Enrollment
249
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHARDS ISD·NCES 483699004121
Richards High School
9477 PANTHER DR, RICHARDS, TX 77873 · (936) 851-2364 · Grimes County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Texas public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
95 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -8.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 28.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Richards High School
Richards High School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richards High School this school | 249 | 38.2% | 40.0% |
| Abbott School ABBOTT | 284 | 38.4% | 58.2% |
| Dodd City School DODD CITY | 308 | 36.7% | 55.6% |
| Bellevue School BELLEVUE | 234 | 41.5% | 55.2% |
| Miller Grove School CUMBY | 310 | 41.3% | 41.2% |
| Bronte ISD BRONTE | 232 | 34.9% | 50.8% |
Matched among Texas K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Richards High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #131 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #137 of 218 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #164 of 218 ▼ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #107 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #65 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #108 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #185 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
249
+168 (+207%) vs 2020
+370% since 1990-91, when it was 53
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 249 | 21.8 | 11.4:1 | 38% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 20.8 | 11.3:1 | 43% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 34% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 9 | 9.0:1 | 59% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 84 | 8.4 | 10.0:1 | 56% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 52 | 9 | 5.8:1 | 73% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 62 | 9 | 6.9:1 | 65% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 75 | 10 | 7.5:1 | 40% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 53 | 7 | 7.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richards High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 196% (84 to 249); teachers up 159% (8.4 to 21.8).
About Richards High School
Richards High School is a small combined-grade school with its address in RICHARDS, Texas. School enrollment was 249 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 12. The average among combined schools in Texas is roughly 485 students; this school is 49% smaller than that.
RICHARDS ISD is the district for Richards High School.
White students are the large majority at Richards High School, with 82% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Grimes County's population at about 61%. By the diversity index, Richards High School comes in at 32%.
The count of teachers at Richards High School is 21.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.4:1. Combined schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 11.7:1. The school counts 95 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 38%. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Grimes County.
Richards High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of Texas public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Richards High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.0%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas are predicted to post 57.4%, so the school is 17.4 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Among Grimes County residents, median household income is about $69,803, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Richards High School is one of 12 public schools in Grimes County, which together enroll about 4,974 students.
Anderson-Shiro Elementary School is the public school closest to Richards High School, about 9.7 miles away. Richards High School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.0% against a local average of 54.4%.
NCES describes the area around Richards High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21 count was 81 students and the 2024-25 count was 249. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.0:1 to 11.4:1.
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Grimes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,340
Census ACS
Median income
$69,803
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Anderson-Shiro Elementary School9.7 mi · 458
- Anderson-Shiro Jr/Sr High School10.2 mi · 521
- Lincoln Elementary School12.6 mi · 472
- Montgomery High School12.7 mi · 1,523
- High Point Elementary School13.6 mi · 519
- Montgomery Elementary School13.8 mi · 672
Frequently asked questions
About Richards High SchoolHow large is Richards High School?
Richards High School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Richards High School serve?
Richards High School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richards High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richards High School is approximately 11.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Richards High School?
Richards High School reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Richards High School?
Richards High School is overseen by RICHARDS ISD in Grimes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.