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Richfield Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Corning’s School Grade C− better than 15% of California school districts

Students
253
Schools
1
Spent per student
$15,000
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
The gist

What stands out about Richfield Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of California districts
  • Spends 29% less per student than the CA average
  • 23 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Corning. Grade by grade →

K–63 schoolsCorning Union Elementary School District
7–8Maywood MiddleCorning Union Elementary School District
9–122 high schoolsCorning Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 33.1% · 156 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 46.7% · 155 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Corning Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,000 per student · 29% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 73%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
234’20
222’21
238’22
263’23
253’24

Up 8.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 53%White 42%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Richfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Corning
B
253 students23:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.