Photo: Croosadabilia croosadabilia · CC BY-SA 3.0Richmond’s public schools outscore 61% of Massachusetts districts
In Richmond, 52% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Richmond, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Richmond’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 286 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richmond’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $29,519 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Richmond’s grade
B: better than 61% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Richmond, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Richmond
Richmond Consolidated
Grades PK–8 · 157 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Richmond
Richmond Consolidated
Grades PK–8 · 157 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Richmond
Richmond Consolidated
Grades PK–8 · 157 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Richmond
Richmond Consolidated
Grades PK–8 · 157 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Richmond
Richmond Consolidated
Grades PK–8 · 157 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Richmond
Richmond Consolidated
Grades PK–8 · 157 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Richmond
Richmond Consolidated
Grades PK–8 · 157 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Richmond
Richmond Consolidated
Grades PK–8 · 157 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Richmond
Richmond Consolidated
Grades PK–8 · 157 students · 9:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Richmond
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Richmond vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Richmond’s borders.
Every school in Richmond
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Richmond’s schools
Are Richmond’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Richmond children attend outscore 61% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Richmond in?
Richmond School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 157 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Richmond spend per student?
$29,519 in Richmond School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Richmond families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.