Richardson Middle School
Chicago, IL · Chicago Public Schools District 299
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · City, large
566th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 17%· Stable
6018 S Karlov Ave, Chicago, IL 60629
(773)535-8640NCES ID 170993006398Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Richardson Middle School 566th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 17% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 18th in 2019 to 17th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2023) and American Indian (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2023) and American Indian (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 842 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2017, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2017 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 94.7% | 97.9% | ▲ 3.2 pts | |
| Black | 0.7% | 1.3% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| White | 2.9% | 0.6% | ▼ 2.3 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.1% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.1 pts |
Typical home value $270K in zip 60629 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Richardson Middle School
- #588Hernandez Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 1 mi away588th of 685
ELA 32% ▼4 · Math 18% ▼1Compare - #586Shields Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 2.4 mi away586th of 685
ELA 38% ▲2 · Math 13% ▼6Compare - #550Liberty Junior High SchoolBurbank SD 111 · 3.4 mi away550th of 685
ELA 39% ▲3 · Math 19% =Compare - #593Gary Elem SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 3.8 mi away593rd of 685
ELA 30% ▼6 · Math 19% =Compare - #533Cicero East Elem SchoolCicero SD 99 · 4 mi away533rd of 685
ELA 35% ▼1 · Math 26% ▲7Compare - #577Columbus East Elem SchoolCicero SD 99 · 4 mi away577th of 685
ELA 33% ▼3 · Math 20% ▲1Compare - #483Heritage Middle SchoolSummit SD 104 · 4.1 mi away483rd of 685
ELA 42% ▲6 · Math 26% ▲7Compare - #605Madero Middle SchoolChicago Public Schools District 299 · 4.1 mi away605th of 685
ELA 33% ▼3 · Math 12% ▼7Compare
What school district is Richardson Middle School in?
Richardson Middle School is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299 district in Chicago, Illinois.
Is Richardson Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Richardson Middle School 566th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 17% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Richardson Middle School?
Hispanic 98%, Black 1% (842 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Richardson Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60629 is $270K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.