Enrollment
158
Elementary
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND R-I·NCES 292640002443
RICHLAND ELEM.
24456 STATE HWY 114, ESSEX, MO 63846 · (573) 283-5310 · Stoddard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
95 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 52% · 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
RICHLAND ELEM.→RICHLAND HIGH
Based on grade levels within RICHLAND R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -24.8pp since 2021
Math
74.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -12.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 25 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 39.5% | 24.6% | 28.3% | 7.4% |
| Math | 46.9% | 27.1% | 18.5% | 7.4% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 68.9% |
| 2022-23 | 77.6% | 76.5% |
| 2021-22 | 88.9% | 86.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 38 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 RICHLAND ELEM.
RICHLAND ELEM.'s state test result (74.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHLAND ELEM. this school | 158 | 60.1% | 74.9% |
| MACKS CREEK ELEM. MACKS CREEK | 174 | 60.3% | 17.9% |
| TARKIO ELEMENTARY TARKIO | 142 | 61.3% | 34.4% |
| COMMUNITY ELEM. LADDONIA | 144 | 57.6% | 42.7% |
| NIANGUA ELEM. NIANGUA | 155 | 63.9% | 31.6% |
| ORRICK ELEM. ORRICK | 160 | 57.5% | 29.8% |
Matched among Missouri 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 RICHLAND ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Stoddard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #25 of 1,002 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #27 of 1,019 ▲ 26 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #102 of 1,018 ▼ 37 | #1 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -18.6pp | #7 of 943 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #1,030 of 1,294 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #455 of 1,165 | #3 of 8 |
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
158
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 158 | 14.8 | 10.7:1 | 60% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 146 | 8.7 | 16.9:1 | 62% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 7.1 | 20.6:1 | 60% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 9 | 17.2:1 | 66% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 6.8 | 24.6:1 | 69% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 4 | 34.8:1 | 70% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 74% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 16 | 15.4:1 | 53% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 228 | 18 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RICHLAND ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (166 to 158); teachers up 119% (6.8 to 14.8).
About RICHLAND ELEM.
Students in ESSEX, Missouri, attend RICHLAND ELEM., a low-enrollment elementary school. It educates 158 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 50% smaller than the 315 average for elementary schools in Missouri.
RICHLAND R-I oversees RICHLAND ELEM. and 1 other school, with 283 students in total.
Most students at RICHLAND ELEM. are White: 89% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. RICHLAND ELEM. has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1 at RICHLAND ELEM., with 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 60%.
RICHLAND ELEM. scores 37.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 74.9% actual versus 37.4% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Stoddard County, median household income is about $57,957, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 23 public schools in Stoddard County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,712.
RICHLAND HIGH is the public school closest to RICHLAND ELEM., less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.8%; RICHLAND ELEM.'s is 74.9%, ranking 1st of 5.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 155 in 2020-21, 158 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.2:1 to 10.7:1.
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Stoddard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,470
Census ACS
Median income
$57,957
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other RICHLAND Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named RICHLAND Elementary. RICHLAND ELEM. is the 15th largest of the 16.
- RICHLAND ELEM.RICHLAND, MO · 240 students
- Richland ElementaryMemphis, TN · 907 students
- Richland ElementarySan Marcos, CA · 883 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolJohnstown, PA · 831 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolCrest Hill, IL · 774 students
Nearby schools
- RICHLAND HIGH0.0 mi · 125
- BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE7.2 mi · 186
- JUVENILE CTR.7.2 mi · 13
- BLOOMFIELD ELEM.7.2 mi · 229
- BLOOMFIELD HIGH7.2 mi · 167
- CROWLEY RIDGE SCHOOL7.5 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About RICHLAND ELEM.How large is RICHLAND ELEM.?
RICHLAND ELEM. enrolls approximately 158 students in grades PK-06.
Is RICHLAND ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
RICHLAND ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does RICHLAND ELEM. have?
RICHLAND ELEM. employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at RICHLAND ELEM.?
Student demographics at RICHLAND ELEM. are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees RICHLAND ELEM.?
RICHLAND ELEM. is overseen by RICHLAND R-I in Stoddard County.
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