Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Richmond’s public schools outscore 77% of Texas districts
In Richmond, 53% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Richmond, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Richmond’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 597 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richmond’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 63% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,147 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then six middle and six high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Iltexas Richmond El, Iltexas Richmond Middle, Calvary Episcopal Preparatory (private), Shady Oak Christian School (private), Shady Oak Primary School (private) and Bridge Preparatory Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Richmond’s grade
A−: better than 77% of Texas school districts, #98 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Richmond, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Richmond · depends on your address
Juan Seguin Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 324 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Smith El
Grades PK–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Richmond · depends on your address
T L Pink El
Grades K–5 · 490 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Jane Long El
Grades K–5 · 443 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Smith El
Grades PK–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Richmond · depends on your address
T L Pink El
Grades K–5 · 490 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Jane Long El
Grades K–5 · 443 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Smith El
Grades PK–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Richmond · depends on your address
T L Pink El
Grades K–5 · 490 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Jane Long El
Grades K–5 · 443 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Smith El
Grades PK–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Richmond · depends on your address
T L Pink El
Grades K–5 · 490 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Jane Long El
Grades K–5 · 443 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Smith El
Grades PK–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Richmond · depends on your address
T L Pink El
Grades K–5 · 490 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Jane Long El
Grades K–5 · 443 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Smith El
Grades PK–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Richmond · depends on your address
T L Pink El
Grades K–5 · 490 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Jane Long El
Grades K–5 · 443 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Smith El
Grades PK–5 · 307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Richmond’s public schools are run by Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, which also serves Beasley, Fulshear, Kendleton and Pleak and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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 Texas towns that share Richmond’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond | A− | Lamar Consolidated Independent |
| Rosenberg | A− | Lamar Consolidated Independent |
| Sugar Land | B+ | Fort Bend Independent |
Every school in Richmond
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Trinity Charter Schools - Richmond Campus).
Questions about Richmond’s schools
Are Richmond’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Richmond children attend outscore 77% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #98 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Richmond in?
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 46,786 students in 49 schools (2024–25).
Where do Richmond kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Fulshear H S, Foster H S, George Ranch H S, Dr. Thomas E Randle H S, Lamar Cons H S and B F Terry H S.
What is Richmond’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Richmond spend per student?
$11,147 in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Richmond?
Yes: Calvary Episcopal Preparatory (religious, grades K–12, 205 students), Shady Oak Christian School (religious, grades PK–K, 70 students), Shady Oak Primary School (nonsectarian, grades 1–5, 45 students) and Bridge Preparatory Academy (religious, grades 5–12, 21 students). Richmond also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Richmond families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Richmond → They have their own page.
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 Texas. Stars are from neighbors.