Richardson Elementary School

Richardson Elementary School is an elementary school of expansive scale in Central Point, Oregon, part of Central Point SD 6, caters to 500 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Richardson Elementary School sits 56% larger than that benchmark.

Central Point SD 6 comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 6,241 students; Richardson Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Richardson Elementary School shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Richardson Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Richardson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.0%; this one delivers 23.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $73,999, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Richardson Elementary School is one of 70 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 30,143 students).

Nearest neighbor: Central Point Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Richardson Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.1%.

Richardson Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 586 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 in 2025.

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