RICHARDS H S

RICHARDS · TX · RICHARDS ISD · Public · K-12 combined

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ANDERSON-SHIRO JR/SR H S → MONTGOMERY H S → TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL - PLANTERSVILLE CAMPUS → NAVASOTA H S → LAKE CREEK H S → THOMAS BUZBEE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL → W B BIZZELL ACADEMY → Alpha Omega Academy →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 40% of US high schools
📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 8% by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How RICHARDS H S compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ANDERSON-SHIRO JR/SR H S, MONTGOMERY H S, TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL - PLANTERSVILLE CAMPUS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 8% by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

7.1

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

🏛️ Federal Title I context

Title I Targeted Assistance eligible

35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance

38.2%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

1.2%

Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +5.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 249 students:

2025

262

2027

291

2029

323

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $14,956 per student in district revenue, the 74 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,106,744/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
ANDERSON-SHIRO JR/SR H S ANDERSON	Public	10.2	284	+5.6%
MONTGOMERY H S MONTGOMERY	Public	12.7	1,523	-0.3%
TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOL - PLANTERSVILLE CAMPUS PLANTERSVILLE	Public · charter	13.9	3	—
NAVASOTA H S NAVASOTA	Public	16.5	919	+6.1%
LAKE CREEK H S MONTGOMERY	Public	16.8	1,692	+4.9%
THOMAS BUZBEE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL NEW WAVERLY	Public · charter	17.0	42	—
W B BIZZELL ACADEMY NAVASOTA	Public	17.0	9	—
Alpha Omega Academy Huntsville	Private	17.7	442	+8.9%