Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST CHARLES CUSD 303·NCES 173717003857
Richmond Elementary School
300 S 12th St, Saint Charles, IL 60174 · (331) 228-2800 · Kane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
191 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 52% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
58.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.0pp 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 50 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.1% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 43.0% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Elementary School
Richmond Elementary School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Elementary School this school | 385 | 49.6% | 51.8% |
| Eastview Elementary School Algonquin | 401 | 51.6% | 67.5% |
| Olson Elementary School Woodstock | 425 | 46.8% | 50.4% |
| Lee R Foster Elementary School Oak Forest | 397 | 48.6% | 55.3% |
| Crystal Lawns Elementary School Joliet | 328 | 47.6% | 46.5% |
| Dundee Highlands Elementary School West Dundee | 396 | 44.4% | 48.4% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #535 of 1,925 | #25 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #669 of 2,077 ▼ 192 | #32 of 83 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #742 of 2,077 ▼ 231 | #33 of 83 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #1,081 of 2,419 | #65 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #762 of 2,035 | #18 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #481 of 2,042 | #12 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #1,310 of 2,132 | #42 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #940 of 1,461 | #29 of 51 |
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
385
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 287
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 | 385 | 30.5 | 12.6:1 | 50% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 32.5 | 11.3:1 | 45% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 35.3 | 10.0:1 | 39% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 28.4 | 15.0:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 38% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 64% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 20 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 14 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richmond Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (426 to 385); teachers up 8% (28.4 to 30.5).
About Richmond Elementary School
Richmond Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Saint Charles, Illinois, under St Charles CUSD 303. Total enrollment is 385 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
The district for Richmond Elementary School is St Charles CUSD 303, with 16 schools and 11,952 students.
No group is above 50% at Richmond Elementary School; the largest is White, at 46%. Other reported shares: 39% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Kane County's residents are about 58% White, 12 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
There are 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.3 students per teacher. On the income side, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Kane County is similar, at 48%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.9%.
The school's county is Kane County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $103,163, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 167 public schools in the county, enrolling about 87,252, Richmond Elementary School among them.
Thompson Middle School is about 0.3 miles from Richmond Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Richmond Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Richmond Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Richmond Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 380 to 385.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Richmond Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Charles CUSD 303
- St Charles East High SchoolHigh · 1,930 students
- St Charles North High SchoolHigh · 1,903 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,364 students
- Wredling Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,289 students
- Wild Rose Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Ferson Creek SchoolElementary · 533 students
Other schools in Saint Charles
- St Charles East High SchoolHigh · 1,930 students
- St Charles North High SchoolHigh · 1,903 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,364 students
- Wredling Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,289 students
- Wild Rose Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Ferson Creek SchoolElementary · 533 students
Other Richmond Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Richmond Elementary. Richmond Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 12.
- Richmond Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 530 students
- Richmond ElementarySussex, WI · 410 students
- Richmond Elementary SchoolWyoming, RI · 371 students
- Richmond ElementaryRidgecrest, CA · 364 students
- Richmond Elementary SchoolStillwater, OK · 362 students
Nearby schools
- Thompson Middle School0.3 mi · 1,364
- Davis Elementary School0.6 mi · 509
- Wild Rose Elementary School1.1 mi · 535
- Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 221
- Geneva Community High School1.2 mi · 1,635
- Williamsburg Elementary School1.4 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Richmond Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Richmond Elementary School?
Richmond Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Richmond Elementary School serve?
Richmond Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richmond Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richmond Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Richmond Elementary School?
Richmond Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Richmond Elementary School?
Richmond Elementary School is overseen by St Charles CUSD 303 in Kane County.
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