For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 331 students in Richmond R-XVI School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in Richmond R-XVI School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Missouri public middle school average of 31% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
4 Schools
830 Schools
# Students
1,549 Students
233,376 Students
# Teachers
119 Teachers
20,291 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Richmond R-XVI School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 553 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#421 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
38%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.49
# American Indian Students
5 Students
895 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
11 Students
4,582 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
33 Students
18,531 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
8%
# Black Students
28 Students
35,869 Students
% Black Students
2%
15%
# White Students
1,366 Students
161,241 Students
% White Students
88%
69%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
840 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
106 Students
11,418 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
77
2,573
# Students in K Grade:
106
2,732
# Students in 1st Grade:
118
2,984
# Students in 2nd Grade:
106
2,965
# Students in 3rd Grade:
120
3,038
# Students in 4th Grade:
126
3,162
# Students in 5th Grade:
107
6,674
# Students in 6th Grade:
104
47,831
# Students in 7th Grade:
105
65,734
# Students in 8th Grade:
122
66,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
148
7,517
# Students in 10th Grade:
132
7,274
# Students in 11th Grade:
96
7,118
# Students in 12th Grade:
82
6,840
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,352 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,081. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,848 is less than the state median of $13,908. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,352
$15,081
Spending / Student
$9,848
$13,908
Best Richmond R-XVI School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Richmond Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
715 S Wellington St
Richmond, MO 64085
(816) 776-5841
Richmond, MO 64085
(816) 776-5841
Grades: 6-8
| 331 students
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