Richardson Middle School

Richardson Middle School operates as a high-enrollment 6-8 campus in Chicago, Illinois, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Current enrollment sits at 844 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 83% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Richardson Middle School is one of 622 schools operated by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district that hosts 324,396 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Richardson Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Richardson Middle School has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Richardson Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Richardson Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.8%, the actual is 26.1%, a residual of +5.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cook County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Richardson Middle School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Pasteur Elem School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Richardson Middle School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 36.9%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richardson Middle School has ticked down 30%, going from 1,214 students in 2018 to 844 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Richardson Middle School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.