RICHWOODS ELEM.

Set in RICHWOODS, Missouri, RICHWOODS ELEM. is a compact elementary campus, part of RICHWOODS R-VII. It instructs 137 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 57% below typical.

RICHWOODS ELEM. sits inside RICHWOODS R-VII, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, RICHWOODS ELEM. reports that nearly all students (98%) are White. The remainder comes out to 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, RICHWOODS ELEM. has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting RICHWOODS ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, RICHWOODS ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 60.8%, a residual of +11.4 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Washington County) logs that median household earnings sit near $56,043, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. RICHWOODS ELEM. is one of 12 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 3,450 students).

Nearest neighbor: KINGSTON ELEM., around 7.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RICHWOODS ELEM. at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 33.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RICHWOODS ELEM. has ticked down 27%, going from 188 students in 2018 to 137 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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