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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003845
Richey Elementary School
610 S RICHEY ST, PASADENA, TX 77506 · (713) 740-0712 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
489 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (85).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Richey Elementary School
Richey Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richey Elementary School this school | 505 | 96.8% | 42.8% |
| Seguin Elementary School MCALLEN | 530 | 95.8% | 48.5% |
| Del Castillo - Morningside Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 526 | 95.8% | 40.6% |
| Psja Early Start PHARR | 527 | 95.3% | N/A |
| Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary School DALLAS | 528 | 98.3% | 34.5% |
| Miguel Carrillo Jr Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 501 | 99.0% | 20.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Richey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #2,227 of 4,401 | #299 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,443 of 4,466 ▼ 483 | #348 of 625 ▼ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,606 of 4,466 ▼ 653 | #514 of 625 ▼ 111 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #984 of 3,998 | #142 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #2,487 of 4,938 | #463 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #600 of 4,622 | #91 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #4,202 of 4,628 | #627 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #298 of 4,789 | #90 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.6% | #429 of 2,838 | #98 of 441 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
505
-46 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 505 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 97% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 42 | 11.5:1 | 95% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 98% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 93% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 50.7 | 14.6:1 | 88% (646) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 55 | 15.4:1 | 87% (735) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | 48 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 891 | 51 | 17.5:1 | 87% (771) |
| 1990-91 | 741 | 36 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (738 to 505); teachers down 21% (50.7 to 40).
About Richey Elementary School
Richey Elementary School is a public elementary school in PASADENA, Texas. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 505 students.
Richey Elementary School is a school in PASADENA ISD. The district has 67 schools and 46,491 students.
Richey Elementary School's enrollment is 96% Hispanic. It is also 4% White. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Richey Elementary School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Richey Elementary School employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Richey Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 97%. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Richey Elementary School is B+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Richey Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.8% and a predicted 32.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Richey Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
De Zavala Middle School is the public school closest to Richey Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 42.8% on proficiency, and Richey Elementary School is above that at 42.8%.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Richey Elementary School declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 551 to 505 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Other schools in PASADENA
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Miller Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Other Richey Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Richey Elementary. Richey Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- RICHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW PORT RICHEY, FL · 750 students
- Richey Elementary SchoolWilmington, DE · 382 students
Nearby schools
- De Zavala Middle School0.6 mi · 457
- Pasadena High School0.6 mi · 2,217
- Morales Elementary School0.6 mi · 379
- Kruse Elementary School0.8 mi · 408
- Williams Elementary School1.2 mi · 455
- Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena1.2 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Richey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richey Elementary School?
Richey Elementary School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Richey Elementary School serve?
Richey Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Richey Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Richey Elementary School.
How diverse is Richey Elementary School?
Richey Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Richey Elementary School?
Richey Elementary School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.