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Richland High

Q: How many students attend Richland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Richland High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Richland High?

Students at Richland High are 94% White, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Richland High?

Richland High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Richland Elementary

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Richland High is a public high school located in Richland, Missouri, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 213 students. The school is part of the Richland R-IV school district, which is ranked 330 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richland High consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts significantly lower than the state averages. The school's academic performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 85th out of 361 Missouri high schools in 2021-2022 to 288th out of 378 in 2023-2024. Richland High's four-year graduation rate has been fluctuating, ranging from 90% to 100% in recent years, which is generally on par with or slightly below the state average. The school's dropout rate has been around 3%, which is higher than the state average.

Richland High has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with the free and reduced-price lunch rate increasing from 38.99% in 2021-2022 to 58.69% in 2023-2024. The school's performance on standardized tests for low-socioeconomic students is significantly lower than the state average, indicating a significant achievement gap. Additionally, Richland High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.2% to 23.1% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. When compared to nearby schools, such as Lebanon Senior High, Dixon High, Iberia High, and Waynesville Senior High, Richland High consistently performs worse on standardized tests and has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates.

218

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,621

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

714 E Jefferson
Richland, MO 65556-8202

(573) 765-3711

District: Richland R-IV

Feeder schools for Richland High:

Elementary:

Richland Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Hispanic:

2.8%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2024

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2022) to 24th (2024)

!Algebra I scores 32 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Missouri avg41%

413^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 21 pts since 2019

From bottom 27% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

330^th of 367Richland R-IV among Missouri districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	413 of 438	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	430 of 587	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	364 of 369	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	313 of 482	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	357 of 358	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	433 of 527	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	288 of 378	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.5	85 of 361	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	26.8	257 of 358	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	218 of 460	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.2	388 of 468	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	322 of 401	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.7	413 of 504	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.5	380 of 521	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.6	321 of 523	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.2	433 of 522	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	433 of 528	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.2	297 of 516	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	219 of 507	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	24.3	465 of 539	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	490 of 538	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	36.9	397 of 534	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	230 of 274	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	169 of 368	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.9	368 of 382	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	275 of 321	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.3	96 of 310	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.3	252 of 309	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	229 of 430	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	380 of 440	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)16th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)14th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-27 vs state

Algebra I13%-32 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

Science9%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Richland High

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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)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richland High	Public	7-12	714 E Jefferson	Richland	65556	Pulaski County	Richland R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 765-3711	218	20	10.9	53.2%	206 (94.5%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)		20.7	3.3	8.9			14.8	13.4					$13,621	$1,857	$11,764
Stoutland High	Public	7-12	7584 State Road T	Stoutland	65567	Camden County	Stoutland R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 286-3711	158	16	9.9	55.1%	150 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	18.5	307^th of 367 public high schools	16.3%		16.7	323^rd of 378 public high schools	14.6%	16		11.2		26.2		18.6	22.8	23.9	17.3				$13,422	$661	$12,761
Laquey R-V High	Public	9-12	27600 Hwy Aa	Laquey	65534	Pulaski County	Laquey R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 765-4051	205	17	12.3	54.6%	179 (87.3%)	4 (2.0%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)								(n/a)								13.2					$11,248	$968	$10,281
Crocker High	Public	6-12	601 N Commercial	Crocker	65452	Pulaski County	Crocker R-II	No	No	No	No	(573) 736-5000	296	25	11.8	17.6%	268 (90.5%)	5 (1.7%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	9.6	334^th of 367 public high schools	9.0%		12.8	337^th of 378 public high schools	10.8%	3	14.1	17.5	7.0	13.9	11.8	26.1	13.9	2.8	11.5			17.4	$11,751	$498	$11,253
Waynesville Career Center	Public	9-12	400 G.W. Lane	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 842-2500	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Waynesville Senior High	Public	9-12	200 G W Ln	Waynesville	65583	Pulaski County	Waynesville R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 842-2400	1,719	98	17.4	40.1%	1,010 (58.8%)	183 (10.6%)	255 (14.8%)	35 (2.0%)	8 (0.5%)	37 (2.2%)	191 (11.1%)	51.1	150^th of 367 public high schools	59.1%		63	86^th of 378 public high schools	77.2%	64								35.3	35.5	54.4	41.4	41.0	$15,604	$973	$14,631
Iberia High	Public	7-12	201 Pemberton Dr	Iberia	65486	Miller County	Iberia R-V	No	No	No	No	(573) 793-2228	291	24	12.0	40.2%	277 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	28.9	271^st of 367 public high schools	26.2%		50.9	142^nd of 378 public high schools	62.4%	129			20.1			30.9		13.7	37.1				$11,314	$249	$11,064
Dixon High	Public	9-12	300 E. High School Dr	Dixon	65459	Pulaski County	Dixon R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 759-7163	271	21	13.0	43.9%	244 (90.0%)	5 (1.8%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	25.4	286^th of 367 public high schools	22.1%		24	289^th of 378 public high schools	23.5%	3								24.4	24.0				$11,481	$691	$10,790
Lebanon Technical Career Center	Public	9-12	757 Brice St	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Lebanon R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 657-6700	0	26	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lebanon Senior High	Public	9-12	777 Brice St	Lebanon	65536	Laclede County	Lebanon R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 657-6600	1,439	78	18.5	53.4%	1,259 (87.5%)	20 (1.4%)	73 (5.1%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.4%)	30.2	264^th of 367 public high schools	28.1%		34.5	238^th of 378 public high schools	37.0%	26								24.3	27.6	40.9	56.2	27.1	$14,246	$305	$13,940

Frequently Asked Questions about Richland High

What is the racial makeup of Richland High?

Students at Richland High are 94% White, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Richland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Richland High.

What schools feed into Richland High?

Richland High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Richland Elementary

What district is Richland High in?

Richland R-IV

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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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