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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHSD 218·NCES 170654000343

H L Richards High School(Campus)

10601 Central Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 · (708) 499-2550 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,702 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Illinois public high schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools

Enrollment
1,702
High
DISTRICT 1,812 · STATE 834
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
1,054 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 940024%
Grade 1043626%
Grade 1140324%
Grade 1246327%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
67740%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
55933%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
36822%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
382%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
513%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
88552%
Female
81248%

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BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like H L Richards High School(Campus)

H L Richards High School(Campus)'s state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
H L Richards High School(Campus) this school1,70261.9%33.5%
DeKalb High School
Dekalb
2,13461.3%27.9%
United Twp High School
East Moline
1,86258.3%29.3%
Bloomington High School
Bloomington
1,36960.3%32.4%
A B Shepard High School (Campus)
Palos Heights
1,91667.7%34.9%
Guilford High School
Rockford
2,21658.7%27.2%
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where H L Richards High School(Campus) ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Cook County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.5%#300 of 573#34 of 170
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,702#129 of 708#52 of 206
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.1:1#328 of 528#95 of 173
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.4%#40 of 537#18 of 180
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.9%#191 of 578#138 of 171
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.8%#121 of 191#55 of 86
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,702
+28 (+2%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,220
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,702112.815.1:162% (1,054)
2023-241,695108.515.6:165% (1,104)
2022-231,676113.614.8:166% (1,110)
2020-211,674N/AN/AN/A
2017-181,624110.814.7:160% (967)
2015-161,61410914.8:1100% (1,609)
2010-111,7849818.2:152% (926)
2000-011,4757918.7:1N/A
1990-911,2208714.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H L Richards High School(Campus).

Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,624 to 1,702); teachers up 2% (110.8 to 112.8).

About H L Richards High School(Campus)

H L Richards High School(Campus) is a large high school in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The school counts 1,702 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 104% bigger than the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.

H L Richards High School(Campus) is run by CHSD 218, whose 3 schools enroll 5,436 students.

Enrollment at H L Richards High School(Campus) is mixed, with White students the largest group at 40%. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 22% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Cook County is about 44% White. H L Richards High School(Campus) has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Dividing enrollment by its 112.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 62%.

allk12 grades H L Richards High School(Campus) a B. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, H L Richards High School(Campus) is 2.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 33.5%. Predicted: 35.8%.

Across Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. H L Richards High School(Campus) is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.

Ridge Lawn Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from H L Richards High School(Campus). Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 33.5% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.

Federal data place H L Richards High School(Campus) in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

H L Richards High School(Campus) had 1,674 students in 2020-21 and 1,702 in 2024-25, nearly the same.

Discussions about H L Richards High School(Campus) may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Cook County at a glance

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Population
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students

Quick facts

School name
H L Richards High School(Campus)
District
CHSD 218
Address
10601 Central Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone
(708) 499-2550
County
Cook County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,702
Teachers (FTE)
113
Student–teacher ratio
15.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,054 (62%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
170654000343
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CHSD 218
Other schools in Oak Lawn
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Frequently asked questions

About H L Richards High School(Campus)
How many students attend H L Richards High School(Campus)?
H L Richards High School(Campus) enrolls approximately 1,702 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does H L Richards High School(Campus) serve?
H L Richards High School(Campus) serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at H L Richards High School(Campus)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at H L Richards High School(Campus) is approximately 15.1:1 (113 FTE teachers).
How diverse is H L Richards High School(Campus)?
H L Richards High School(Campus) reports a student body of 40% White, 33% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is H L Richards High School(Campus) in?
H L Richards High School(Campus) is part of CHSD 218.
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