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Schools in Richfield · Richfield Springs Central School District, Mount Markham Central School District

Richfield’s public schools outscore 50% of New York districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Richfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 88% 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
44%
▼ 5 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▼ 4 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.2K
▼ 21% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Mount Markham Central
Students per teacher
9.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
420 students on the public path
In brief

Richfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 852 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richfield’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 42% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 88% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Richfield’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Richfield Springs Central spends $28,370 per student and Mount Markham Central $27,244, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Richfield’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 50% of New York school districts. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (852)Better than 72%
Towns in Otsego County (24)Better than 67%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 704 test results and a graduating class of 104 could put Richfield anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 88% of Richfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (696 in math, 714 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Richfield runs its own schools through grade 12 (Richfield Springs Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Mount Markham Central School District, shared with Bridgewater, Columbia, Exeter, Litchfield, Plainfield, West Winfield and Winfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Richfield

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

Richfield Springs Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 420 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,370NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Mount Markham Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,032 students · 10.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,244NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Richfield Springs Central School District45%
State average 48.9% · 211 students tested
Math · PK–12, Richfield Springs Central School District46%
State average 46.5% · 206 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mount Markham Central School District44%
State average 48.9% · 503 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mount Markham Central School District41%
State average 46.5% · 490 students tested

Richfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Richfield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RichfieldB−Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12
Plainfield—Mount Markham Central
WinfieldB−Mount Markham Central
WarrenC+Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central K–12
OtsegoBCooperstown Central
Richfield SpringsB−Richfield Springs Central
Exeter—Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12
SpringfieldC−Cherry Valley-Springfield Central
ColumbiaC+Central Valley Central PK–12 · Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12

4 of the 8 neighbors share Mount Markham Central with Richfield for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Richfield

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

District schools in Richfieldby address
Richfield Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Richfield Springs
C+
231 students9:1Rate it →
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School
Grades PK–12 · Richfield Springs
C+
189 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Richfield’s schools

Are Richfield’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Richfield children attend outscore 50% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richfield in?

Two districts: Richfield Springs Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Mount Markham Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bridgewater, Columbia, Exeter, Litchfield, Plainfield, West Winfield and Winfield.

What is Richfield’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Mount Markham Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Richfield spend per student?

$28,370 in Richfield Springs Central School District and $27,244 in Mount Markham Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.