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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIPPERSINK SD 2·NCES 170022204118
Richmond Grade School
5815 Broadway St, Richmond, IL 60071 · (815) 678-4717 · McHenry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
92 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Richmond Grade School→Nippersink Middle School
Based on grade levels within Nippersink SD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.8pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 31.8% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Richmond Grade School
Richmond Grade School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Grade School this school | 407 | 22.6% | 53.1% |
| Rogers Elementary School Waterloo | 417 | 20.9% | 74.9% |
| Heyworth Elementary School Heyworth | 472 | 24.2% | 56.5% |
| Gardner Elementary School Waterloo | 374 | 20.6% | 62.6% |
| C R Hanna Elementary School Orion | 434 | 23.3% | 60.6% |
| St Joseph Elementary School Saint Joseph | 423 | 19.6% | 67.6% |
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 Richmond Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #500 of 1,925 | #16 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #970 of 2,077 ▼ 222 | #33 of 44 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #463 of 2,077 ▲ 71 | #12 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #965 of 2,419 | #32 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #900 of 2,035 | #22 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #1,551 of 2,042 | #49 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #1,914 of 2,132 | #47 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #1,325 of 1,461 | #26 of 31 |
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
407
0 (0%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 544
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 | 407 | 31.2 | 13.0:1 | 23% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 32.8 | 12.3:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 34.2 | 12.0:1 | 21% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 33.5 | 12.5:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 20% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 36 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richmond Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (418 to 407); teachers down 7% (33.5 to 31.2).
About Richmond Grade School
The public elementary school Richmond Grade School is located in Richmond, Illinois. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 407 students.
Richmond Grade School is one of 3 schools in Nippersink SD 2, which enrolls 1,111 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Richmond Grade School, with 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Richmond Grade School comes in at 23%.
Dividing enrollment by its 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.0:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Eligible students account for 23% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in McHenry County average 35%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Richmond Grade School is 5.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 53.1%. Predicted: 58.5%.
Census estimates describe McHenry County this way: median household income is about $104,802, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 89 public schools in McHenry County, with a combined enrollment of about 50,123.
Nippersink Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Richmond Grade School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 50.5%, lower than Richmond Grade School's 53.1%.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show 407 students in 2020-21 and 407 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nippersink SD 2
- Nippersink Middle SchoolMiddle · 377 students
- Spring Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Richmond
- Richmond-Burton High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- Nippersink Middle SchoolMiddle · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Nippersink Middle School0.5 mi · 377
- Brookwood Elementary1.8 mi · 200
- Richmond-Burton High School2.1 mi · 521
- Brookwood Middle2.4 mi · 213
- Spring Grove Elementary School4.5 mi · 327
- Learning by Design Academy4.7 mi · 4
Frequently asked questions
About Richmond Grade SchoolHow large is Richmond Grade School?
Richmond Grade School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Richmond Grade School serve?
Richmond Grade School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richmond Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richmond Grade School is approximately 13.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Richmond Grade School?
Student demographics at Richmond Grade School are roughly 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Richmond Grade School?
Richmond Grade School is overseen by Nippersink SD 2 in McHenry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.