Schools · Richfield

Richfield, MN schools

Richfield’s public schools score well below Minnesota’s averages: 38% of students are proficient in reading against 52.5% statewide, and 86% of high schoolers graduate on time against 84.4%. Kids attend one of 4 elementary schools through grade 5, then RICHFIELD MIDDLE and RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

CSchool Grade #222Best schools in MN (of 230)#169Highest graduation rate in MN (of 238)

TownTapestry School GradeNew

C

Richfield’s School Grade: C

The public schools Richfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CTest scoresC+Graduation

Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 34%

Lower resultsHigher results

Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1,572)Better than 13%

High confidence. Built on 1,348 tested students and a graduating class of 285; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Minnesota only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Minnesota with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

School path

Where Richfield kids go to school

Grades PK–5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Richfield Public School District

Grades 6–8

CRICHFIELD MIDDLE 808 students · Richfield Richfield Public School District

Grades 9–12

CRICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH 1,183 students · Richfield Richfield Public School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading (grades PK–12, Richfield Public)38%

State average 52.5%

Math (grades PK–12, Richfield Public)27%

State average 44.2%

Graduation · class of 2020

86% graduate on time

Graduation rate

86%

MN: 84.4%

Graduating class

285

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #169 of 238 MN towns →

Districts

The district serving Richfield

Richfield Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 4,094 students

$19,601 per studentMN $17,091C

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Every school

All 24 schools in Richfield

Level

All 24 Preschool 2 Elementary 8 Middle 2 High 10 Other 2

Type

All 24 Public 16 Charter 6 Private 2

Showing 1–24 of 24 schools

RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 604 students

RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 529 students

PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 515 students

SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 406 students

SciTech Academy Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 342 students

CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 303 students

Seven Hills - Richfield ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 303 students

Horizon Science Academy Twin CitiesElementary · Grades K–7 · 171 students

RICHFIELD MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 808 students

Seven Hills - Richfield MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 313 students

RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,183 students

Richfield College Experience PrgHigh · Grades 9–12 · 84 students

WATERSHED HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 57 students

South Education Center AcademyHigh · Grades 5–12 · 48 students

SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATIONHigh · Grades 12 · 24 students

ALC - SECA - EYHigh · Grades 7–12

ALC Richefield - Success at 15High · Grades 7–12

ALC Richfield HS-ISHigh · Grades 9–12

Richfield HS ALCHigh · Grades 9–12

SECA - ISHigh · Grades 9–12

CENTRAL EDUCATION CENTERPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 86 students

Central Education Center PreKPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 67 students

BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

BLESSED TRINITY-PENN CAMPUS

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.