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Richmond Grade School

Richmond, IL · Nippersink SD 2

Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Rural, fringe

723rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 66% Declining

5815 Broadway St, Richmond, IL 60071

(815)678-4717NCES ID 170022204118Directory 202324

404
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
23%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
8.8%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Richmond Grade School 723rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 66% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 77th in 2019 to 66th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%66%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Richmond Grade School
66%
IL average
52%
Math
Richmond Grade School
40%
IL average
38%
Science
Richmond Grade School
56%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Richmond Grade School IL average
25%50%75%66%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Richmond Grade School IL average
25%50%75%40%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Richmond Grade School IL average
25%50%75%56%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%67%56%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%40%25%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) 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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%62%59%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) 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 404 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2000, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

8%White87%
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categories changedHispanic 8%White 87%97%20002023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White85.9%87.4% 1.5 pts
Hispanic9.8%8.4% 1.4 pts
Two or more races1.6%3.0% 1.4 pts
Black0.6%0.7% 0.1 pts
Asian2.2%0.5% 1.7 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 2000. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $388K in zip 60071 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$96K$192K$287K$383K$365K200020052010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Richmond Grade School in?

Richmond Grade School is part of the Nippersink SD 2 district in Richmond, Illinois.

Is Richmond Grade School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Richmond Grade School 723rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 66% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Richmond Grade School?

White 87%, Hispanic 8%, Two or more races 3% (404 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Richmond Grade School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60071 is $388K 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.