Elementary school (grades K-5) · Richgrove, CA

Richgrove Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Richgrove Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063243011376
0/100100/10022/100
👥 S:T ratio
29
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
5
📋 Attendance
24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Richgrove Elementary earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 81% of California schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

22
Resource Index · Lower
17.7:1
small classes for California
90.6%
free-lunch eligible
477
students enrolled

Richgrove Elementary has class sizes smaller than 81% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-10 students YoY

Richgrove Elementary held near 498 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 27.9 → 26.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-10 students YoY 063243011376 · Richgrove, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

477 enr · 17.7:1 · 90.6% lunch · RII 22

Nearest enrollment peer: Del Rio Elementary School (477 students)

Richgrove Elementary held near 498 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-10 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 27.9 → 26.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Richgrove Elementary compares

Richgrove Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.7:1 ▼ 18% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 90.6% ▲ 63% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 477 top 49% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.7:1
Leaner classes than 26% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
477
Bigger than 59% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
90.6%
free-lunch eligible - 63% above the California average of 55.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17.7:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 19% in California - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
30.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,579
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 477 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
25
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 98.5%
Asian 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 98.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.0, Richgrove Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Richgrove Elementary reports $23,579 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Richgrove Elementary

How many students attend Richgrove Elementary?

Richgrove Elementary has 477 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Richgrove, CA. CCD year-over-year: 508 (2022-23) → 498 (2023-24), nearly flat (-10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Richgrove Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Richgrove Elementary is 17.7:1, which is 18% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 13% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Richgrove Elementary?

90.6% of students at Richgrove Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Richgrove Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Richgrove Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 98.5% of enrollment, in Richgrove, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Richgrove Elementary?

Richgrove Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Richgrove Elementary?

None reported; Richgrove Elementary operates only Richgrove Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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