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Schools in Richwood · Ouachita Parish School District

Richwood’s public schools outscore 80% of Louisiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Richwood, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 48% of Richwood’s students scored proficient, above the Louisiana average (42%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.

#64of 162 Louisiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

48%

▲ 6 pts vs LA 42%

2021–22

Math proficiency

35%

▲ 3 pts vs LA 32%

2021–22

Graduate on time

89%

▲ 6 pts vs LA 83%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$13.8K

▼ 12% vs LA $15.6K

FY2024

Students per teacher

14.8

LA 13.6 · larger classes

Schools in town

16,354 students on the public path

In brief

Richwood’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 96 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richwood’s, its schools beat 75%, lower than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,752 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

19 elementary schools, then ten middle and five high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Richwood’s grade

A⁻ Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Louisiana school districts, #64 of 162 Louisiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Louisiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 80%

Lower resultsHigher results

Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (96)Better than 75%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 9,226 test results and a graduating class of 1,198 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Richwood’s students in the tested grades sat them (9,265 in math, 9,188 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Richwood, with each school’s own grade.

19 schools teach K in Richwood’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.

Richwood’s public schools outscore 80% of Louisiana districts

Richwood’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

19 elementary schools, then ten middle and five high schools

What’s behind Richwood’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Richwood vs. its neighbors

Every school in Richwood

Questions about Richwood’s schools

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