Richmond Grade School

Set in Richmond, Illinois, Richmond Grade School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, part of Nippersink SD 2. It teaches 407 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Nippersink SD 2 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,111 students. Richmond Grade School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Richmond Grade School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below McHenry County's rate of about 35%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Richmond Grade School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for McHenry County shows median household income runs about $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McHenry County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), of which Richmond Grade School is one.

The closest other public school is Nippersink Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Richmond Grade School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 418 students in 2018 compared to 407 in 2025.

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