Enrollment
218
High
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND R-IV·NCES 292643001551
RICHLAND HIGH
714 E JEFFERSON, RICHLAND, MO 65556 · (573) 765-3711 · Pulaski County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Missouri public high schools
- DTest 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.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
116 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 7 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RICHLAND R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.9pp since 2021
Math
11.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -21.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 30.6% | 45.9% | 17.3% |
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 | 36.7% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 20.7% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.6% | 32.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 HIGH
RICHLAND HIGH's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHLAND HIGH this school | 218 | 53.2% | 17.7% |
| TWIN RIVERS HIGH BROSELEY | 250 | 52.8% | 21.0% |
| BAKERSFIELD HIGH BAKERSFIELD | 215 | 54.9% | 34.5% |
| GREENVILLE HIGH GREENVILLE | 209 | 52.2% | 20.2% |
| HARTVILLE HIGH HARTVILLE | 183 | 52.5% | 31.9% |
| SUMMERSVILLE HIGH SUMMERSVILLE | 215 | 53.0% | 31.5% |
Matched among Missouri 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 RICHLAND HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #400 of 443 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #420 of 453 ▼ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #302 of 382 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.5pp | #7 of 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #326 of 561 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #42 of 343 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #290 of 343 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #161 of 455 |
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
218
-12 (-5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 218 | 19.8 | 11.0:1 | 53% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 20.8 | 10.2:1 | 59% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 20.8 | 9.8:1 | 50% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 20 | 11.5:1 | 54% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 14.8 | 11.7:1 | 48% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 15 | 13.2:1 | 51% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | 49% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 31% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 18 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RICHLAND HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (173 to 218); teachers up 34% (14.8 to 19.8).
About RICHLAND HIGH
This page covers RICHLAND HIGH, a small high school in RICHLAND, Missouri. It educates 218 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Missouri is about 501 students.
RICHLAND HIGH falls under RICHLAND R-IV, which has 2 schools enrolling 458 students.
Federal enrollment data show RICHLAND HIGH is 95% White. It is also 3% Hispanic. Pulaski County's residents are about 72% White, 23 points below the school's share. RICHLAND HIGH's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 11.0 students per teacher and 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Pulaski County averages 44%, lower than here.
RICHLAND HIGH is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Missouri public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
RICHLAND HIGH is in the bottom 10% of Missouri schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.0%. The school's actual rate is 17.7%, 22.2 points lower.
RICHLAND HIGH is located in Pulaski County, where the median household income is $64,466, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. RICHLAND HIGH is one of 23 public schools in the county.
RICHLAND ELEM. is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of RICHLAND HIGH. RICHLAND HIGH places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has fallen by 12 students since 2020-21, to 218.
The RICHLAND HIGH community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,894
Census ACS
Median income
$64,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICHLAND
- RICHLAND ELEM.Elementary · 240 students
- SWEDEBORG ELEM.Elementary · 35 students
Other Richland High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Richland High. RICHLAND HIGH is the 5th largest of the 6.
- RICHLAND HIGHESSEX, MO · 125 students
- Richland High SchoolRichland, WA · 2,218 students
- Richland High SchoolNORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX · 2,063 students
- Richland High SchoolRichland, MS · 731 students
- Richland High SchoolJohnstown, PA · 693 students
Nearby schools
- RICHLAND ELEM.0.0 mi · 240
- SWEDEBORG ELEM.4.6 mi · 35
- STOUTLAND HIGH7.6 mi · 158
- STOUTLAND ELEMENTARY7.6 mi · 235
- Laquey R-V High7.9 mi · 205
- Missouri Digital Academy7.9 mi · 1,377
Frequently asked questions
About RICHLAND HIGHHow many students attend RICHLAND HIGH?
RICHLAND HIGH enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 07-12.
Is RICHLAND HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
RICHLAND HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does RICHLAND HIGH have?
RICHLAND HIGH employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is RICHLAND HIGH?
RICHLAND HIGH reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees RICHLAND HIGH?
RICHLAND HIGH is overseen by RICHLAND R-IV in Pulaski County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.