Richards Middle School

Regular School · Columbus, GA

Richards Middle School is a regular school school in Columbus, Georgia, serving grades 06–08 with 799 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.2:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

799

Teachers (FTE)

46.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	390	49%
White	202	25%
Hispanic/Latino	82	10%
Two or more races	68	9%
Asian	56	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	799	401M / 398F

English Language Learners: 3 (0% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45.0% +8.6pp	36.4%	263
Reading Proficiency	59.0% +19.6pp	39.4%	285
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	97

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)

-0.17 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

194 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

109

13.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.6% 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.)	799	100%

Contact & Location

2892 Edgewood Rd

Columbus, GA 31906

Phone: (706)569-3697

http://muscogee.k12.ga.us/Schools/RCH

District

Muscogee County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,848

District enrollment: 29,818

Other Schools in District

Allen Elementary School Elementary
Blanchard Elementary School Elementary
Brewer Elementary School Elementary
Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy Elementary
Clubview Elementary School Elementary
Davis Elementary School Elementary
Dimon Elementary Elementary
Dorothy Height Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 31906) → CensusDepth.com
Georgia population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Georgia teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

130387001400

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