Richford Elementary School

Richford Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 in Richford, Vermont. A total of 187 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.

Enrollment across the 4 schools in Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 totals 1,100 students.

About 87% of the student body at Richford Elementary School is White. Other students are 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

At Richford Elementary School, 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.2:1. That is lower than the 11.5:1 average for elementary schools in Vermont. Roughly 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Franklin County is 53%.

Richford Elementary School is located in Franklin County, where the median household income is $81,313, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Richford Elementary School, Franklin County has 21 other public schools.

The school nearest to Richford Elementary School is Richford Junior/Senior High School, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2.

Federal data place Richford Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 197 in 2020-21 to 187 in 2024-25.

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