Richmond Elementary School

Richmond Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school in Saint Charles, Illinois, one of the schools within St Charles CUSD 303. The school educates 385 students in grades K through 5.

St Charles CUSD 303 runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 11,952 students. Richmond Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Richmond Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 39% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Richmond Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Richmond Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kane County put the typical household earns roughly $103,163 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kane County runs 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), of which Richmond Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Thompson Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Richmond Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 69.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 426 students in 2018 compared to 385 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 64% to 46%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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