Richfield Public School Academy

Public middle school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Flint, Michigan

Richfield Public School Academy in Flint, Michigan enrolled 418 students in 2024-25 with 20.6 full-time teachers, 20.3 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 7-13% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 3% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 43%

350 students in 2022-23, 389 students in 2023-24, 418 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.4 to 20.6.

Students enrolled at Richfield Public School Academy by school year2022-23: 350, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-233502023-243892024-25418
Students enrolled at Richfield Public School Academy by school year2022-23: 350, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-233502023-243892024-25418
Students enrolled at Richfield Public School Academy by school year2022-23: 350, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-233502023-243892024-25418
Students enrolled at Richfield Public School Academy by school year2022-23: 350, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-233502023-243892024-25418
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335014.424.3
2023-2438920.419.1
2024-2541820.620.3

20.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Michigan middle schools

Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 20.3; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.3state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 20.3; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.3state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 20.3; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.3state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; This school 20.3; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.3state median 17.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Richfield Public School Academy enrolled 387 students and reported no counselor; it reported 55 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions55
  • Chronically absent50.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.3% of students were Black, 14.4% White, 12.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black66.3%
  2. White14.4%
  3. Hispanic12.4%
  4. Two or more races6.7%
  5. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Richfield Public School Academy scored proficient or above: 7-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-227‑13%7‑13%44%
Math, 2022-233%0‑8% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Flint

5 public middle schools in Flint report 2024-25 enrollment; Richfield Public School Academy is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Armstrong Middle School65617.969.2%
Leota Fiedler Elementary School43118.973.1%
Richfield Public School Academy41820.395.7%
Holmes STEM Middle School Academy25625.691.0%
Hamady Middle School15413.887.0%

All public schools in Flint →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Richfield Public School Academy

  1. Bentley Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 145 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Leota Fiedler Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 431 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Richfield Public School Academy with Bentley Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Richfield Public School Academy spends per student$14,627 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,627
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganRichfield Public School Academy is the number 302 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#302 of 489
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher20.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.20.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Richfield Public School Academy

  1. How many students attend Richfield Public School Academy?
    418 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 350 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Flint, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Richfield Public School Academy?
    20.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Richfield Public School Academy a Title I school?
    Richfield Public School Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Richfield Public School Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Richfield Public School Academy scored proficient or above: 7-13% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Richfield Public School Academy in?
    Richfield Public School Academy, NCES district ID 2600286. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260028601654 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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