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Richards High School

Q: Is Richards High School a good school?

Richards High School ranks 2533 rd of 4651 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Richards High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Richards High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Richards High School?

Students at Richards High School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

2533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 46% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Richards High School is an alternative public school located in Richards, Texas, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 235 students. The school is part of the Richards Independent School District (ISD).

Richards High School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with a 100% four-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate for the past three school years. The school generally performs better than the state average in STAAR Reading and Science tests, but lags behind in STAAR Mathematics and Social Studies. Its STAAR EOC scores also show a mixed performance, with strengths in Biology and English I/II Reading, but weaknesses in Algebra I and U.S. History.

The school serves a diverse student population, with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 34.23% to 42.55% over the past three school years. To support these students, the school has steadily increased its per-student spending from $9,959 in 2018-2019 to $11,768 in 2020-2021, and maintains a relatively small student-teacher ratio between 11.1 and 11.3 over the same period. These investments in resources and personalized attention may contribute to the school's exceptional graduation and dropout rates.

249

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,166

Per pupil spending ?

38.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9477 Panther Dr
Richards, TX 77873-0308

(936) 851-2364

District: Richards Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.9%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2022 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2022

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

Elementary school

2,533^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,016^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

682^nd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2533 of 4651	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3545 of 4710	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2587 of 4647	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	5.7	4445 of 4461	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	3713 of 4658	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	2185 of 4588	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	9.7	4441 of 4561	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	5.5	4574 of 4594	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	4305 of 4521	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	4367 of 4477	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	2445 of 4647	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3130 of 4585	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2775 of 4563	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	17.1	2830 of 3108	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	2510 of 3106	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2764 of 3082	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	1016 of 2344	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.5	1728 of 2372	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1431 of 2330	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1537 of 2254	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	648 of 2252	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	27.7	1674 of 2193	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	1007 of 2080	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.6	1313 of 2027	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.0	1630 of 1987	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	1473 of 2043	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.3	1024 of 1987	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.4	563 of 1973	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	61.1	734 of 1951	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	23.9	1702 of 1895	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	1638 of 1803	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.7	1456 of 1763	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.2	1286 of 1718	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	1366 of 1684	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.4	1539 of 1585	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	42.6	1036 of 1582	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	23.5	1361 of 1573	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	1993 of 2182	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1300 of 2058	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	1797 of 2242	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1529 of 2241	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1513 of 2221	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	703 of 2151	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.1	1894 of 2047	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	57.3	709 of 2008	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	1387 of 2235	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1612 of 2251	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1478 of 2220	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.0	422 of 2172	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.0	1267 of 2073	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1441 of 2039	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	1390 of 2246	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	1218 of 2245	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	1328 of 2228	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	553 of 2168	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	1263 of 2069	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1266 of 2030	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	13.7	1629 of 1733	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1333 of 1749	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1403 of 1723	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.7	574 of 1700	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.3	1514 of 1684	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1091 of 1673	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	682 of 1974	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	895 of 1990	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	1040 of 1961	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1106 of 1876	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	1212 of 1861	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1303 of 1857	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	806 of 1797	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.8	991 of 1777	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.0	633 of 1762	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.8	1113 of 1743	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	1316 of 1734	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	1270 of 1652	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	1289 of 1603	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.7	1407 of 1672	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	66.3	508 of 1568	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.1	985 of 1539	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.9	871 of 1510	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.5	716 of 1497	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.8	908 of 1430	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.4	883 of 1429	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.1	738 of 1427	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	21.5	825 of 1024	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	1053 of 1837	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	1064 of 1829	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1104 of 1810	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1224 of 1784	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	1062 of 1880	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	924 of 1891	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	1299 of 1841	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1515 of 1815	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1367 of 1798	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1012 of 1781	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.4	611 of 1884	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	1248 of 1897	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1075 of 1847	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	93.4	39 of 1848	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	28.0	1439 of 1818	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.8	520 of 1794	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.1	800 of 1891	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	838 of 1913	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	1089 of 1853	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	1121 of 1840	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1293 of 1824	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.7	753 of 1803	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	43.5	870 of 1556	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	903 of 1576	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1201 of 1525	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1236 of 1510	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1130 of 1526	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	791 of 1539	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2024)47th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2024)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)9th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile-24 vs school

At Risk (2022)<1st percentile

Middle school

Male (2024)38th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)38th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2024)20th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile-23 vs school

White (2024)6th percentile-21 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)68th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)58th percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)44th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2024)44th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)43rd percentile~ school

African American (2019)19th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology73%+11 vs state

English II Reading67%+10 vs state

English I Reading62%+10 vs state

U.S. History58%-10 vs state

Social Studies50%+20 vs state

Algebra I50%+3 vs state

Reading49%-5 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Richards High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9477 Panther Dr	Richards	77873	Grimes County	Richards Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 851-2364	249	22	11.4	38.2%	204 (81.9%)	8 (3.2%)	24 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)								(n/a)	50.0	73.1	61.5	66.7	57.9	64.7	26.7	46.2	69.2	23.5	68.8	64.7	26.7	15.4	33.3	11.1	25.0	15.4	56.3	50.0	$8,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Richards High School

Is Richards High School a good school?

Richards High School ranks 2533^rd of 4651 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Richards High School in?

Richards Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Richards High School?

Students at Richards High School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Richards High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Richards High School.

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