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What's one thing Richardson Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
844
Middle
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993006398
Richardson Middle School
6018 S Karlov Ave, Chicago, IL 60629 · (773) 535-8640 · Cook County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
741 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 171 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 197 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 234 | 28% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 11 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
35.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
18.7%
IL avg 37.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 18.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 19.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Richardson Middle School
Richardson Middle School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Middle School this school | 844 | 87.8% | 26.1% |
| Gary Elementary School Chicago | 711 | 94.5% | 23.9% |
| Carpentersville Middle School Carpentersville | 1,142 | 86.4% | 14.6% |
| Hernandez Middle School Chicago | 720 | 94.9% | 23.9% |
| Northwest Middle School Chicago | 532 | 89.8% | 13.9% |
| Magee Middle School Round Lake | 642 | 89.3% | 17.5% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Richardson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #473 of 578 | #83 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #499 of 640 ▼ 94 | #108 of 146 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #532 of 640 ▲ 10 | #118 of 146 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #67 of 691 | #17 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #440 of 558 | #112 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #555 of 560 | #134 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #45 of 581 | #25 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #21 of 440 | #12 of 97 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
844
-251 (-23%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 844 | 57 | 14.8:1 | 88% (741) |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 58 | 14.5:1 | 94% (789) |
| 2022-23 | 934 | 59 | 15.8:1 | 96% (900) |
| 2020-21 | 1,095 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,214 | N/A | N/A | 94% (1,141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richardson Middle School.
About Richardson Middle School
Richardson Middle School is a large middle school in Chicago, Illinois. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 844 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Illinois is roughly 462 students; this school is 83% above that.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students, and its 622 schools include Richardson Middle School.
Most students at Richardson Middle School are Hispanic: 98% of enrollment. Census figures show Cook County is about 27% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Richardson Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
Richardson Middle School's 57 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.8:1. That ratio is over the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 88%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 22 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Richardson Middle School is +5.3 points: 26.1% actual, 20.8% predicted.
In Cook County (population about 5,182,090), median household income is about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
Of nearby public schools, Pasteur Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Richardson Middle School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment was 1,095 in 2020-21 and 844 in 2024-25, a decrease of 251 students.
Discussions about Richardson Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other Richardson Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Richardson Middle. Richardson Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Richardson Middle SchoolSpringfield, PA · 1,081 students
- Richardson Middle SchoolEL PASO, TX · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Pasteur Elementary School0.4 mi · 620
- Peck Elementary School0.4 mi · 777
- Hubbard High School0.5 mi · 1,710
- Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz0.6 mi · 542
- Lee Elementary School0.6 mi · 581
- Sandoval Elementary School1.0 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Richardson Middle SchoolHow large is Richardson Middle School?
Richardson Middle School enrolls approximately 844 students in grades 05-08.
Is Richardson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richardson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Richardson Middle School have?
Richardson Middle School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Richardson Middle School?
Student demographics at Richardson Middle School are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Richardson Middle School public or private?
Richardson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.