Richard Elementary School

Summary:

Richard Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Church Point, Louisiana, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 507. The school is part of the Acadia Parish school district, which is ranked 28 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richard Elementary consistently performs above the Acadia Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's overall Mathematics proficiency rate was 72%, compared to 65% for Acadia Parish and 59% for Louisiana. In the same year, the school's overall ELA proficiency rate was 82%, compared to 72% for Acadia Parish and 69% for Louisiana. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade Mathematics, where 91% of students were proficient, compared to 74% for Acadia Parish and 65% for Louisiana.

Richard Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of White students (87.38%) compared to the surrounding schools, such as Iota Elementary School and Central Rayne Kindergarten School, as well as the state average. The school also has a lower percentage of African American (4.14%) and Hispanic (4.73%) students compared to the nearby schools and the state. Additionally, Richard Elementary has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (49.51%) compared to the surrounding schools and the state average, indicating a relatively higher socioeconomic status of the student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 1616 Charlene Highway
       Church Point, LA  70525-5619


(337) 684-3339

District: Acadia Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
134th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,190 Help


Students who attend Richard Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Church Point High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.3 Help
Number of students:  502

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.5%
Hispanic:
5.4%
African American:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.6% Help


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Compare Details Richard Elementary School ranks better than 80.1% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 5th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Acadia Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.88. (See more...)
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Compare Details Richard Elementary School ranks better than 66.6% of middle schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.96. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.5%), Hispanic (5.4%), African American (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Acadia Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Richard Elementary School is 17.3. 12 elementary schools in the Acadia Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Richard Elementary School is $11,190. 14 elementary schools in the Acadia Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Richard Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Richard Elementary School 134th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Richard Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Richard Elementary School 150th of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See Richard Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Acadia Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Acadia Parish 28th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Richard Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 85.50 78th 725 89.2%
2008 78.73 144th 743 80.6%
2009 77.02 157th 738 78.7%
2010 81.91 106th 736 85.6%
2011 81.48 124th 766 83.8%
2012 85.11 81st 764 89.4%
2013 91.24 26th 772 96.6%
2014 84.65 71st 777 90.9%
2015 83.17 90th 792 88.6%
2016 82.58 101st 742 86.4%
2017 83.44 89th 739 88.0%
2018 73.11 128th 728 82.4%
2019 77.65 168th 731 77.0%
2021 75.13 166th 729 77.2%
2022 73.73 189th 727 74.0%
2023 80.45 134th 730 81.6%
2024 79.88 134th 675 80.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.23 74th 682 89.1%
2019 70.95 195th 697 72.0%
2021 76.85 133rd 719 81.5%
2022 70.27 189th 724 73.9%
2023 71.74 166th 723 77.0%
2024 73.90 163rd 674 75.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 77.43 146th 684 78.7%
2021 80.00 121st 705 82.8%
2022 79.40 124th 701 82.3%
2023 79.17 116th 705 83.5%
2024 72.73 184th 635 71.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 76.60 166th 696 76.1%
2021 71.03 197th 704 72.0%
2022 64.38 253rd 712 64.5%
2023 81.33 106th 713 85.1%
2024 79.97 125th 651 80.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.33 169th 516 67.2%
2019 61.99 206th 517 60.2%
2021 64.56 175th 522 66.5%
2022 53.93 255th 517 50.7%
2023 67.83 154th 518 70.3%
2024 66.35 150th 434 65.4%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Richard Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 94.15 9th 396 97.7%
2008 92.50 15th 413 96.4%
2009 88.02 27th 425 93.6%
2010 85.58 35th 408 91.4%
2011 88.70 21st 412 94.9%
2012 89.28 24th 442 94.6%
2013 85.44 37th 457 91.9%
2014 85.30 40th 470 91.5%
2015 87.54 35th 482 92.7%
2016 81.16 67th 435 84.6%
2017 82.34 60th 437 86.3%
2018 68.24 101st 411 75.4%
2019 80.67 85th 449 81.1%
2021 87.42 41st 459 91.1%
2022 76.73 93rd 460 79.8%
2023 84.77 54th 465 88.4%
2024 66.96 150th 449 66.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.35 80th 403 80.1%
2019 71.96 111th 430 74.2%
2021 91.96 25th 455 94.5%
2022 77.81 73rd 458 84.1%
2023 81.07 62nd 459 86.5%
2024 60.56 173rd 444 61.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.56 58th 418 86.1%
2021 82.08 61st 441 86.2%
2022 84.06 51st 441 88.4%
2023 85.46 44th 444 90.1%
2024 62.04 160th 415 61.4%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.61 99th 418 76.3%
2021 88.63 33rd 442 92.5%
2022 63.70 152nd 442 65.6%
2023 82.06 62nd 443 86.0%
2024 58.25 174th 426 59.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Richard Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.29 98th 338 71.0%
2019 67.88 117th 350 66.6%
2021 77.01 70th 358 80.4%
2022 57.74 158th 362 56.4%
2023 70.58 88th 352 75.0%
2024 50.38 176th 320 45.0%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept 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.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Richard Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 190 190
1990 184 15 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 200
1991 184 17 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 203
1992 206 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 228
1993 216 16 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1994 235 14 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 251
1995 243 20 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1996 243 20 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1997 257 21 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 280
1998 248 18 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 269
1999 255 22 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2000 260 14 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2001 264 18 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 283
2002 273 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 291
2003 273 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 291
2004 283 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 303
2005 284 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2006 274 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 297
2007 280 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2008 299 14 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 314
2009 317 23 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 344
2010 350 22 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 378
2011 367 17 1 6 0 0 7 0 398
2012 354 22 1 8 0 0 9 0 394
2013 356 15 1 11 0 0 10 0 393
2014 363 15 1 10 0 0 16 0 405
2015 367 19 1 11 2 0 17 0 417
2016 395 17 1 12 1 0 16 0 442
2017 398 14 1 17 0 0 12 0 442
2018 401 12 2 17 0 0 14 0 446
2019 432 14 2 17 0 0 13 0 478
2020 419 22 1 20 0 0 21 0 483
2021 432 20 1 18 0 0 24 0 495
2022 426 22 1 19 0 0 14 0 482
2023 443 21 1 24 0 0 18 0 507
2024 439 21 1 27 0 0 14 0 502

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Richard Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 190 11.0 17.2 n/a
1990 200 13.0 15.3 57
1991 203 13.0 15.6 57.1
1992 228 11.0 20.7 56.1
1993 233 12.0 19.4 58.8
1994 251 12.0 20.9 52.2
1995 266 14.0 19.0 50.4
1996 266 14.0 19.0 50.4
1997 280 17.0 16.5 46.1
1998 269 17.0 15.8 44.6
1999 280 19.0 14.7 64.3
2000 275 20.0 13.8 67.3
2001 283 20.0 14.2 68.6
2002 291 17.0 17.1 66.3
2003 291 17.0 17.1 66.3
2004 303 19.0 15.9 65
2005 304 19.1 15.9 68.8
2006 297 17.7 16.8 64.3
2007 298 18.5 16.1 60.1
2008 314 20.5 15.3 56.4
2009 344 21.5 16.0 50
2010 378 23.6 15.9 55
2011 398 22.1 17.9 59.8
2012 394 23.1 17.0 60.2
2013 393 22.4 17.4 51.7
2014 405 22.1 18.3 47.7
2015 417 23.0 18.1 52.3
2016 442 21.0 21.0 57.7
2017 442 20.3 21.7 57.2
2018 446 20.3 21.9 28.5
2019 478 21.3 22.4 39.1
2020 483 23.0 21.0 38.3
2021 495 24.3 20.3 34.1
2022 482 25.3 19.0 26.8
2023 507 27.3 18.5 49.5
2024 502 28.8 17.3 48.6

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 Richard Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 190 11.0 17.2 n/a
1990 200 13.0 15.3 57
1991 203 13.0 15.6 57.1
1992 228 11.0 20.7 56.1
1993 233 12.0 19.4 58.8
1994 251 12.0 20.9 52.2
1995 266 14.0 19.0 50.4
1996 266 14.0 19.0 50.4
1997 280 17.0 16.5 46.1
1998 269 17.0 15.8 44.6
1999 280 19.0 14.7 64.3
2000 275 20.0 13.8 67.3
2001 283 20.0 14.2 68.6
2002 291 17.0 17.1 66.3
2003 291 17.0 17.1 66.3
2004 303 19.0 15.9 65
2005 304 19.1 15.9 68.8
2006 297 17.7 16.8 64.3
2007 298 18.5 16.1 60.1
2008 314 20.5 15.3 56.4
2009 344 21.5 16.0 50
2010 378 23.6 15.9 55
2011 398 22.1 17.9 59.8
2012 394 23.1 17.0 60.2
2013 393 22.4 17.4 51.7
2014 405 22.1 18.3 47.7
2015 417 23.0 18.1 52.3
2016 442 21.0 21.0 57.7
2017 442 20.3 21.7 57.2
2018 446 20.3 21.9 28.5
2019 478 21.3 22.4 39.1
2020 483 23.0 21.0 38.3
2021 495 24.3 20.3 34.1
2022 482 25.3 19.0 26.8
2023 507 27.3 18.5 49.5
2024 502 28.8 17.3 48.6

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Richard Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $7,349
2018 $7,768
2019 $7,693
2020 $8,099
2021 $10,189
2022 $11,190

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Richard Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 168th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 134th of 730 Elementary schools
 4.6%
Ranks 85th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 54th of 465 Middle schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Richard Elementary School)6583
 18%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Acadia Parish)7165
 6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Richard Elementary School)4562
 17%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Acadia Parish)4941
 8%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Richard Elementary School)8894
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Acadia Parish)7572
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6960
 9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Richard Elementary School)9390
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Acadia Parish)7872
 6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Richard Elementary School)7874
 4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Acadia Parish)5861
 3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Social Studies (Richard Elementary School)6656
 10%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Acadia Parish)5353
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Richard Elementary School)7868
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Acadia Parish)6662
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Richard Elementary School)8486
 2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Acadia Parish)7071
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)6768
 1%
6th Grade Social Studies (Richard Elementary School)6655
 11%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Acadia Parish)5643
 13%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Richard Elementary School)8083
 3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Acadia Parish)7771
 6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7267
 5%
7th Grade Social Studies (Richard Elementary School)6471
 7%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Acadia Parish)5753
 4%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Social Studies (Richard Elementary School)8991
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Acadia Parish)6767
   8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)6453
 11%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students478507
 6.1%
African American1421
 50%
American Indian00
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic1724
 41.2%
Pacific Islander00
White432443
 2.5%
Two or More Races1318
 38.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.1%49.5%
 10.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 502 students attended Richard Elementary School.

Students at Richard Elementary School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Richard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Church Point High School

Richard Elementary School ranks 134th of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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