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Richter Elementary

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Richter Elementary ranks 3412 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Richter Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dayton, Texas, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 882 students. It is part of the Dayton Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 747 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richter Elementary's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades at Richter Elementary was 44.63%, 38.24%, and 56.08%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. Similarly, in STAAR Mathematics, Richter Elementary's proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were 31.45%, 27.49%, and 34.46%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 44.88%, 45.79%, and 46.24%. The school's performance on STAAR Spanish assessments for 3rd and 4th grades is also below the state and district averages.

Richter Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups performing better than others. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, Richter Elementary's ranking for African American students was 2233 out of 2443 Texas elementary schools, rated 0 SchoolDigger stars, while the ranking for Hispanic students was 2983 out of 4401, rated 2 stars. The school's performance for students with special needs, English Language Learners, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds is also generally lower compared to the state and district averages. Richter Elementary's overall performance and ranking place it in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, indicating room for improvement. However, the school's performance is still better than some other nearby schools, such as those in the Cleveland ISD and Huffman ISD, which have even lower academic achievement.

895

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,750

Per pupil spending ?

61.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

90 Cherry Creek Rd
Dayton, TX 77535-1972

(936) 258-7126

District: Dayton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Richter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson J H
High:	Dayton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

28.0%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg35%

Texas avg47%

3,412^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 36% (2017) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Dayton Independent School District (Isd)

747^th of 961Dayton Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	3412 of 4651	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3298 of 4710	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3254 of 4647	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	2783 of 4581	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	2190 of 4578	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.4	3783 of 4479	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3445 of 4359	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.8	2792 of 4329	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.6	2825 of 4260	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	2541 of 4221	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1712 of 1905	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1990 of 2443	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2233 of 2443	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1887 of 2421	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1652 of 2444	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1707 of 2515	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1312 of 2483	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	3583 of 4461	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	2416 of 4331	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	3853 of 4295	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	2863 of 4240	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1847 of 2918	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3187 of 3668	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	2741 of 3556	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	2070 of 3487	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.8	698 of 3446	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.5	2241 of 3333	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	2131 of 3226	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	2786 of 3744	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3029 of 4658	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3292 of 4588	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	2787 of 4561	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	1990 of 4499	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	3558 of 4348	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	3439 of 4306	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	2219 of 2619	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	2055 of 2980	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	1976 of 2958	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	1952 of 3006	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1906 of 3184	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	1656 of 3106	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	2126 of 3644	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3072 of 4465	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	2983 of 4401	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	2347 of 4376	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.7	1281 of 4329	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	32.6	3132 of 4188	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3105 of 4168	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	2597 of 3705	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	3431 of 4594	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3427 of 4521	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	3047 of 4477	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	1772 of 4451	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.5	3944 of 4309	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	3612 of 4264	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	2269 of 3739	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3262 of 4647	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	3173 of 4585	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	2788 of 4563	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	2312 of 4498	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	3788 of 4357	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3410 of 4319	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	589 of 975	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	649 of 1099	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	865 of 1004	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	939 of 961	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1084 of 1112	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	1767 of 3549	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	1814 of 4292	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	2331 of 4086	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	2690 of 3952	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	2407 of 3799	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	2749 of 3684	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2558 of 3558	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2341 of 2612	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	2694 of 3108	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	2670 of 3106	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	2497 of 3082	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	2504 of 3082	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2993 of 3142	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	2914 of 3127	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)20th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-9 vs state

Mathematics31%-15 vs state

Science17%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Richter Elementary	Public	K-5	90 Cherry Creek Rd	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-7126	895	56	16.0	61.3%	528 (59.0%)	77 (8.6%)	251 (28.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	30.2	3412^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.6%		32.7	3298^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.0%	114	33.3			54.6				44.6	38.2	56.1	31.5	27.5	34.5	17.0	$7,750
Austin Elementary	Public	K-5	701 W Houston	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2535	771	47	16.2	74.7%	294 (38.1%)	24 (3.1%)	419 (54.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	41.6	2669^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.6%		42.8	2678^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.1%	9	20.0	28.6	14.3		37.5	0.0	0.0	51.8	48.8	47.5	61.9	44.3	26.8	10.1	$7,909
Kimmie M Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brown Rd	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 257-2796	804	53	15.0	75.5%	323 (40.2%)	37 (4.6%)	409 (50.9%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.1%)	20.6	3996^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.1%		34.2	3203^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	32.0%	793	5.3	6.3		7.7	0.0			44.1	29.4	38.0	35.0	26.4	27.3	9.3	$7,534
Liberty Elementary	Public	2-5	1002 Bowie St	Liberty	77575	Liberty County	Liberty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 336-3603	685	38	17.9	57.1%	253 (36.9%)	88 (12.8%)	302 (44.1%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	25.1	3720^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.0%		37	3022^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	35.8%	698	0.0	0.0	16.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	35.0	50.6	43.0	21.4	23.3	27.9	21.7	$7,645
San Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	1629 Grand Ave	Liberty	77575	Liberty County	Liberty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 336-3161	451	25	17.8	63.9%	164 (36.4%)	58 (12.9%)	196 (43.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)								(n/a)															$8,150
Iltexas Bg Ramirez Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4114 Rd 5200	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 479-9078	888	55	16.2	93.2%	16 (1.8%)	12 (1.4%)	842 (94.8%)	9 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	12.9	4376^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%		11.3	4491^st of 4710 public elementary schools	4.6%	115								33.3	17.2	40.8	22.1	10.9	26.6	11.9	$10,709
Pine Burr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7054 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 799-4900	1,017	68	14.8	95.5%	52 (5.1%)	10 (1.0%)	951 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	10.2	4476^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.8%		9	4567^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.0%	91	7.1	11.3	12.7	3.6	0.0	5.3	0.0	19.7	15.0	31.3	14.8	23.6	29.0	4.1	$11,679
Falcon Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	26503 Fm 2100	Huffman	77336	Harris County	Huffman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 324-7653	677	50	13.5	45.8%	370 (54.7%)	19 (2.8%)	265 (39.1%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	25.6	3693^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.6%		42.8	2680^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.1%	1013		0.0			0.0			40.3	38.8	40.0	32.5	28.1	35.3	17.4	$9,169
Santa Fe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7499 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 592-8717	1,072	66	16.1	97.5%	53 (4.9%)	18 (1.7%)	998 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10.3	4471^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.9%		7.5	4608^th of 4710 public elementary schools	2.2%	137	21.5	13.2	51.3		0.0	11.1	0.0	25.0	19.8	33.8	22.8	22.4	24.1	2.5	$10,567
Hardin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11285 Hwy 146n	Hardin	77561	Liberty County	Hardin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 298-2114	564	34	16.4	70.7%	396 (70.2%)	16 (2.8%)	129 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	23.2	3840^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.4%		27.3	3632^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	22.9%	208								47.6	33.3	40.4	23.5	23.1	23.2	23.2	$7,080

Frequently Asked Questions about Richter Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Richter Elementary?

Students at Richter Elementary are 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Richter Elementary a good school?

Richter Elementary ranks 3412^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Richter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 895 students attended Richter Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Richter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson J H
High : Dayton High School

What district is Richter Elementary in?

Dayton Independent School District (Isd)

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