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W D Richards Elementary School
3311 Fairlawn Dr
Columbus IN, 47201, Bartholomew County
Phone: 812-376-4311
Ranking: 
(706 out of 1,449, top 49%)*
(706 out of 1,449, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Bartholomew County School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 571 | 568 | 581 | 561 | 604 | 555 | 595 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 27 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 1.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 11.7% | 81 | 14.3% | 78 | 13.4% | 74 | 13.2% | 80 | 13.2% | 75 | 13.5% | 84 | 14.1% |
| Grade 1: | 82 | 14.4% | 76 | 13.4% | 78 | 13.4% | 76 | 13.5% | 91 | 15.1% | 74 | 13.3% | 96 | 16.1% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 15.8% | 72 | 12.7% | 84 | 14.5% | 82 | 14.6% | 72 | 11.9% | 98 | 17.7% | 89 | 15.0% |
| Grade 3: | 75 | 13.1% | 81 | 14.3% | 75 | 12.9% | 70 | 12.5% | 101 | 16.7% | 82 | 14.8% | 85 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 81 | 14.2% | 76 | 13.4% | 73 | 12.6% | 93 | 16.6% | 92 | 15.2% | 76 | 13.7% | 80 | 13.4% |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 13.0% | 81 | 14.3% | 106 | 18.2% | 85 | 15.2% | 85 | 14.1% | 84 | 15.1% | 68 | 11.4% |
| Grade 6: | 75 | 13.1% | 101 | 17.8% | 87 | 15.0% | 81 | 14.4% | 83 | 13.7% | 66 | 11.9% | 82 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 272 | 47.6% | 256 | 45.1% | 271 | 46.6% | 275 | 49.0% | 271 | 44.9% | 255 | 45.9% | 282 | 47.4% |
| Female: | 299 | 52.4% | 312 | 54.9% | 310 | 53.4% | 286 | 51.0% | 285 | 47.2% | 260 | 46.8% | 282 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 13 | 2.3% | 19 | 3.3% | 16 | 2.8% | 19 | 3.4% | 18 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 69 | 12.1% | 53 | 9.3% | 39 | 6.7% | 43 | 7.7% | 38 | 6.3% | 43 | 7.7% | 32 | 5.4% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.2% | 12 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.7% | 11 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.5% |
| White: | 452 | 79.2% | 452 | 79.6% | 482 | 83.0% | 451 | 80.4% | 495 | 82.0% | 460 | 82.9% | 511 | 85.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.4% | 31 | 5.5% | 28 | 4.8% | 31 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 184 | 32.2% | 179 | 31.5% | 178 | 30.6% | 171 | 30.5% | 182 | 30.1% | 118 | 21.3% | 97 | 16.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 9.5% | 53 | 9.3% | 51 | 8.8% | 44 | 7.8% | 66 | 10.9% | 62 | 11.2% | 72 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.15 | 21.04 | 22.35 | 20.75 | 23.06 | 24.10 | 22.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 75% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 82.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.5% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 75.7% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 80.8% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 75.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 84.2% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 71.3% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.1% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76.5% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 82.4% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 76% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 77.9% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 81.2% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 80.9% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 67.2% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 64.3% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 73.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 80.6% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 75.6% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.1% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 64.5% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 63.9% | 64% |
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* W D Richards Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.