Richards Elementary School
- Elementary school in Richards ISD
- Richards, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 6th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
C
Richards ISD: B
Total students
99
Avg. teacher experience
12.5 years
Richards ISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Richards ISD: 100%
Statewide: 90%
Richards Elementary School is an elementary school in Richards, TX, in the Richards ISD school district. As of the 2019-2020 school year, it had 99 students. 48.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of C for the previous school year. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year.
As of the 2019-2020 school year, an average teacher's salary was $48,430, which is $8,661 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.5 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
9477 Panther DrRichards, TX 77873-0308
Office phone number
Principal
- John Portwood
- jportwood@richardsisd.net
- (936) 851-2364
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Richards Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 06. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 06.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
99
African American
8 (8.1%)
Richards ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 4.6%
Hispanic
8 (8.1%)
Richards ISD: 9.1%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
77 (77.8%)
Richards ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 27%
Two or more races
6 (6.1%)
Richards ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
48.5 %
Richards ISD: 49.5%
Statewide: 50.6%
Economically disadvantaged
44.4 %
Richards ISD: 47.3%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
1 %
Richards ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2019-2020 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
0 %
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 20.6%
Career and Technical
0 %
Richards ISD: 39.2%
Statewide: 27.6%
Gifted and Talented
0 %
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
6.1 %
Richards ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 10.5%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year.
Overall
C
Richards ISD: B
Student achievement
C
Richards ISD: B
School progress
C
Richards ISD: B
Closing the gaps
C
Richards ISD: C
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2020 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2019-2020 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
8.8
African American
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 10.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 28.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
8.8 (100%)
Richards ISD: 100%
Statewide: 57.7%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Bachelor's
8.8 (100%)
Richards ISD: 96.1%
Statewide: 73.4%
Master's
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Richards ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2019-2020.
Students per teacher
11.3
Richards ISD: 10.1
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2019-2020 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.5 years
Richards ISD: 11.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$48,430
Richards ISD: $49,406
Statewide: $57,091
Beginner
$37,230
Richards ISD: $51,512
Statewide: $49,868
1 to 5 years
$39,252
Richards ISD: $38,796
Statewide: $52,823
6 to 10 years
$47,298
Richards ISD: $46,536
Statewide: $55,756
11 to 20 years
$53,059
Richards ISD: $52,478
Statewide: $59,308
20+ years
$56,447
Richards ISD: $56,217
Statewide: $65,449