Richland Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through grade five. The school offers computers, gifted and talented education, and speech and language programs. Its extracurricular activities include art, band, strings, physical education, reading, guidance and occupational and physical therapies. Richland Elementary School also operates a foreign language department that conducts classes in Spanish. The school has a parent-teacher organization that works in partnership with the school s principal and staff, as well as the community to provide programs and services that enhance the educational environment for all students. Located in Essex, Mo., Richland Elementary School is a part of the Richland School District 1.