Editing Richfield, Minnesota (section)

==Education==
Richfield has [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]], [[private schools]], alternative education programs, and [[post-secondary]] options.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120908075507/http://www.rschooltoday.com/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school340 rSchooltoday]</ref>

===Public schools===
The local school district, [[Richfield Public Schools]] (officially Independent School District #280), serves about 4,200 students in Richfield and part of [[Edina, Minnesota|Edina]] in grades K-12. Richfield schools are divided into [[elementary schools]], [[middle schools]], and [[high schools]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130217195902/http://www.richfield.k12.mn.us/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school230 Richfield District]</ref>

Four elementary schools serve primary students in grades K-5: Centennial Elementary; Sheridan Elementary; R-STEM Elementary, which focuses its curriculum on science, technology, engineering, and math; and RDLS Elementary, a dual language school that teaches students in both English and Spanish.

Students in grades 6-8 attend Richfield Middle School.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120911222822/http://www.richfield.k12.mn.us/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school234 Richfield Middle]</ref> [[Richfield High School (Minnesota)|Richfield High School]] serves approximately 1400 students in grades 9–12.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120908201631/http://www.richfield.k12.mn.us/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school235 Richfield High School]</ref>

The [[South Education Center]] is in the 7400 block of South Penn Avenue. It serves pre-K through "Transition" age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.district287.org/schools/south-education-center/|title = South Education Center}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Paul Walsh |author2=Eder Campuzano |title=2 arrested after shooting outside school in Richfield kills one student, injures another |url=https://www.startribune.com/police-atf-on-scene-of-shooting-outside-richfield-school/600141917/?refresh=true#10 |access-date=February 7, 2022 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=February 1, 2022 |language=en |quote=South Education Center, an alternative school in the Intermediate District 287 that serves students from pre-K to age 21. Police found the two students wounded outside the school, in the 7400 block of S. Penn Avenue}}</ref>

In addition to Richfield Public Schools, public charter schools also serve residents, including Seven Hills Preparatory Academy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sevenhillspreparatoryacademy.org/venue/richfield-campus/|title=Richfield Campus|last=cmhehre|website=Seven Hills Preparatory Academy|language=en-US|access-date=March 13, 2019}}</ref> and [[Watershed High School]].

===Private schools===
* [[Academy of Holy Angels]], a Catholic, co-educational high school that serves over 800 students in grades 9-12
* Blessed Trinity Catholic School

===Post-secondary===
*[[Adler Graduate School]]
*[[Minnesota Life College]]