Ricardo Richards Elementary School

Ricardo Richards Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands, one of the schools within Saint Croix School District, with 422 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Ricardo Richards Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Saint Croix School District, a district that educates 5,145 students overall.

On demographics, Ricardo Richards Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 2% White.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Nearest neighbor: Lew Muckle Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Ricardo Richards Elementary School.

Ricardo Richards Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 376 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Ricardo Richards Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.