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VISION STATEMENT

By inspiring greatness, all children will realize their worth, and reach their fullest potential.

MISSION STATEMENT

Richardson Pride – Positive, Reliable Instruction Dedicated to Excellence

LATEST NEWS

Summer Meal Pickup Today from 4:00-6:00pm

June 15, 2026

Summer Meal Pickup Today from 4:00-6:00pm

If you signed up for the summer meal program, box pickup is today (Monday, June 15) from 4:00-6:00 pm at the location you registered for. Rain or shine, we will be there! Hope you and your family a...

5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation

January 20, 2026

5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation

Save the date for our 5th grade D.A.R.E. graduation on Friday, January 23rd at Eastside Missionary Baptist Church next door to E.S. Richardson.

BEC-O & Christmas lunch

December 16, 2025

BEC-O & Christmas lunch

FINAL NOTICE - BEC-O the Magician will perform at E.S. Richardson this Friday, 12/19/25. The cost of admission is $5.00. Positive classroom behavior is also required to attend.This event is for stu...

School Health Advisory Council

November 20, 2025

School Health Advisory Council

The Webster Parish School Board’s School Health Advisory Council is excited to support the physical and mental well-being of our students, families, and faculty/staff.Beginning next month, we will ...

Book Fair

November 13, 2025

Book Fair

The ESR Book Fair begins Monday 11/17/25. You can set up your eWallet using this link for a cashless shopping experience. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/fair-finder.html

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SCHOOL HISTORY

E.S. Richardson Elementary School is a fourth and fifth-grade campus that serves the city of Minden. The school opened in the 1949-1950 academic year, with Wayne Wynn Williams, Sr. (1917-2000), as the principal. It was the original companion school to William G. Stewart Elementary School, which served the western side of Minden and also opened in 1949 and closed in the fall of 2011 under a parish realignment plan. Both schools were part of a post-World War II bond issue. In 1954, Williams, originally from Leesville, the seat of Vernon Parish in western Louisiana, switched positions with John L. Cathcart (1895-1969), the principal of Minden High School. Cathcart, a South Carolina native, hence took over the principalship at Richardson, as Williams went to Minden High School. Prior to the 2011 changes, Richardson offered all elementary grades and had nearly five hundred pupils. Richardson school is named for Edward S. Richardson (1875-1950), school superintendent of Bienville and then Webster parishes, and thereafter the president of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston in Lincoln Parish, as well as a national spokesman on educational issues.