Is Richman Elementary a good school?

Richman Elementary ranks 2567 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Richman Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 478 students attended Richman Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Richman Elementary?

Students at Richman Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Richman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Richman Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Nicolas Junior High High : Fullerton Union High

Richman Elementary

Summary:

Richman Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fullerton, California, serving 487 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Fullerton Elementary District, which is ranked 498 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Richman Elementary faces several challenges, including lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's performance for certain subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner students, is relatively strong compared to their peers in the state. Interestingly, Richman Elementary's performance is generally lower than nearby schools within the Fullerton Elementary District, such as Raymond Elementary and Fern Drive Elementary, but it outperforms some schools in the Anaheim Elementary District, such as Henry (Patrick) Elementary and Pacific Drive Elementary.

The high percentage of students from low-income families at Richman Elementary may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance, as socioeconomic status is often correlated with educational outcomes. Additionally, the increase in chronic absenteeism could also be negatively impacting the school's academic performance. However, the school's performance for certain subgroups suggests that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve overall academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

700 South Richman Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832-2724

(714) 447-7745

District: Fullerton Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2567^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,532

Students who attend Richman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nicolas Junior High
High:	Fullerton Union High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.1

Number of students: 478

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

Asian:

8.4%

White:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Richman Elementary ranks better than 56.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 11^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.73. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82.6%), Asian (8.4%), White (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Richman Elementary is 25.1, which is the 6^th best among 17 elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Richman Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Richman Elementary is $5,532. 8 elementary schools in the Fullerton Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Richman Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Richman Elementary 2567^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Richman Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Fullerton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fullerton Elementary 498^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Richman Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Richman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	12.30	4537^th	4809	5.7%
2005	15.28	4310^th	4822	10.6%
2006	19.68	4020^th	4818	16.6%
2007	26.68	3814^th	5113	25.4%
2008	29.51	3627^th	5113	29.1%
2009	35.27	3349^th	5193	35.5%
2010	42.32	3037^th	5314	42.8%
2011	60.17	2018^th	5377	62.5%
2012	61.01	1985^th	5390	63.2%
2013	65.87	1787^th	5530	67.7%
2015	28.95	3787^th	5611	32.5%
2016	41.54	2981^st	5614	46.9%
2017	38.97	3170^th	5692	44.3%
2018	49.49	2591^st	5662	54.2%
2019	40.74	3149^th	5789	45.6%
2022	49.38	2559^th	5883	56.5%
2023	52.26	2422^nd	5874	58.8%
2024	49.73	2567^th	5862	56.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Richman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.16	320^th	3246	90.1%
2019	79.61	321^st	3275	90.2%
2022	78.07	323^rd	3311	90.2%
2023	51.25	1124^th	3250	65.4%
2024	71.90	380^th	3160	88.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Richman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.57	1815^th	2420	25.0%
2024	17.62	2557^th	2634	2.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Richman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.30	1557^th	5084	69.4%
2019	54.47	2106^th	5173	59.3%
2022	59.92	1689^th	5264	67.9%
2023	59.50	1775^th	5374	67.0%
2024	59.35	1833^rd	5511	66.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Richman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.94	2135^th	5413	60.6%
2019	45.06	2797^th	5492	49.1%
2022	47.52	2547^th	5635	54.8%
2023	52.42	2274^th	5617	59.5%
2024	53.59	2241^st	5605	60.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Richman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.73	1783^rd	2128	16.2%
2019	35.06	1535^th	2585	40.6%
2022	35.90	1243^rd	2227	44.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Richman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.55	3007^th	5431	44.6%
2019	36.53	3281^st	5510	40.5%
2022	50.67	2407^th	5663	57.5%
2023	51.14	2386^th	5650	57.8%
2024	44.18	2803^rd	5636	50.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Richman Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.74	1639^th	4830	66.1%
2019	50.35	2267^th	4963	54.3%
2022	62.19	1513^th	5084	70.2%
2023	63.19	1483^rd	5098	70.9%
2024	58.40	1759^th	5102	65.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Richman Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	158	23	113	442	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
1989	132	15	98	466	2	n/a	n/a	0	713
1990	114	13	118	471	0	n/a	n/a	0	716
1991	110	12	100	506	0	n/a	n/a	0	728
1992	111	11	103	515	1	n/a	n/a	0	741
1993	110	13	112	539	2	n/a	n/a	0	776
1994	83	18	106	559	1	n/a	n/a	0	767
1995	78	25	96	647	2	n/a	n/a	0	848
1996	78	25	96	647	2	n/a	n/a	0	848
1997	48	25	79	702	2	n/a	n/a	0	856
1998	57	17	69	734	1	n/a	n/a	0	878
1999	53	19	63	765	1	n/a	n/a	0	901
2000	55	16	60	786	3	n/a	n/a	0	920
2001	41	11	41	881	0	n/a	n/a	0	974
2002	48	10	29	872	0	n/a	n/a	0	959
2003	48	10	29	872	0	n/a	n/a	0	959
2004	44	9	37	867	0	n/a	n/a	7	964
2005	29	4	34	816	1	n/a	n/a	0	884
2006	25	9	26	804	0	n/a	n/a	1	865
2007	24	9	32	762	0	n/a	n/a	7	834
2008	27	8	33	761	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	829
2009	21	5	29	741	1	8	13	0	818
2010	21	8	32	733	1	5	4	0	804
2011	14	4	30	697	3	5	2	0	755
2012	18	5	35	675	9	4	4	0	750
2013	18	6	34	704	8	1	1	0	772
2014	25	3	30	698	8	1	3	0	768
2015	25	7	27	709	7	0	6	0	781
2016	35	11	26	682	8	0	7	0	769
2017	35	8	30	660	7	2	15	0	757
2018	32	15	26	638	0	1	22	0	734
2019	29	14	26	597	0	2	20	0	688
2020	23	11	24	527	0	3	15	0	603
2021	25	10	31	466	0	2	9	0	543
2022	28	8	35	431	1	2	11	0	516
2023	27	9	40	402	0	2	7	0	487
2024	23	7	40	395	0	1	12	0	478

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Richman Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	736	30.0	24.5	n/a
1989	713	28.2	25.2	n/a
1990	716	29.1	24.6	n/a
1991	728	30.5	23.8	n/a
1992	741	31.0	23.9	88.1
1993	776	32.5	23.9	72.2
1994	767	34.0	22.6	85.9
1995	848	35.6	23.8	86.2
1996	848	35.6	23.8	86.2
1997	856	38.7	22.1	82.9
1998	878	39.6	22.2	81
1999	901	36.8	24.5	88.3
2000	920	39.8	23.1	88.8
2001	974	41.6	23.4	89.4
2002	959	44.6	21.5	83.7
2003	959	44.6	21.5	83.7
2004	964	40.0	24.1	83.9
2005	884	41.0	21.6	90.8
2006	865	39.5	21.9	99.8
2007	834	41.0	20.3	93.5
2008	829	45.0	18.4	93
2009	818	36.9	19.0	88.5
2010	804	36.5	22.0	86.7
2011	755	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	750	30.9	24.2	n/a
2013	772	30.5	25.3	89
2014	768	29.0	26.4	88.4
2015	781	28.0	27.8	88.9
2016	769	26.0	29.5	84.8
2017	757	27.5	27.5	82.3
2018	734	25.5	28.7	65.5
2019	688	25.0	27.5	85.5
2020	603	n/a	n/a	82.9
2021	543	21.5	25.2	79.7
2022	516	20.9	24.6	84.5
2023	487	19.0	25.6	83.2
2024	478	19.0	25.1	76.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Richman Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	736	30.0	24.5	n/a
1989	713	28.2	25.2	n/a
1990	716	29.1	24.6	n/a
1991	728	30.5	23.8	n/a
1992	741	31.0	23.9	88.1
1993	776	32.5	23.9	72.2
1994	767	34.0	22.6	85.9
1995	848	35.6	23.8	86.2
1996	848	35.6	23.8	86.2
1997	856	38.7	22.1	82.9
1998	878	39.6	22.2	81
1999	901	36.8	24.5	88.3
2000	920	39.8	23.1	88.8
2001	974	41.6	23.4	89.4
2002	959	44.6	21.5	83.7
2003	959	44.6	21.5	83.7
2004	964	40.0	24.1	83.9
2005	884	41.0	21.6	90.8
2006	865	39.5	21.9	99.8
2007	834	41.0	20.3	93.5
2008	829	45.0	18.4	93
2009	818	36.9	19.0	88.5
2010	804	36.5	22.0	86.7
2011	755	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	750	30.9	24.2	n/a
2013	772	30.5	25.3	89
2014	768	29.0	26.4	88.4
2015	781	28.0	27.8	88.9
2016	769	26.0	29.5	84.8
2017	757	27.5	27.5	82.3
2018	734	25.5	28.7	65.5
2019	688	25.0	27.5	85.5
2020	603	n/a	n/a	82.9
2021	543	21.5	25.2	79.7
2022	516	20.9	24.6	84.5
2023	487	19.0	25.6	83.2
2024	478	19.0	25.1	76.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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