Richards Middle School
33500 Garfield Rd
Fraser MI, 48026, Macomb County
Phone: 586-439-7400
Ranking: 
(680 out of 2,213, top 31%)*
(680 out of 2,213, top 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Fraser Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 42 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 877 | 875 | 825 | 800 | 787 | 803 | 839 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 434 | 49.5% | 432 | 49.4% | 423 | 51.3% | 408 | 51.0% | 376 | 47.8% | 391 | 48.7% | 421 | 50.2% |
| Grade 8: | 443 | 50.5% | 443 | 50.6% | 402 | 48.7% | 392 | 49.0% | 411 | 52.2% | 412 | 51.3% | 418 | 49.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 431 | 49.1% | 439 | 50.2% | 391 | 47.4% | 399 | 49.9% | 398 | 50.6% | 377 | 46.9% | 411 | 49.0% |
| Female: | 446 | 50.9% | 436 | 49.8% | 434 | 52.6% | 401 | 50.1% | 363 | 46.1% | 406 | 50.6% | 408 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.6% | 17 | 2.1% | 21 | 2.6% | 20 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.2% | 23 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 112 | 12.8% | 107 | 12.2% | 71 | 8.6% | 92 | 11.5% | 74 | 9.4% | 62 | 7.7% | 75 | 8.9% |
| White: | 684 | 78.0% | 696 | 79.5% | 682 | 82.7% | 649 | 81.1% | 664 | 84.4% | 700 | 87.2% | 718 | 85.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 3.9% | 37 | 4.2% | 32 | 3.9% | 19 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 331 | 37.7% | 343 | 39.2% | 337 | 40.8% | 295 | 36.9% | 234 | 29.7% | 174 | 21.7% | 165 | 19.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 8.1% | 90 | 10.3% | 70 | 8.5% | 66 | 8.3% | 63 | 8.0% | 49 | 6.1% | 52 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.64 | 21.06 | 20.70 | 20.34 | 20.28 | 17.70 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Listening | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 50% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 64.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 72.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 82.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 84.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 37.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 38.3% | 38.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 80.1% | 72.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 79% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 59.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 62% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 66.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.1% | 47.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 63.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 71.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.7% | 74.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 26.6% | 29.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 27.6% | 32.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 75.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 60.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 65.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 76.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 76.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 75.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 10.8% | 16.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.1% | 10.1% | 15.9% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 64.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.1% | 74.2% |
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* Richards Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.