Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000062
Richmond Elementary
1441 E John St, Appleton, WI 54915 · (920) 852-5520 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
115 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -12.6pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 59.3% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Richmond Elementary
Richmond Elementary's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Elementary this school | 245 | 46.9% | 54.3% |
| Edison Elementary Appleton | 242 | 50.4% | 46.6% |
| Riverview Early Learning Center Manitowoc | 237 | 48.1% | N/A |
| Riverview Elementary Manitowoc | 257 | 44.7% | 56.0% |
| Howard Elementary Green Bay | 262 | 55.0% | 55.7% |
| King Elementary Green Bay | 288 | 45.5% | 40.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Richmond Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #544 of 982 | #19 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #619 of 992 ▼ 176 | #21 of 31 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #675 of 992 ▼ 230 | #28 of 31 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #790 of 1,157 | #27 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #323 of 901 | #12 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #220 of 901 | #9 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #463 of 1,064 | #10 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #372 of 664 | #17 of 21 |
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
245
-32 (-12%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 245 | 19.8 | 12.4:1 | 47% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 20.3 | 13.7:1 | 50% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 18.3 | 15.5:1 | 50% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 48% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 17.4 | 16.3:1 | 39% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 40% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 16 | 17.2:1 | 19% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richmond Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (282 to 245); teachers up 14% (17.4 to 19.8).
About Richmond Elementary
Richmond Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 245 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Within Appleton Area School District, Richmond Elementary is one of 38 schools. The district enrolls 14,994 students.
White students are the majority at Richmond Elementary, with 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Black. By comparison, Outagamie County residents are about 86% White. Richmond Elementary's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 19.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.4:1. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Outagamie County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
Richmond Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (54.3%) and its predicted rate (48.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
In Outagamie County (population about 192,826), the median household income is $85,069, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 73 public schools in Outagamie County, enrolling about 31,330 students in all.
The closest public school to Richmond Elementary is East High, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Richmond Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Richmond Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 32 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.4:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appleton Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other Richmond Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Richmond Elementary. Richmond Elementary is the 8th largest of the 12.
- Richmond ElementarySussex, WI · 410 students
- Richmond Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 530 students
- Richmond Elementary SchoolSaint Charles, IL · 385 students
- Richmond Elementary SchoolWyoming, RI · 371 students
- Richmond ElementaryRidgecrest, CA · 364 students
Nearby schools
- East High0.7 mi · 1,238
- Appleton eSchool0.7 mi · 35
- Tesla Engineering Charter School0.7 mi · 147
- Johnston Elementary0.8 mi · 286
- Edison Elementary0.9 mi · 242
- Madison Middle1.0 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Richmond ElementaryHow large is Richmond Elementary?
Richmond Elementary enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-05.
Is Richmond Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richmond Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Richmond Elementary?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Richmond Elementary.
How diverse is Richmond Elementary?
Richmond Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Richmond Elementary in?
Richmond Elementary is part of Appleton Area School District.
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