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Richmond R-XVI

At a glance

267^thof 367 Missouri districts▼ 5

Better than 27% of Missouri districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1017 E Main St
Richmond, MO 64085-2202·(816) 776-6912·All Missouri district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 27.2% of districts

Schools

1,543

Students

Top rankedRichmond Middle238^th of 438 Missouri middle schools

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Biggest riser

Richmond Middle up 28 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Richmond R-XVI school district in Missouri consists of 4 schools: 2 elementary schools (Sunrise Elementary and Dear Elementary), 1 middle school (Richmond Middle), and 1 high school (Richmond High). The district as a whole is ranked 267 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other districts in the state.

Among the schools, Richmond Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 238 out of 438 Missouri middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year. It performed relatively well on math and English language arts assessments, with 52.3% and 41.6% of 8th graders proficient or better, respectively, and had a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 23.2%. Richmond High School also had a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.6% for the 2023-2024 school year and performed better than the district and state averages on the English II end-of-course exam.

In contrast, Sunrise Elementary had low proficiency rates on math and English language arts assessments, ranging from 13.1% to 35.4% proficient or better across grades 3-5. Additionally, Richmond High had proficiency rates below the state average on Algebra I, Biology I, and Government end-of-course exams. These performance disparities may be influenced by socioeconomic factors, as the elementary schools had higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to the middle and high schools.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	701 E Main	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 776-5401	300	28	10.7	55.7%	263 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.0%)								(n/a)																		$11,437	$360	$11,077
Richmond High	Public	9-12	451 E South	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	No	(816) 776-2226	474	33	14.5	36.9%	424 (89.5%)	14 (3.0%)	12 (2.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	31.6	260^th of 367 public high schools	29.2%		33.6	245^th of 378 public high schools	35.2%	15															14.5	30.3	47.6	$12,690	$229	$12,461
Sunrise Elementary	Public	2-5	401 Matt Waller Dr	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 776-3059	460	34	13.5	48.0%	410 (89.1%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	20.8	731^st of 900 public elementary schools	18.8%		25.4	693^rd of 906 public elementary schools	23.5%	38	13.1	15.8	14.7				32.9		23.5	24.7	35.4							$10,609	$168	$10,441
Richmond Middle	Public	6-8	715 S Wellington St	Richmond	64085	Ray County	Richmond R-XVI	No	No	No	No	(816) 776-5841	309	24	12.8	48.5%	272 (88.0%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	45.5	238^th of 438 public middle schools	45.7%		41.2	266^th of 451 public middle schools	41.0%	28				28.8	32.8	52.3		20.1				34.5	41.6	37.1				$12,526	$501	$12,026

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hardin-Central C-2	6.92 mi	2
Lexington R-V	8.36 mi	4	334^th
Excelsior Springs 40	9.05 mi	8	224^th
Orrick R-Xi	9.85 mi	2
Wellington-Napoleon R-Ix	10.25 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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