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Enrollment
895
Elementary
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAYTON ISD·NCES 481641005692
Richter Elementary School
90 CHERRY CREEK RD, DAYTON, TX 77535 · (936) 258-7126 · Liberty County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL895 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- B-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
16.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
549 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 179 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (151).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within DAYTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 20.0% | 33.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Richter Elementary School
Richter Elementary School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richter Elementary School this school | 895 | 61.3% | 35.5% |
| Sweeny Elementary School SWEENY | 869 | 55.2% | 36.9% |
| Van Middle School VAN | 828 | 61.7% | 43.9% |
| West Columbia Elementary School WEST COLUMBIA | 674 | 57.3% | 42.8% |
| Mt Vernon Elementary School MOUNT VERNON | 641 | 61.6% | 63.1% |
| Graham Elementary School GRAHAM | 979 | 54.5% | 41.5% |
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 Richter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Liberty County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #3,113 of 4,401 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,813 of 4,466 ▼ 361 | #7 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,492 of 4,466 ▲ 200 | #3 of 17 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,860 of 3,998 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 895 | #218 of 4,938 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,335 of 4,622 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #1,756 of 4,628 | #5 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #3,052 of 4,789 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #485 of 1,307 | #3 of 8 |
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
895
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 895 | 55.7 | 16.1:1 | 61% (549) |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 56.5 | 15.6:1 | 60% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 875 | 57.6 | 15.2:1 | 62% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 899 | 55 | 16.4:1 | 67% (598) |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 43.6 | 17.5:1 | 72% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 48 | 16.9:1 | 58% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 67% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 42% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 43 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (762 to 895); teachers up 28% (43.6 to 55.7).
About Richter Elementary School
Located in DAYTON, Texas, Richter Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 895 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 72% larger than average.
DAYTON ISD counts 7 schools and 5,675 students, including Richter Elementary School.
A majority of students at Richter Elementary School, 59%, are White. Next come 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 57% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Richter Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Richter Elementary School operates with 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. About 61% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That rate is below the 80% average among public schools in Liberty County.
Richter Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Richter Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.5%, compared with a predicted 47.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Liberty County residents, median household income is about $68,703, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 41 public schools in Liberty County, with a combined enrollment of about 27,599.
Nearby, Dayton High School is about 0.5 miles away. Richter Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Richter Elementary School ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 35.5% against a local average of 37.5%.
Richter Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 895, starting from 899.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Richter Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,380
Census ACS
Median income
$68,703
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
27,599 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DAYTON ISD
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Wilson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Kimmie M Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 771 students
- Colbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education CenterHigh · 5 students
Other schools in DAYTON
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 1,674 students
- Wilson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Kimmie M Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 771 students
- Colbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Premier H S of DaytonHigh · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Dayton High School0.5 mi · 1,674
- Fredda Nottingham Alternative Education Center1.4 mi · 5
- Austin Elementary School1.4 mi · 771
- Colbert Elementary School1.5 mi · 231
- Wilson Junior High School1.6 mi · 1,295
- Kimmie M Brown Elementary School2.3 mi · 804
Frequently asked questions
About Richter Elementary SchoolHow large is Richter Elementary School?
Richter Elementary School enrolls approximately 895 students in grades KG-05.
Is Richter Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richter Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Richter Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Richter Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richter Elementary School?
At Richter Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Richter Elementary School in?
Richter Elementary School is part of DAYTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.