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Schools in Richmond

Richmond’s public schools

Madison Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richmond. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Louisiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
12%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▲ 31% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
LA 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,077 students on the public path
In brief

Richmond’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Richmond’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Madison Middle School places highest (better than 6%); Wright Elementary School lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Richmond, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Tallulah Elementary Schoolin TallulahD−
3–5Wright Elementary Schoolin TallulahD−
6–8Madison Middle Schoolin TallulahD
9–12Madison High Schoolin TallulahD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Madison Parish School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Madison Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,133 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$20,532LA $15,623 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading12%
State average 42.4% · 607 students tested
Math8%
State average 31.8% · 602 students tested

Richmond vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Richmond’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richmond—Madison Parish
TallulahC−Madison Parish

Every school in Richmond

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Richmondin other towns
Tallulah Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Tallulah
D−
295 students12:1Rate it →
Wright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Tallulah
D−
264 students11:1Rate it →
Madison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tallulah
D
238 students10:1Rate it →
Madison High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Tallulah
D−
280 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Richmond’s schools

Are Richmond’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Richmond. Madison Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richmond. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Richmond in?

Madison Parish School District.

Where do Richmond kids go to high school?

Madison High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.