Elementary · Missouri
Richards Elem.
Richards Elem., a public elementary school in West Plains, Missouri: grades pre-k–8, 389 students, 15.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Richards R-V.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 389
- Teachers (FTE)
- 26.0
- Students per teacher
- 15.0
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 89% of elementary schools in Missouri
Median 12.3 · 1,203 schools compared
More students per teacher than 55% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 65% of elementary schools in Missouri
Median 327 · 1,203 schools compared
Smaller than 55% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Remote town
- Run by
- Richards R-V
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Richards R-V.
Location
- Address
- 3461 County Rd 1710, West Plains, MO 65775
- Phone
- (417)256-5239
- City or town
- West Plains
- County
- Howell County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–4 | 767 | 12.1 | |
| Pre-K–8 | 466 | 15.0 | |
| Pre-K–8 | 186 | 10.9 | |
| Pre-K–8 | 201 | 11.3 | |
Glenwood Elem.Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 252 | 10.4 |
| Pre-K–6 | 196 | 12.7 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.
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