Richmond School District

Summary:

The Richmond School District in Wisconsin is home to a single standout school, Richmond Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 412 students. The district as a whole is ranked 9th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Richmond Elementary appears to be an exceptional school within the district, consistently ranking among the top 30 elementary schools in Wisconsin over the past 3 school years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has significantly higher proficiency rates on the Forward Exam compared to the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, indicating it is providing a high-quality education to its students.

Key metrics for Richmond Elementary include a low 1.3% dropout rate, a 17.7% chronic absenteeism rate, and only 1.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school serves a relatively affluent student population. The Richmond School District also spends $12,270 per student, indicating adequate resources are being allocated to support the education of students at Richmond Elementary.

District Detail

N56W26530 Richmond Rd
Sussex, WI 53089-4299

(262) 538-1360

SchoolDigger Rank:
9^th of 426 Wisconsin districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 410

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N56W26530 Richmond Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1360	410	26	15.7	1.5%	378 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	90.2	30^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.1%		90.5	29^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.3%	1	71.4	80.0	73.8	80.0	88.4	91.7	83.3	82.2	88.1	77.8	81.4	72.2	88.9	86.1	80.0	83.3	$12,270	$600	$11,670

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merton Community School District	2.3 mi	2	5^th
Hamilton School District	2.48 mi	8	10^th
Pewaukee School District	3.17 mi	4	28^th
Swallow School District	3.39 mi	1	1^st
Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	3.54 mi	3	21^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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