Richmond Elementary School is located at 700-585 Richmond Road, Susanville, CA 96130. The campus serves students in kindergarten through grade 8. Enrollment stands at 191 students as of the 2023–24 school year. The student-teacher ratio is 20:1. The student body is 51% female and 49% male. According to state assessment data, 52% of students reached proficiency in math and 67% in reading, both figures well above California state averages and ranking the school in the top 20% of California schools for both subjects. Richmond operates as the sole campus within Richmond Elementary School District, its own single-school district, serving a predominantly White rural student body west of Susanville with 18% economically disadvantaged enrollment, the lowest rate among all schools in this Susanville group. Richmond serves a defined rural attendance boundary under Richmond Elementary School District's K–8 standalone campus structure, functioning independently from Susanville Elementary School District with its own elected board. Market activity near campus reflects pricing near $225,000 based on current Lassen County housing data. Ranked in the top 20% of California schools, Richmond Elementary stands among the best elementary schools in California for rural single-school K–8 districts in the Susanville CA area, posting the highest reading proficiency of any school in this group.