Richfield Elementary

Set in Richfield, North Carolina, Richfield Elementary is a modestly sized primary school, overseen by Stanly County Schools. It instructs 302 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Stanly County Schools comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 8,743 students; Richfield Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Richfield Elementary lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder consists of 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian. Compared to Stanly County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Richfield Elementary records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Richfield Elementary ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.6%; Richfield Elementary posts 70.3%, +21.7 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Stanly County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,704 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stanly County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,471 students), Richfield Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gray Stone Day, around 1.6 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Richfield Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richfield Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 304 students in 2018 to 302 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.