RICHEY ACADEMY

RICHEY ACADEMY operates as a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in HOUSTON, Texas, part of SPRING ISD. Current enrollment sits at 56 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so RICHEY ACADEMY sits 93% below that benchmark.

Within SPRING ISD, which oversees 42 schools and 33,678 students, RICHEY ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, RICHEY ACADEMY logs that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 29% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, On paper, RICHEY ACADEMY has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at RICHEY ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which RICHEY ACADEMY is one.

RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RICHEY ACADEMY has showed little movement, going from 56 students in 2018 to 56 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 63% to 50% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.