Is Richmond Elementary a good school?

Richmond Elementary ranks 2299 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Richmond Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 377 students attended Richmond Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Elementary?

Students at Richmond Elementary are 46% White, 32% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Richmond Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richmond Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Murray Middle High : Burroughs High

Richmond Elementary

Summary:

Richmond Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ridgecrest, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 380 students. It is part of the Sierra Sands Unified School District, which is ranked 893 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richmond Elementary consistently performs better than the Sierra Sands Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across various grade levels. The school also outperforms the district and state in Science, with 38.78% of 5th-grade students proficient or better on the CAST assessment, compared to 26.27% for the district and 32.68% for the state. However, the school faces challenges with a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.8% in the 2018-2019 school year to 33.6% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average.

Among the nearby schools in the Sierra Sands Unified School District, Richmond Elementary generally outperforms the other schools in academic assessments, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. The nearby Trona Elementary, which is part of the Trona Joint Unified School District, consistently performs significantly lower than Richmond Elementary and the state average across all subject areas. Additionally, the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Richmond Elementary and the nearby schools in the Sierra Sands Unified School District indicates that these schools serve a population with a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families.

Detail:

Public K-5

348 Rowe St.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555-3248

(760) 499-1840

District: Sierra Sands Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2299^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Richmond Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Murray Middle
High:	Burroughs High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.0

Number of students: 377

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

32.1%

African American:

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Richmond Elementary ranks better than 60.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Sierra Sands Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.68. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (46.4%), Hispanic (32.1%), African American (10.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Richmond Elementary is 17, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Sierra Sands Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Richmond Elementary employs 22.1 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Richmond Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Richmond Elementary 2299^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Richmond Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Sierra Sands Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra Sands Unified 893^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Richmond Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Richmond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	70.68	1280^th	4809	73.4%
2005	74.75	1134^th	4822	76.5%
2006	53.35	2028^th	4818	57.9%
2007	38.93	2975^th	5113	41.8%
2008	53.52	2198^th	5113	57.0%
2009	75.38	1191^st	5193	77.1%
2010	69.48	1486^th	5314	72.0%
2011	59.28	2078^th	5377	61.4%
2012	52.67	2462^nd	5390	54.3%
2013	59.55	2136^th	5530	61.4%
2015	59.19	1983^rd	5611	64.7%
2016	66.87	1669^th	5614	70.3%
2017	55.82	2232^nd	5692	60.8%
2018	63.93	1864^th	5662	67.1%
2019	74.74	1392^nd	5789	76.0%
2021	54.26	590^th	1417	58.4%
2022	47.38	2674^th	5883	54.5%
2023	58.11	2137^th	5874	63.6%
2024	54.68	2299^th	5862	60.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Richmond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	51.11	885^th	2420	63.4%
2024	48.43	1010^th	2634	61.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Richmond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	62.44	1603^rd	5084	68.5%
2019	75.25	910^th	5173	82.4%
2021	67.64	269^th	1110	75.8%
2022	50.20	2263^rd	5264	57.0%
2023	50.75	2318^th	5374	56.9%
2024	46.93	2603^rd	5511	52.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Richmond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.18	1917^th	5413	64.6%
2019	68.40	1580^th	5492	71.2%
2021	60.05	446^th	1267	64.8%
2022	42.31	2857^th	5635	49.3%
2023	53.29	2236^th	5617	60.2%
2024	45.41	2694^th	5605	51.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Richmond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.99	730^th	2128	65.7%
2019	58.52	755^th	2585	70.8%
2021	26.61	210^th	293	28.3%
2022	54.63	705^th	2227	68.3%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Richmond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	83.11	15^th	118	87.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Richmond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	64.82	1727^th	5431	68.2%
2019	76.24	1246^th	5510	77.4%
2021	47.86	589^th	1272	53.7%
2022	51.25	2379^th	5663	58.0%
2023	60.81	1910^th	5650	66.2%
2024	63.29	1828^th	5636	67.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Richmond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.76	1688^th	4830	65.1%
2019	72.04	1064^th	4963	78.6%
2022	45.16	2509^th	5084	50.6%
2023	44.03	2617^th	5098	48.7%
2024	55.42	1920^th	5102	62.4%

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Rank History for White students at Richmond Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.83	1616^th	2737	41.0%
2019	55.84	1346^th	2834	52.5%
2022	28.10	2075^th	2726	23.9%
2023	50.77	1405^th	2662	47.2%
2024	43.48	1605^th	2647	39.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Richmond Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	443	19	26	40	7	n/a	n/a	0	535
1989	480	29	32	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	582
1990	511	20	21	43	4	n/a	n/a	0	599
1991	487	29	34	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	586
1992	485	31	36	48	3	n/a	n/a	0	603
1993	372	29	28	50	1	n/a	n/a	0	480
1994	374	29	27	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	487
1995	339	23	34	34	3	n/a	n/a	0	433
1996	339	23	34	34	3	n/a	n/a	0	433
1997	317	27	44	33	2	n/a	n/a	0	423
1998	336	26	39	32	5	n/a	n/a	0	438
1999	351	16	28	32	4	n/a	n/a	7	438
2000	349	15	27	38	6	n/a	n/a	14	449
2001	337	22	30	53	4	n/a	n/a	11	457
2002	314	27	30	56	12	n/a	n/a	14	453
2003	314	27	30	56	12	n/a	n/a	14	453
2004	319	40	30	54	9	n/a	n/a	0	452
2005	297	46	36	56	6	n/a	n/a	8	449
2006	267	64	42	55	5	n/a	n/a	4	437
2007	289	43	32	64	2	n/a	n/a	13	443
2008	294	26	28	75	6	n/a	n/a	0	429
2009	299	22	21	77	2	11	15	0	447
2010	338	22	28	82	4	15	1	0	490
2011	335	20	25	111	4	13	0	0	508
2012	309	23	32	130	7	8	4	0	513
2013	306	20	27	132	6	5	4	0	500
2014	282	24	23	124	7	5	7	0	472
2015	276	33	15	125	6	2	7	0	464
2016	277	21	18	118	4	6	11	0	455
2017	277	26	13	135	6	3	23	0	483
2018	265	22	21	145	4	3	26	0	486
2019	235	31	11	137	2	1	31	0	448
2020	208	21	10	122	2	1	32	0	396
2021	190	19	8	128	2	0	23	0	370
2022	185	36	15	144	1	2	20	0	403
2023	178	28	11	139	1	2	21	0	380
2024	175	38	10	121	2	2	29	0	377

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Richmond Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	24.0	22.2	n/a
1989	582	25.8	22.5	n/a
1990	599	25.5	23.4	n/a
1991	586	28.8	20.3	n/a
1992	603	29.3	20.5	35.3
1993	480	23.0	20.9	48.8
1994	487	23.6	20.6	49.7
1995	433	22.0	19.7	58.4
1996	433	22.0	19.7	58.4
1997	423	22.8	18.6	53.9
1998	438	27.0	16.2	71.7
1999	438	26.0	16.8	76.1
2000	449	27.0	16.6	73.8
2001	457	28.0	16.3	61
2002	453	25.0	18.1	56
2003	453	25.0	18.1	56
2004	452	25.0	18.1	53.3
2005	449	25.0	18.0	54.4
2006	437	26.0	16.8	47.1
2007	443	26.0	17.0	55.3
2008	429	29.0	14.8	50.1
2009	447	26.0	16.0	50.6
2010	490	23.0	21.3	46.1
2011	508	n/a	n/a	44.5
2012	513	25.5	20.1	n/a
2013	500	25.5	19.6	54.4
2014	472	23.0	20.5	57.6
2015	464	23.0	20.1	60.8
2016	455	24.0	18.9	53.2
2017	483	23.0	21.0	48.9
2018	486	24.0	20.2	61.7
2019	448	24.0	18.6	63.2
2020	396	n/a	n/a	55.3
2021	370	22.0	16.8	55.1
2022	403	21.6	18.5	50.1
2023	380	23.1	16.3	44.2
2024	377	22.1	17.0	49.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Richmond Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	535	24.0	22.2	n/a
1989	582	25.8	22.5	n/a
1990	599	25.5	23.4	n/a
1991	586	28.8	20.3	n/a
1992	603	29.3	20.5	35.3
1993	480	23.0	20.9	48.8
1994	487	23.6	20.6	49.7
1995	433	22.0	19.7	58.4
1996	433	22.0	19.7	58.4
1997	423	22.8	18.6	53.9
1998	438	27.0	16.2	71.7
1999	438	26.0	16.8	76.1
2000	449	27.0	16.6	73.8
2001	457	28.0	16.3	61
2002	453	25.0	18.1	56
2003	453	25.0	18.1	56
2004	452	25.0	18.1	53.3
2005	449	25.0	18.0	54.4
2006	437	26.0	16.8	47.1
2007	443	26.0	17.0	55.3
2008	429	29.0	14.8	50.1
2009	447	26.0	16.0	50.6
2010	490	23.0	21.3	46.1
2011	508	n/a	n/a	44.5
2012	513	25.5	20.1	n/a
2013	500	25.5	19.6	54.4
2014	472	23.0	20.5	57.6
2015	464	23.0	20.1	60.8
2016	455	24.0	18.9	53.2
2017	483	23.0	21.0	48.9
2018	486	24.0	20.2	61.7
2019	448	24.0	18.6	63.2
2020	396	n/a	n/a	55.3
2021	370	22.0	16.8	55.1
2022	403	21.6	18.5	50.1
2023	380	23.1	16.3	44.2
2024	377	22.1	17.0	49.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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