Richards Middle School

Regular School · Lawrenceville, GA

Richards Middle School is a regular school school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 1,974 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,974

Teachers (FTE)

136.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	1,126	57%
Black or African American	527	27%
Asian	166	8%
White	108	5%
Two or more races	45	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,974	981M / 993F

English Language Learners: 556 (28% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -16.4pp	36.4%	1,105
Reading Proficiency	28.0% -11.4pp	39.4%	1,138
Science Proficiency	19.0%	—	309

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.04 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

193 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

216

10.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

250

12.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,974	100%

Contact & Location

3555 Sugarloaf Pkwy

Lawrenceville, GA 30044

Phone: (770)995-7133

District

Gwinnett County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,296

District enrollment: 181,814

Other Schools in District

Alcova Elementary School Elementary
Alford Elementary Elementary
Anderson-Livsey Elementary School Elementary
Annistown Elementary School Elementary
Arcado Elementary School Elementary
Baggett Elementary School Elementary
Baldwin Elementary Elementary
Beaver Ridge Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 30044) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130255002004

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD