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Perry County report 74%.
Richton Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Richton Elementary School's results are 12.3 points below predicted: 50.1% against 62.4%.
Across Perry County, the median household income is $49,634, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. In all, Perry County has 8 public schools and roughly 1,433 students.
The closest other public school is Richton High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Its average proficiency rate of 50.1% is below the 58.0% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 16% from its 2020-21 level of 264. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.0:1 to 13.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,449
Census ACS
Median income
$49,634
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,433 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICHTON
- Richton High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Sand Hill SchoolElementary · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Richton High School0.0 mi · 281
- Runnelstown School10.2 mi · 173
- Sand Hill School10.6 mi · 267
- Perry Central High School11.0 mi · 262
- Perry Central Middle School11.3 mi · 178
- South Perry Elementary School13.3 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Richton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richton Elementary School?
Richton Elementary School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Richton Elementary School serve?
Richton Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Richton Elementary School have?
Richton Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Richton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Richton Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 3% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Richton Elementary School in?
Richton Elementary School is part of Richton School District.
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