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Enrollment
774
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND GSD 88A·NCES 173345003461
Richland Elementary School
1919 Caton Farm Rd, Crest Hill, IL 60403 · (815) 744-6166 · Will County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
63 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
458 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (91).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
58.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
34.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 23.0% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Richland Elementary School
Richland Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Elementary School this school | 774 | 59.2% | 47.8% |
| Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School Justice | 618 | 61.7% | 50.6% |
| Long Beach Elementary School Montgomery | 632 | 59.5% | 27.4% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Alsip | 652 | 52.5% | 39.0% |
| Komarek Elementary School North Riverside | 570 | 53.7% | 44.2% |
| Central Park Elementary School Midlothian | 640 | 67.5% | 26.5% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Richland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #650 of 1,925 | #53 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,130 of 2,077 ▼ 63 | #75 of 100 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #733 of 2,077 ▼ 193 | #52 of 100 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 774 | #76 of 2,419 | #3 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #674 of 2,035 | #31 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #209 of 2,042 | #21 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #1,041 of 2,132 | #34 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.7% | #25 of 615 | #4 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
774
-47 (-6%) vs 2020
+200% since 1990-91, when it was 258
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 | 774 | 62.6 | 12.4:1 | 59% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 66.1 | 12.2:1 | 57% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 800 | 57 | 14.0:1 | 52% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 821 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 29.8 | 16.6:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 40% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 66% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 12 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 57% (494 to 774); teachers up 110% (29.8 to 62.6).
About Richland Elementary School
Richland Elementary School is an elementary school located in Crest Hill, Illinois, in Will County. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 774 students enrolled. That is 103% above the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Richland GSD 88A is responsible for Richland Elementary School.
The student body at Richland Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 45%. Other groups include 25% White, 22% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 20% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Richland Elementary School has 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%. On average, public schools in Will County report 44%.
A school with Richland Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 37.4%. Richland Elementary School scores 47.8%, 10.4 points above that line.
In Will County, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Will County, 209 public schools serve about 113,008 students.
A public school about 1.4 miles away, Crystal Lawns Elementary School, is the closest to Richland Elementary School. Richland Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 27.4%, lower than Richland Elementary School's 47.8%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 821 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 774 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Richland Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crest Hill
- Chaney-Monge SchoolElementary · 479 students
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Other Richland Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 12 states are named Richland Elementary. Richland Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 16.
- Richland ElementaryMemphis, TN · 907 students
- Richland ElementarySan Marcos, CA · 883 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolJohnstown, PA · 831 students
- Richland Elementary SchoolRICHARDSON, TX · 643 students
- Richland ElementaryLynnville, TN · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Crystal Lawns Elementary School1.4 mi · 328
- Hufford Junior High School1.5 mi · 1,072
- Carl Sandburg Elementary1.6 mi · 371
- Taft Elementary School1.6 mi · 424
- Chaney-Monge School1.9 mi · 479
- Grand Prairie Elementary School1.9 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Richland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richland Elementary School?
Richland Elementary School enrolls approximately 774 students in grades PK-08.
Is Richland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Richland Elementary School have?
Richland Elementary School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richland Elementary School?
At Richland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 45% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Richland Elementary School?
Richland Elementary School is overseen by Richland GSD 88A in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.