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Richmond Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Richmond Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sussex, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 412 students. The school is part of the Richmond School District, which is ranked 9th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Richmond Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking among the top 30 elementary schools in Wisconsin for the past several years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating its strong academic performance and overall quality. Students at Richmond Elementary consistently outperform the state average in proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas on the Forward Exam, with some grades reaching over 90% proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's performance in Social Studies and Science is also impressive, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Richmond Elementary outperforms many of them in academic proficiency, particularly in the Hamilton School District and Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District. Schools like Swallow Elementary, Merton Primary, and Maple Avenue Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, but Richmond Elementary maintains a competitive edge in several subject areas. The school's ability to sustain its academic excellence across multiple years and cohorts of students is a testament to the quality of its educational program and the dedication of its staff.

410

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,270

Per pupil spending ?

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

N56W26530 Richmond Rd
Sussex, WI 53089-4299

(262) 538-1360

District: Richmond School District

Students who attend Richmond Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arrowhead High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.2%

Asian:

2.9%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (82% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

30^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

15^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 426Richmond School District among Wisconsin districts

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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	30 of 1044	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	29 of 1061	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	113 of 1067	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	125 of 1067	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.9	34 of 1050	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	57 of 1037	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	73 of 1025	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	84.2	112 of 1071	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	87.7	66 of 1075	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.1	38 of 1076	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	85.9	55 of 1061	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.8	32 of 1053	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	82.4	42 of 1045	96.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	35 of 1046	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	14 of 1045	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	88.7	4 of 1030	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	88.2	8 of 1021	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	71.0	205 of 632	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	47 of 1001	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	31 of 1011	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	183 of 1010	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	146 of 1017	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	91.7	27 of 1004	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	79 of 1002	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	101 of 997	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	29 of 1000	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	67 of 1012	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	57 of 1011	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	81 of 1017	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	46 of 1003	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	57 of 1002	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	49 of 997	95.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	65.1	180 of 748	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	84 of 746	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	46 of 718	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	115 of 718	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.1	26 of 686	96.2%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	15 of 628	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	35 of 641	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	21 of 640	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	21 of 617	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	40 of 613	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	16 of 594	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	10 of 579	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	23 of 612	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	16 of 609	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	7 of 612	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	86.9	25 of 585	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	91.8	9 of 569	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	84.3	15 of 559	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	10 of 549	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	9 of 539	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	82.4	18 of 521	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.3	10 of 519	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	43 of 573	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	52 of 580	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	17 of 579	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	16 of 576	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	41 of 574	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	33 of 557	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	9 of 551	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	6 of 577	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	23 of 585	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	30 of 591	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	11 of 577	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	41 of 572	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	5 of 557	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	16 of 551	97.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	46.6	198 of 425	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	75.2	66 of 407	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	26 of 397	93.5%	★★★★★

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 (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2022)76th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)84th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)53rd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies88%+25 vs state

Science81%+31 vs state

Mathematics81%+27 vs state

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

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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
Merton Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	N68W28460 Sussex Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Merton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-2227	526	36	14.5	5.7%	486 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	91.6	22^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	97.9%		90.5	30^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.2%	8	74.4	82.8					88.6	86.0					87.1		80.7		$10,555	$316	$10,239
Maple Avenue Elementary	Public	K-4	W240N6059 Maple Ave	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-4220	457	30	15.3	17.9%	313 (68.5%)	18 (3.9%)	26 (5.7%)	79 (17.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	91.5	24^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.7%		91.7	24^th of 1061 public elementary schools	97.7%		88.1	77.7					84.5	81.2					87.1		80.0		$14,348	$235	$14,113
Pewaukee Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	436 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 695-5054	748	52	14.2	11.6%	595 (79.5%)	15 (2.0%)	29 (3.9%)	62 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	$11,858	$584	$11,274
Horizon School	Public	3-5	458 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 695-5052	647	42	15.4	11.3%	510 (78.8%)	12 (1.9%)	35 (5.4%)	45 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	82.2	129^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.6%		84.8	91^st of 1061 public elementary schools	91.4%	38	77.5	66.0	74.7				80.9	66.0	72.3				76.7		67.5		$11,233	$321	$10,912
Swallow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W299N5614 County Road E	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Swallow School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 367-2000	432	29	14.7	2.8%	378 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	26 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	95.7	4^th of 1044 public elementary schools	99.6%		94.3	7^th of 1061 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	77.8	91.8	89.8	98.0	89.4	87.8	84.4	93.9	93.9	96.0	93.6	82.9	93.9	85.4	87.8	73.2	$11,739	$599	$11,139
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	232 Church St	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 369-6710	405	27	15.0	15.6%	346 (85.4%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.4%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)								(n/a)																	$11,281	$436	$10,845
Woodside Elementary	Public	K-4	W236N7465 Woodside Rd	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 820-1530	456	30	15.2	10.5%	382 (83.8%)	11 (2.4%)	25 (5.5%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	84.9	96^th of 1044 public elementary schools	90.8%		82.9	120^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.7%	24	78.3	71.3					80.9	67.0					81.7		73.1		$11,759	$130	$11,629
South Elementary	Public	3-5	651 E Imperial Dr	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 369-6720	332	24	13.9	15.4%	286 (86.1%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.4%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	81.6	139^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.7%		83.9	105^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.1%	34	72.7	63.5	76.8				67.3	71.6	84.9				79.3		67.2		$12,118	$187	$11,931
Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Rolling Ridge Dr	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2005	243	19	12.5	18.5%	197 (81.1%)	3 (1.2%)	28 (11.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	90.3	28^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.3%		88.2	53^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	95.0%	25	80.0	85.7	69.7				91.4	97.1	59.4				91.4		91.4		$10,615	$386	$10,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Richmond Elementary

Is Richmond Elementary a good school?

Yes! Richmond Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 30^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Richmond Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richmond Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Arrowhead High

How many students attend Richmond Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Richmond Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Elementary?

Students at Richmond Elementary are 92% White, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Richmond Elementary in?

Richmond School District

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