Enrollment
137
Elementary
STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHWOODS R-VII·NCES 293123002167
RICHWOODS ELEM.
10788 STATE HWY A, RICHWOODS, MO 63071 · (573) 678-2257 · Washington County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
137 students
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
88.7%
MO avg 48.7% . +33.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
137
-51 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 11.8:1
% White
98%
was 97%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,470
Census ACS
Median income
$56,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- KINGSTON ELEM.7.8 mi · 174
- KINGSTON HIGH7.8 mi · 259
- KINGSTON PRIMARY7.8 mi · 229
- KINGSTON MIDDLE7.8 mi · 169
- LONEDELL ELEM.8.9 mi · 327
- GRANDVIEW HIGH9.4 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About RICHWOODS ELEM.What is the total enrollment at RICHWOODS ELEM.?
RICHWOODS ELEM. enrolls approximately 137 students in grades PK-08.
Is RICHWOODS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
RICHWOODS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does RICHWOODS ELEM. have?
RICHWOODS ELEM. employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
How diverse is RICHWOODS ELEM.?
RICHWOODS ELEM. reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees RICHWOODS ELEM.?
RICHWOODS ELEM. is overseen by RICHWOODS R-VII in Washington County.
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