Richards Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 5812 N Santa Monica Blvd
       Whitefish Bay, WI  53217-4699


(414) 963-3951

District: Whitefish Bay School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
8th of 1,067 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,208 Help


Students who attend Richards Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Whitefish Bay Middle
High:    Whitefish Bay High

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  665

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.0%
Two or more races:
10.2%
Hispanic:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  1.1% Help


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Compare Details Richards Elementary ranks better than 99.3% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.96. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80%), two or more races (10.2%), Hispanic (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Richards Elementary is 17.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Richards Elementary is $11,208.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Richards Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Richards Elementary 8th of 1067 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Richards Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Whitefish Bay School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Whitefish Bay School District 6th of 424 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Richards Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Richards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 85.07 26th 632 95.9%
2006 85.10 44th 712 93.8%
2008 80.95 74th 1021 92.8%
2009 82.66 56th 1030 94.6%
2010 85.29 27th 1045 97.4%
2011 82.01 65th 1046 93.8%
2012 83.36 34th 1045 96.7%
2013 86.59 40th 1053 96.2%
2014 84.09 84th 1061 92.1%
2015 86.41 48th 1076 95.5%
2016 86.51 79th 1075 92.7%
2017 85.63 89th 1071 91.7%
2018 88.57 49th 1025 95.2%
2019 83.20 102nd 1037 90.2%
2021 89.53 55th 1050 94.8%
2022 90.76 36th 1067 96.6%
2023 95.96 8th 1067 99.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Richards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 90.49 5th 76 93.4%
2021 95.37 3rd 85 96.5%
2022 77.83 12th 77 84.4%
2023 94.43 2nd 96 97.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Richards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.70 60th 721 91.7%
2019 93.05 12th 742 98.4%
2021 92.25 20th 746 97.3%
2022 85.95 43rd 748 94.3%
2023 94.39 9th 770 98.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Richards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.96 87th 997 91.3%
2019 82.48 96th 1002 90.4%
2021 85.41 81st 1004 91.9%
2022 90.11 40th 1017 96.1%
2023 95.75 6th 1010 99.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Richards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.35 30th 997 97.0%
2019 81.75 113th 1002 88.7%
2021 90.87 36th 1003 96.4%
2022 88.67 41st 1017 96.0%
2023 94.73 8th 1011 99.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Richards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.61 2nd 271 99.3%
2019 90.30 17th 266 93.6%
2022 99.11 2nd 296 99.3%
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Rank History for White students at Richards Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.69 47th 686 93.1%
2019 81.93 79th 718 89.0%
2021 86.46 43rd 699 93.8%
2022 88.20 36th 704 94.9%
2023 94.43 10th 715 98.6%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Richards Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 593 54 12 8 1 n/a n/a 0 668
1989 612 59 14 11 2 n/a n/a 0 698
1990 476 63 12 10 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1991 508 69 21 11 0 n/a n/a 0 609
1992 540 68 15 6 0 n/a n/a 0 629
1993 537 73 20 12 0 n/a n/a 0 642
1994 523 72 17 14 1 n/a n/a 0 627
1995 547 61 17 12 0 n/a n/a 0 637
1996 547 61 17 12 0 n/a n/a 0 637
1997 566 63 14 9 2 n/a n/a 0 654
1998 557 74 16 12 3 n/a n/a 0 662
1999 566 80 18 15 3 n/a n/a 0 682
2000 544 72 18 14 3 n/a n/a 0 651
2001 547 59 18 11 0 n/a n/a 0 635
2002 585 58 19 14 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2003 585 58 19 14 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2004 569 52 22 15 0 n/a n/a 0 658
2005 463 47 19 15 0 n/a n/a 0 544
2006 559 56 32 23 0 n/a n/a 0 670
2007 545 60 33 21 0 n/a n/a 0 659
2008 584 73 36 18 2 n/a n/a 0 713
2009 606 63 36 17 4 n/a n/a 0 726
2010 599 72 42 22 4 n/a n/a 0 739
2011 596 62 33 28 2 1 23 0 745
2012 585 69 38 24 0 1 27 0 744
2013 575 62 36 24 0 1 25 0 723
2014 576 63 39 28 1 0 28 0 735
2015 547 67 31 34 0 0 26 0 705
2016 553 55 28 26 1 1 32 0 696
2017 540 47 24 27 0 2 27 0 667
2018 515 38 18 27 0 2 27 0 627
2019 513 24 16 39 0 0 44 0 636
2020 539 19 19 36 0 0 55 0 668
2021 517 13 19 30 0 0 53 0 632
2022 540 3 21 29 0 0 60 0 653
2023 532 2 27 36 0 0 68 0 665

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Richards Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 668 42.9 15.5 0
1989 698 45.2 15.4 0
1990 561 32.2 17.4 0
1991 609 33.5 18.1 0
1992 629 34.9 18.0 n/a
1993 642 33.0 19.5 0
1994 627 31.1 20.2 0
1995 637 32.1 19.8 n/a
1996 637 32.1 19.8 n/a
1997 654 32.7 20.0 n/a
1998 662 39.1 16.9 n/a
1999 682 39.6 17.2 n/a
2000 651 40.0 16.3 n/a
2001 635 40.0 15.9 n/a
2002 676 40.9 16.5 n/a
2003 676 40.9 16.5 n/a
2004 658 41.7 15.8 n/a
2005 544 42.2 12.9 n/a
2006 670 42.4 15.8 n/a
2007 659 43.5 15.1 n/a
2008 713 43.0 16.6 0
2009 726 44.1 16.5 0
2010 739 44.2 16.7 0
2011 745 42.8 17.3 0
2012 744 42.4 17.5 2.3
2013 723 42.0 17.1 2.5
2014 735 43.0 17.0 1.1
2015 705 n/a n/a 0.9
2016 696 38.0 18.3 0.4
2017 667 37.0 18.0 0.6
2018 627 34.9 17.9 1
2019 636 36.1 17.5 0.6
2020 668 36.9 18.0 0.9
2021 632 36.3 17.4 0.8
2022 653 34.4 18.9 0.9
2023 665 38.2 17.4 1.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Richards Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 668 42.9 15.5 0
1989 698 45.2 15.4 0
1990 561 32.2 17.4 0
1991 609 33.5 18.1 0
1992 629 34.9 18.0 n/a
1993 642 33.0 19.5 0
1994 627 31.1 20.2 0
1995 637 32.1 19.8 n/a
1996 637 32.1 19.8 n/a
1997 654 32.7 20.0 n/a
1998 662 39.1 16.9 n/a
1999 682 39.6 17.2 n/a
2000 651 40.0 16.3 n/a
2001 635 40.0 15.9 n/a
2002 676 40.9 16.5 n/a
2003 676 40.9 16.5 n/a
2004 658 41.7 15.8 n/a
2005 544 42.2 12.9 n/a
2006 670 42.4 15.8 n/a
2007 659 43.5 15.1 n/a
2008 713 43.0 16.6 0
2009 726 44.1 16.5 0
2010 739 44.2 16.7 0
2011 745 42.8 17.3 0
2012 744 42.4 17.5 2.3
2013 723 42.0 17.1 2.5
2014 735 43.0 17.0 1.1
2015 705 n/a n/a 0.9
2016 696 38.0 18.3 0.4
2017 667 37.0 18.0 0.6
2018 627 34.9 17.9 1
2019 636 36.1 17.5 0.6
2020 668 36.9 18.0 0.9
2021 632 36.3 17.4 0.8
2022 653 34.4 18.9 0.9
2023 665 38.2 17.4 1.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Richards Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $285 (2.8%) $10,055 (97.2%) $10,341
2020 $252 (2.4%) $10,153 (97.6%) $10,405
2021 $360 (3.2%) $10,848 (96.8%) $11,208

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Richards Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 102nd of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 8th of 1067 Elementary schools
 9.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Richards Elementary)5079.8
 29.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Whitefish Bay School District)55.876.4
 20.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Richards Elementary)58.384.5
 26.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Whitefish Bay School District)57.176.4
 19.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Richards Elementary)70.989.3
 18.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Whitefish Bay School District)68.585.3
 16.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Richards Elementary)7082.1
 12.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Whitefish Bay School District)67.776.3
 8.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Richards Elementary)76.392.9
 16.6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Whitefish Bay School District)77.888.1
 10.4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Richards Elementary)7583.3
 8.3%
   4th Grade Science (Whitefish Bay School District)72.578.5
 6%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Richards Elementary)77.173.8
 3.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Whitefish Bay School District)77.674.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Richards Elementary)67.579.8
 12.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Whitefish Bay School District)67.473.1
 5.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students636665
 4.6%
African American242
 91.7%
American Indian00
Asian1627
 68.8%
Hispanic3936
 7.7%
Pacific Islander00
White513532
 3.7%
Two or More Races4468
 54.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients0.6%1.1%
 0.4%


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Students who attend Richards Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitefish Bay Middle
High : Whitefish Bay High

Students at Richards Elementary are 80% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 665 students attended Richards Elementary.

Yes! Richards Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 8th of 1067 Wisconsin elementary schools.


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