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Richard Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

176 McKinley Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 · (313) 432-4900 · Part of Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Grosse Pointe Farms’ School Grade A better than 93% of Michigan school districts

Directions
Students
313
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Richard Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Michigan’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 22.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Grosse Pointe Farms kids: Brownell Middle School

On the path

Where Grosse Pointe Farms kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Richard Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Brownell Middle School605 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 34.7%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47.9%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Michigan’s 2,812 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

176 McKinley Ave, Grosse Pointe Farms

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten76
Grade 158
Grade 262
Grade 357
Grade 460
Enrollment over time
255’20
256’21
280’22
295’23
313’24

Up 22.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 5%Black 3%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Richard Elementary School from Grosse Pointe Farms families.

Other schools in Grosse Pointe Public Schools

The district →
John Monteith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grosse Pointe Woods
A−
456 students15:1
George Defer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Park
A+
460 students17:1
Ferry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Woods
A
357 students18:1
Kerby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Farms
A
321 students18:1
Stevens T Mason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe Woods
B−
274 students12:1
Lewis Maire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Grosse Pointe
A+
252 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Michigan’s other public schools; Grosse Pointe Farms’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.