RICHMOND MIDDLE

Set in RICHMOND, Missouri, RICHMOND MIDDLE is a tight-knit junior high, part of RICHMOND R-XVI. It instructs 309 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

RICHMOND R-XVI comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,543 students; RICHMOND MIDDLE is among them.

On the student-mix side, RICHMOND MIDDLE logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Ray County's rate of about 39%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RICHMOND MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ray County) records that median household earnings sit near $74,573, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Ray County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,423 students), of which RICHMOND MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is RICHMOND HIGH, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RICHMOND MIDDLE at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. RICHMOND MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 345 (now 309). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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