Summary:
Richfield Public School District serves about 3,941 students across 8 schools — four elementary schools (PK–5), one middle school (6–8), and three high schools (9–12, including two small specialized settings). Enrollment is concentrated at Richfield Senior High (1,183 students) and Richfield Middle (808). District-wide, students trail the state in every tested subject: math 32.4% versus 44.9%, reading 39.2% versus 48.6%, and science 15.1% versus 25.5%. Reading is the district’s relative strength, showing the smallest gap to the state.
Elementary schools post the district’s strongest results. Sheridan Hills Elementary leads elementary math (45.0%) and reading (43.8%), both above district averages and near state levels, and it earned 2 stars. Richfield Stem School has the best elementary science score at 24.5%, close to the state’s 25.5%, while Richfield Dual Language School is a math standout at 42.3%. Richfield Middle is the clearest improvement story, climbing from the 29th to the 42nd percentile over two years and earning 2 stars, with reading (41.7%) above the district average. Richfield Senior High shows a different pattern: a 92.5% graduation rate that beats both the district (90.6%) and state (84.9%) averages, despite low all-grade test proficiency (20.3% math, 34.1% reading, 14.1% science).
Centennial Elementary faces the highest poverty concentration (73.93% free/reduced lunch) and the lowest reading and science scores, but improved in all three subjects this year. Science remains a district-wide weak spot, and two small high schools — Richfield College Experience Prg and Secondary Special Education — have too little reported data to compare; suppressed scores should be treated as unknown, not as failure. Three schools earned 2 stars in 2025–26: Richfield Middle, Richfield Dual Language, and Sheridan Hills.
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