Is H L Richards High Sch(Campus) a good school?

H L Richards High Sch(Campus) ranks 314 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend H L Richards High Sch(Campus)?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,695 students attended H L Richards High Sch(Campus).

What is the racial makeup of H L Richards High Sch(Campus)?

Students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus) are 43% White, 30% Hispanic, 22% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into H L Richards High Sch(Campus)?

H L Richards High Sch(Campus) is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Kolmar Avenue Elementary School Elementary : Ridge Central Elementary School Elementary : Ridge Lawn Elementary School Middle : Elden D Finley Junior High School

H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

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H L Richards High Sch(Campus) is a public high school located in Oak Lawn, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,676 students. The school is part of the Chsd 218 district, which is ranked 554 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

H L Richards High Sch(Campus) has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 181 to 485 out of Illinois high schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 314 out of 697 Illinois high schools and received a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the SAT and ISA, is generally below the state average, with only 21.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 22.2% in SAT English Language Arts in 2023-2024. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.8% to 86.7% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.1% and 3.7% in recent years, slightly higher than the state average. Additionally, H L Richards High Sch(Campus) has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 17.8% in 2019-2020 to 29.5% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, such as DD Eisenhower High School (Campus) and A B Shepard High School (Campus), which are also part of the Chsd 218 district, H L Richards High Sch(Campus) has similar academic performance and rankings. However, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, which is part of the Cons HSD 230 district, has consistently outperformed H L Richards High Sch(Campus) in academic metrics and has a higher 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's relatively high percentage of students (66.23% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, may contribute to its lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to some of the nearby schools.

Detail:

Public 9-12

10601 Central Ave
Oak Lawn, IL 60453-5038

(708) 499-2550

District: Chsd 218

SchoolDigger Rank:
314^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,791

Feeder schools for H L Richards High Sch(Campus):

Elementary:	Kolmar Avenue Elementary School
	Ridge Central Elementary School
	Ridge Lawn Elementary School
Middle:	Elden D Finley Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.6

Number of students: 1,695

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

30.3%

African American:

22.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details H L Richards High Sch(Campus) ranks better than 54.9% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Chsd 218 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.8. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus) who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at H L Richards High Sch(Campus) is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.1%), Hispanic (30.3%), African American (22.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at H L Richards High Sch(Campus) is 15.6. 2 high schools in the Chsd 218 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare H L Richards High Sch(Campus) employs 108.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at H L Richards High Sch(Campus) is $24,791, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Chsd 218 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

H L Richards High Sch(Campus):

SchoolDigger ranks H L Richards High Sch(Campus) 314^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See H L Richards High Sch(Campus) in the ranking list.)

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Chsd 218:

SchoolDigger ranks Chsd 218 554^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

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Rank History for all students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	37.30	439^th	586	25.1%
2004	54.57	301^st	592	49.2%
2005	58.84	274^th	590	53.6%
2006	54.26	318^th	596	46.6%
2007	34.08	457^th	612	25.3%
2008	30.02	488^th	624	21.8%
2009	38.56	444^th	632	29.7%
2010	43.14	433^rd	643	32.7%
2011	36.66	461^st	655	29.6%
2012	44.71	417^th	665	37.3%
2013	36.29	470^th	670	29.9%
2014	43.32	425^th	670	36.6%
2015	63.76	181^st	614	70.5%
2016	46.35	325^th	643	49.5%
2017	39.24	404^th	642	37.1%
2018	37.28	427^th	647	34.0%
2019	33.05	485^th	701	30.8%
2021	41.06	383^rd	688	44.3%
2022	45.71	381^st	699	45.5%
2023	52.13	305^th	699	56.4%
2024	49.80	314^th	697	54.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.34	65^th	154	57.8%
2019	19.71	132^nd	165	20.0%
2021	35.10	96^th	160	40.0%
2022	25.22	124^th	170	27.1%
2023	24.08	119^th	163	27.0%
2024	31.72	115^th	182	36.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.13	29^th	151	80.8%
2019	33.54	118^th	183	35.5%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	43.50	99^th	205	51.7%
2023	55.46	57^th	217	73.7%
2024	49.25	82^nd	248	66.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.69	177^th	374	52.7%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	39.51	214^th	453	52.8%
2022	44.53	191^st	493	61.3%
2023	23.65	363^rd	476	23.7%
2024	45.36	191^st	482	60.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.42	374^th	585	36.1%
2019	35.55	417^th	639	34.7%
2021	53.16	222^nd	611	63.7%
2022	47.45	306^th	626	51.1%
2023	64.50	172^nd	644	73.3%
2024	65.82	160^th	639	75.0%

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Rank History for Female students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.27	367^th	620	40.8%
2019	34.59	436^th	665	34.4%
2021	53.28	261^st	639	59.2%
2022	46.74	349^th	658	47.0%
2023	57.58	256^th	656	61.0%
2024	46.16	320^th	664	51.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.54	254^th	428	40.7%
2024	48.10	151^st	429	64.8%

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Rank History for Male students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.05	433^rd	619	30.0%
2019	30.94	477^th	675	29.3%
2021	28.31	459^th	653	29.7%
2022	43.02	371^st	664	44.1%
2023	46.61	343^rd	668	48.7%
2024	51.63	280^th	668	58.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	43.72	82^nd	135	39.3%
2024	28.55	99^th	137	27.7%

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Rank History for African American students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.93	136^th	253	46.2%
2019	36.10	162^nd	299	45.8%
2021	45.28	111^th	281	60.5%
2022	59.78	78^th	294	73.5%
2023	52.34	107^th	301	64.5%
2024	52.46	91^st	299	69.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.87	174^th	291	40.2%
2019	35.04	193^rd	317	39.1%
2021	32.65	206^th	317	35.0%
2022	60.07	101^st	335	69.9%
2023	57.15	108^th	333	67.6%
2024	45.84	154^th	336	54.2%

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Rank History for White students at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.83	331^st	548	39.6%
2019	33.84	359^th	552	35.0%
2021	43.78	265^th	553	52.1%
2022	36.30	362^nd	560	35.4%
2023	50.23	243^rd	557	56.4%
2024	50.68	225^th	554	59.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a student
Sunday, April 26, 2020

The schools bathrooms are horrendous, and an alarming amount of teachers care more about their egos than impacting kids. However, the administration is incredible, and, aside from the bathrooms, the building is a very nice one. Football, Drama, boys and girls bowling, and boys and girls track&field are among the schools most prominent programs Close Quote

Enrollment information for H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	926	179	16	8	5	n/a	n/a	0	1134
1989	850	281	10	37	5	n/a	n/a	0	1183
1990	848	315	11	40	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1214
1991	790	364	11	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	1220
1992	807	373	2	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	1226
1993	852	401	14	49	4	n/a	n/a	0	1320
1994	824	404	18	71	6	n/a	n/a	0	1323
1995	923	426	32	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	1454
1996	923	426	32	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	1454
1997	902	418	29	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	1431
1998	951	404	19	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	1449
1999	951	370	18	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	1418
2000	969	364	22	91	2	n/a	n/a	0	1448
2001	998	359	21	91	6	n/a	n/a	0	1475
2002	1050	325	38	102	6	n/a	n/a	0	1521
2003	1050	325	38	102	6	n/a	n/a	0	1521
2004	1090	386	37	126	6	n/a	n/a	0	1645
2005	1088	450	32	137	7	n/a	n/a	0	1714
2006	1036	456	26	164	8	n/a	n/a	0	1690
2007	1006	472	48	162	5	n/a	n/a	8	1701
2008	895	429	35	182	4	n/a	n/a	16	1561
2009	877	491	36	199	8	n/a	n/a	30	1641
2010	893	473	43	210	4	n/a	n/a	43	1666
2011	924	516	97	239	5	0	3	0	1784
2012	914	475	82	202	8	0	4	0	1685
2013	853	422	75	212	6	1	7	0	1576
2014	890	485	58	222	7	2	17	0	1681
2015	859	484	35	255	8	3	15	0	1659
2016	777	459	34	304	6	1	33	0	1614
2017	726	437	28	329	3	0	48	0	1571
2018	761	425	33	354	3	0	48	0	1624
2019	743	416	37	390	3	0	53	0	1642
2020	724	392	35	400	1	1	56	0	1609
2021	744	410	35	425	0	1	59	0	1674
2022	708	412	34	477	1	0	56	0	1688
2023	730	386	34	470	4	1	46	5	1676
2024	730	376	33	514	5	1	30	6	1695

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1134	70.9	15.9	n/a
1989	1183	66.4	17.8	n/a
1990	1214	85.0	14.2	n/a
1991	1220	87.0	14.0	n/a
1992	1226	88.6	13.8	n/a
1993	1320	99.1	13.3	n/a
1994	1323	94.0	14.1	n/a
1995	1454	86.6	16.8	n/a
1996	1454	86.6	16.8	n/a
1997	1431	77.7	18.4	n/a
1998	1449	83.0	17.5	n/a
1999	1418	73.0	19.4	n/a
2000	1448	75.0	19.3	n/a
2001	1475	79.2	18.6	n/a
2002	1521	83.8	18.2	26.2
2003	1521	83.8	18.2	26.2
2004	1645	83.3	19.7	27.4
2005	1714	91.0	18.8	30.4
2006	1690	86.3	19.6	31.9
2007	1701	86.0	19.8	33.2
2008	1561	76.0	20.5	34.6
2009	1641	97.9	16.8	37.7
2010	1666	96.0	17.3	46.7
2011	1784	98.0	18.2	51.9
2012	1685	101.8	16.5	51.6
2013	1576	128.8	12.2	51.5
2014	1681	n/a	n/a	60.3
2015	1659	109.0	15.2	59.5
2016	1614	109.0	14.8	99.7
2017	1571	108.9	14.4	99.5
2018	1624	110.8	14.6	59.5
2019	1642	113.3	14.4	62.8
2020	1609	108.4	14.8	60.3
2021	1674	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1688	107.3	15.7	62.9
2023	1676	113.6	14.7	66.2
2024	1695	108.5	15.6	65.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio H L Richards High Sch(Campus)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1134	70.9	15.9	n/a
1989	1183	66.4	17.8	n/a
1990	1214	85.0	14.2	n/a
1991	1220	87.0	14.0	n/a
1992	1226	88.6	13.8	n/a
1993	1320	99.1	13.3	n/a
1994	1323	94.0	14.1	n/a
1995	1454	86.6	16.8	n/a
1996	1454	86.6	16.8	n/a
1997	1431	77.7	18.4	n/a
1998	1449	83.0	17.5	n/a
1999	1418	73.0	19.4	n/a
2000	1448	75.0	19.3	n/a
2001	1475	79.2	18.6	n/a
2002	1521	83.8	18.2	26.2
2003	1521	83.8	18.2	26.2
2004	1645	83.3	19.7	27.4
2005	1714	91.0	18.8	30.4
2006	1690	86.3	19.6	31.9
2007	1701	86.0	19.8	33.2
2008	1561	76.0	20.5	34.6
2009	1641	97.9	16.8	37.7
2010	1666	96.0	17.3	46.7
2011	1784	98.0	18.2	51.9
2012	1685	101.8	16.5	51.6
2013	1576	128.8	12.2	51.5
2014	1681	n/a	n/a	60.3
2015	1659	109.0	15.2	59.5
2016	1614	109.0	14.8	99.7
2017	1571	108.9	14.4	99.5
2018	1624	110.8	14.6	59.5
2019	1642	113.3	14.4	62.8
2020	1609	108.4	14.8	60.3
2021	1674	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1688	107.3	15.7	62.9
2023	1676	113.6	14.7	66.2
2024	1695	108.5	15.6	65.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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