Richards R5 School in West Plains, Missouri on �ǿմ�ý

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Richards R5 School is a town public school in West Plains, Missouri that is part of Richards R5 Elementary School District. It serves 360 students in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Its teachers have had 69 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 8

360 Students

25 Teachers

3461 County Road 1710

West Plains, MO 65775 View local requests

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Richards R5 School Demographics

64%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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