Richards Elementary

Set in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, Richards Elementary is a sizable elementary campus, run under Whitefish Bay School District. It works with 680 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 111% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Whitefish Bay School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,861 students. Richards Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Richards Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Richards Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Richards Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Milwaukee County indicate median household income runs about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Richards Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

Nearest neighbor: Whitefish Bay Middle, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richards Elementary.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 8%: 627 students in 2018 compared to 680 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 6% to 1% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.