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Richard Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Richard Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, serving 295 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, which is ranked 41 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richard Elementary School consistently outperforms the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district and the state of Michigan in M-Step test scores for both English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 72.7% of 3rd-grade students and 79.7% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 60.3% and 68.1% for the district, and 38.9% and 42.4% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top elementary schools in Michigan, ranging from 22nd to 196th out of over 1,400 schools in recent years, placing it in the top 15% of elementary schools in the state. Richard Elementary School also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking 21st out of 1,366 Michigan elementary schools for male students and 39th out of 1,206 for white students.

While Richard Elementary School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, its rates are still lower than the state average. The school also spends more per student ($18,416 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. Compared to nearby George Defer Elementary School and John Monteith Elementary School, both also part of the Grosse Pointe Public Schools district, Richard Elementary School outperforms them in terms of academic achievement and statewide rankings. The school's consistent high performance, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, makes it a model for other elementary schools in the region and the state.

313

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,416

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

176 McKinley Ave
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3502

(313) 432-4900

District: Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Students who attend Richard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brownell Middle School
High:	Grosse Pointe South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

4.8%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (75% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg65%

Michigan avg41%

44^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools

41^st of 613Grosse Pointe Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	44 of 1488	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	22 of 1486	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	70 of 1470	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	52 of 1344	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	100 of 1153	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	196 of 1408	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	187 of 1448	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	90.8	66 of 1466	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.5	73 of 1548	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	86.9	145 of 1580	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	88.4	99 of 1533	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	143 of 1563	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	56 of 1566	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	85.6	34 of 1552	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	21 of 1552	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	82.5	136 of 1589	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	100 of 1577	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	86.8	41 of 1565	97.4%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	55 of 1545	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	105 of 1338	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	71 of 1342	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	74 of 1321	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	100 of 1106	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	93 of 902	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	141 of 1171	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	305 of 1443	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	21 of 1366	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	4 of 1347	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	62 of 1334	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	67 of 1139	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	78 of 915	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.8	236 of 1196	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	127 of 1446	91.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	39 of 1206	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	20 of 1204	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	102 of 1198	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	54 of 1102	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	123 of 1005	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	196 of 1128	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	228 of 1253	81.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+36 vs state

Math74%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richard Elementary School	Public	K-4	176 McKinley Ave	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4900	313	18	17.7	8.6%	273 (87.2%)	8 (2.6%)	15 (4.8%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	95.8	44^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.0%		97	22^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	98.5%	22			72.7	79.7				70.9	76.3								$18,416	$770	$17,647
Lewis Maire Elementary School	Public	K-4	740 Cadieux Rd	Grosse Pointe	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4300	252	13	19.0	6.0%	202 (80.2%)	10 (4.0%)	15 (6.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	96.6	31^st of 1488 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.8	24^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.4%	7			65.9	84.2				80.5	77.2								$17,649	$916	$16,733
Kerby Elementary School	Public	K-4	285 Kerby Rd	Grosse Pointe Farms	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4200	321	18	18.1	7.2%	276 (86.0%)	13 (4.0%)	9 (2.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	96	42^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.2	18^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.8%	24			74.0	69.4				76.0	86.1								$17,201	$2,092	$15,109
George Defer Elementary School	Public	K-4	15425 Kercheval Ave	Grosse Pointe Park	48230	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(313) 432-4000	460	27	16.8	12.2%	372 (80.9%)	28 (6.1%)	18 (3.9%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	94.5	61^st of 1488 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.3	102^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	93.1%	41			67.4	80.0				68.5	76.3								$15,528	$1,268	$14,260
Marquette ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	6145 Canyon St	Detroit	48236	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 417-9360	422	28	15.2	91.5%	3 (0.7%)	413 (97.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5.3	1464^th of 1488 public elementary schools	1.6%		6.9	1417^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.6%	47	17.6		5.6	8.9	9.8	8.0	11.1	5.6	11.1	7.5				8.3			$22,290	$2,471	$19,819
John Monteith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1275 Cook Rd	Grosse Pointe Woods	48236	Wayne County	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 432-4500	456	30	15.2	16.7%	311 (68.2%)	73 (16.0%)	13 (2.9%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.6%)	77.8	294^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.2%		76	316^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.7%	22			48.9	56.3				63.3	54.7								$17,583	$1,386	$16,198
Detroit Merit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Alter Rd	Detroit	48215	Wayne County	Detroit Merit Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 331-3328	719	39	18.4	82.3%	2 (0.3%)	647 (90.0%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.5%)	17.8	1204^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.1%		18.1	1199^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.3%	5	41.9	12.9	22.5	28.0	34.9	24.0	33.8	18.8	21.7	16.3	8.0	16.4	16.3	19.7	4.7	19.7	$13,675	$2,590	$11,085
Ronald Brown Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	11530 E Outer Dr	Detroit	48224	Wayne County	Detroit Public Schools Community District	No	No	No	Yes	(313) 886-2611	834	47	17.7	92.0%	1 (0.1%)	815 (97.7%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	4.4	1483^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.3	1485^th of 1486 public elementary schools	0.1%	2	9.6		4.7	3.7	7.8	4.9	8.6	7.5		4.0	6.3	7.0					$17,625	$2,036	$15,590
Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods	Public, Charter	K-8	19360 Harper Ave	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Discovery Creative Pathways	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 916-7590	603	33	18.2	87.9%	5 (0.8%)	572 (94.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4.5	1481^st of 1488 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.3	1429^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.8%	52	33.3		5.3	8.7	6.6	10.3	12.1	6.8	4.4	6.6		6.9	4.0	5.9		17.4	$12,903	$1,891	$11,012
Tyrone Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	19525 Tyrone St	Harper Woods	48225	Wayne County	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	No	Yes	No	Yes	(313) 245-5379	336	16	20.6	89.0%	3 (0.9%)	323 (96.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	6.3	1442^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	3.1%		5.8	1445^th of 1486 public elementary schools	2.8%	3			4.4	12.2	19.0			4.3		3.5			12.1		7.0		$17,185	$1,979	$15,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Richard Elementary School

What district is Richard Elementary School in?

Grosse Pointe Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Richard Elementary School?

Students at Richard Elementary School are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Richard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Richard Elementary School.

Is Richard Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Richard Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 44^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Richard Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Brownell Middle School
High : Grosse Pointe South High School

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