Richardson MS

Located at 20 W Woodland Ave, in Springfield, Pennsylvania, Richardson MS is a big middle school that enrolls 1,081 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Springfield SD. That puts it 82% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Within Springfield SD, which oversees 5 schools and 4,405 students, Richardson MS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Richardson MS logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Richardson MS reports 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Delaware County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Richardson MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.1%; this one delivers 71.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Delaware County shows median household earnings sit near $89,546, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Richardson MS is one of 113 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students).

The closest other public school is Springfield Literacy Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Richardson MS comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 70.8%.

Richardson MS operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Richardson MS's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,010 (now 1,081). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 80% to 74%.

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