Richard Elementary School

176 Mckinley Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 | (313) 432-4900

Grades: KG-5
Student Enrollment: 396

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3 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 396 elementary school students from grades KG-5
Ranks 56th out of 1,745 elementary schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 176 Mckinley, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

Principal or Admin: Ms. Mary Macdonald-Barrett
Fax: (313) 432-3902
Website: www.gpschools.org

School District Details

Grosse Pointe Public Schools District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,486
Graduation Rate: 97.5%
Dropout Rate: 1.9%
Students Per Teacher: 16.1
Enrolled Students: 8,368

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 396
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 22.9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 219 (55.3%)
Females: 177 (44.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 1 (0.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 4 (1.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 5 (1.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Richard Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	7	1.8%
Asian	7	1.8%
Hispanic	6	1.5%
White	376	94.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	51	12.9%
1st Grade	64	16.2%
2nd Grade	70	17.7%
3rd Grade	73	18.4%
4th Grade	66	16.7%
5th Grade	72	18.2%

Source: MI Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3

3 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Former Student on May 05, 2009
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it's okay i guess

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Richard Elementary School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on MEAP state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Writing

MEAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	98.6%	98.3%	95.3%
2009	100.0%	97.6%	94.8%
2008	98.3%	96.6%	91.3%

Reading Test
2010	95.8%	95.6%	86.8%
2009	98.6%	95.0%	89.8%
2008	93.3%	91.6%	86.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	91.7%	89.0%	83.2%

Writing Test
2008	73.3%	72.9%	61.1%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	98.6%	98.6%	91.5%
2009	100.0%	97.3%	92.3%
2008	97.1%	96.6%	87.9%

Reading Test
2010	97.3%	92.7%	84.1%
2009	98.5%	92.9%	84.1%
2008	95.7%	94.1%	82.8%

Writing Test
2010	79.5%	69.9%	47.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	71.0%	68.7%	44.4%

English Language Arts Test
2008	94.2%	91.6%	76.6%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	98.6%	91.7%	79.9%
2009	93.0%	93.4%	79.5%
2008	91.2%	88.0%	76.8%

Reading Test
2010	97.2%	92.1%	85.1%
2009	98.6%	95.9%	85.2%
2008	94.0%	93.4%	81.5%

Science Test
2010	98.6%	88.6%	78.1%
2009	95.8%	92.8%	81.0%
2008	95.6%	91.7%	83.1%

English Language Arts Test
2008	94.0%	92.2%	78.2%

Writing Test
2008	88.2%	80.8%	63.4%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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