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School district · Grimes County
TEA district rating C · score 73 of 100 (2025) · 261 students · 1 campuses
Address: 9477 Panther Dr, Richards, TX 77873
Phone: (936) 851-2364
Website: richardsisd.net (opens in a new tab)
Superintendent: Mr Michael Smith Jr
Data as of: TEA ratings 2025 · school directory September 14, 2026 · homes for sale live from our MLS feed
We show what the Texas Education Agency and the schools published as of our last update (September 14, 2026), and we check TEA for rating and directory updates monthly. Attendance zones, ratings and school assignments can change, so check with Richards ISD (opens in a new tab) for the most current information.
Homes for sale
Scope: homes inside the Richards ISD boundary.
$269,900
1376 Fm 1791 Road
Huntsville · MLS #62654019
$185,000
Nov 3$14,000
28 T Carter Road
Huntsville · MLS #84844249
$279,900
Oct 12$10,000
98 Oak Creek Drive
Huntsville · MLS #85422020
$155,000
Oct 30$10,000
6649 Fm 2819 Road
Anderson · MLS #81503686
$449,000
4942 Old Wagon Lane
Richards · MLS #90326351
$435,000
Sep 22$14,000
20359 Fm 1791 Road
Richards · MLS #15198612
Active listings from our MLS feed. Listing information is provided in part by the Houston Association of REALTORS®.
1 campuses
Each school has its own page with its TEA rating history, test results, contact details and the homes for sale around it.
District ratings
| Year | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | C | 73 |
| 2024 | B | 80 |
| 2023 | D | 69 |
| 2022 | B | 82 |
| 2021 | NRNot Rated: Declared State of Disaster | — |
| 2020 | NRNot Rated: Declared State of Disaster | — |
| 2019 | B | 82 |
| 2018 | C | 72 |
Final ratings only (preliminary ratings are not shown). Source: Texas Education Agency.
Local market
Scope: homes inside the Richards ISD boundary. Sale figures appear only where at least 5 homes sold in the period; averages and dollar volume are for signed-in clients.
5 homes are for sale in Richards ISD; at the last six months' sales pace that is 30.0 months of inventory.
Each figure is compared with the same period last year. Where last year's data isn't in our feed yet, you'll see "—".
0
Homes sold
last 30 days
-100% YoY
a year ago: 1
3
New listings
last 30 days
+200% YoY
a year ago: 1
1
Went pending
last 30 days
—
a year ago: 0
These tiles cover the last 30 days. The median sale price at the top covers the last 6 months, and the days-on-market figure in the read above is for homes for sale right now, so the numbers differ.
What's nearby
Scope: 10 places mapped inside the Richards ISD boundary.
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Amenities mapped near Richards ISD: 8 places of worship, 1 police stations, 1 schools.
Flood, fire & weather
Scope: homes inside the Richards ISD boundary. Flood claims are counted by ZIP code; the fire station is measured from the campus.
0%
Homes for sale in the FEMA high-risk flood area
Special Flood Hazard Area, current FEMA maps
Sources: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer; FEMA NFIP claims; Texas fire station locations. Flood risk is address-specific.
Crime & safety
Scope: The agencies that patrol the most homes for sale inside the Richards ISD boundary. Figures cover each agency's whole service area.
Patrols 5 of the homes for sale here
Incidents per 1,000 residents per year, 2025-06 to 2026-07 (12 months). Across 63 agencies in our six counties the middle value is 16.
Jurisdiction-level only: the agency that patrols this address does not publish incident-level open data, so figures cover its whole service area. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Utilities & internet
Scope: 4 census tracts touching the Richards ISD boundary. FCC data is reported by census tract, not by address.
100%
Tracts with fiber service
5,000 Mbps
Fastest advertised download
20
Home internet providers
| Provider | Technology | Max download |
|---|---|---|
| MidSouth Fiber Internet | Fiber to the Premises | 5,000 Mbps |
| Brightspeed | Fiber to the Premises | 2,000 Mbps |
| Nextlink | Unlicensed Fixed Wireless | 500 Mbps |
| Starlink | NGSO Satellite | 280 Mbps |
| Viasat Inc | GSO Satellite | 150 Mbps |
| HughesNet | GSO Satellite | 100 Mbps |
| AT&T | Licensed Fixed Wireless | 100 Mbps |
| T-Mobile | Licensed Fixed Wireless | 100 Mbps |
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
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I'll help you check the assigned schools, the flood exposure and the real costs of living here before you decide.
Allen Markel, REALTOR® · Texas Premier Realty · TREC #0658294
School data: Texas Education Agency (ratings, TAPR, AskTED). Market, flood, amenity, internet and crime data: Allen Markel · Texas Premier Realty research from public sources and our MLS feed.
Homes for sale inside Richards ISD are spread across Huntsville (2), Richards (2), Anderson (1). A district boundary rarely matches a city boundary, so the school for an address depends on the address, not the city name. Source: our listing data.
Richards ISD enrolls about 261 students across 1 campuses, according to TEA data. On our school pages that includes 1 high campuses. Size matters for commute times, class offerings and how attendance zones are drawn, so ask the district about the campus for a specific address. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published, and our own listing data.
Richards ISD serves Grimes County in the area we cover. A district boundary rarely matches a county or city line, so confirm the district for a specific address with our School Research tool. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published.
TEA accountability ratings for Richards ISD by year: 2018 C (72), 2019 B (82), 2022 B (82), 2023 D (69), 2024 B (80), 2025 C (73). Ratings use TEA's published methodology for each year, which changes over time, so compare years with care. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published, and our own listing data.
Richards ISD received a C (73 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency accountability ratings for 2025. Earlier years: 2024 B, 2023 D, 2022 B. A rating describes a district as a whole and says little about any one campus, so check the campus that serves an address. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published, and our own listing data.
Richards ISD moved from B to C in the latest TEA ratings (73 out of 100 in 2025, 80 in 2024). Year-to-year changes of a few points are common, and TEA changes its method over time, so read several years together. Source: Texas Education Agency (TEA) data as published.
There are 5 homes for sale inside the Richards ISD boundary right now, with a median list price of $289,900 and a median of $151 per square foot. The median listing age is 14 days, and 0 of the homes have had a price cut. 0 are new construction and 5 are pre-owned. Counts change daily as homes list and go under contract. Source: our listing data.
Among the 5 homes for sale in Richards ISD, the average cumulative time on the market is 53 days and 20% have had a price cut. Timing depends on the price band and the area, so use this as context for a specific home. Source: our listing data.
Around Richards ISD, 20 internet providers are listed in the federal broadband data for the census tracts in the area, with a fastest advertised download speed of 5,000 megabits per second. Fiber service is listed in all of those tracts. Availability is decided address by address, so check a specific home with the provider before you rely on a speed. Source: FCC broadband data.
