Richmond-Burton High School

Richmond-Burton High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
8311 State Route 31,  Richmond, IL
3.6
3.4
568 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Tom Lind
Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Average SAT Score
1220
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
37%
Reading Proficiency
37%
Average GPA
3.52
Graduation Rate
95%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
B+
Teachers
B-
College Prep
B
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
A-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.52
Reading Proficiency
37%
Math Proficiency
37%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Teachers
44
Full Time Teachers
44
Teachers in First or Second Year
1.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1220
Math
610
Verbal
610
Average ACT
28
Math
28
English
28
Reading
28
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
14
AP Pass Rate
56.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
292:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.3%
Male
49.7%
White
81.4%
Hispanic
13.3%
Two or more races
2.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.6%
Black
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Illinois State University 74 Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 70 Students
University of Wisconsin-Madison 67 Students
University of Iowa 65 Students
Purdue University 56 Students
McHenry County College 55 Students
Northern Illinois University 50 Students
Michigan State University 47 Students
University of Missouri 42 Students
DePaul University 41 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 53 Students
Biology 46 Students
Psychology 39 Students
Nursing 30 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 19 Students
Marketing 16 Students
Elementary Education 16 Students
Education 15 Students
Finance 14 Students
Environmental Science 14 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 193 Reviews
5.0 Alum
10/11/2023
My experience with Richmond-Burton was probably very different from many other schools. This school was so small that everyone knew everyone. Because the school was so small, it was hard to not engage in the clubs and sports. I loved being apart of all my clubs and sports, especially NHS which I feel like I benefited a lot from. Being a part of such a small school was tough yet rewarding, and I'm glad I had that school as my family instead of a larger one. I feel like majority of my classes did better prepare me for college, but some of them felt useless for it.
4.0 Senior
12/10/2021
Richmond is an amazing high school with the best teachers that I've ever had out of my schooling experience. I truly believe that because those class-size are so small that I'm able to get one on one help from my teachers easily. As for college problem my counselors and my school make sure that I had what I needed to be able to go out until the real world which I really liked only thing that I would say is negative about my schools that we don't really offer many AP classes of any five at most. But throughout the time I've been there I've taken a couple of honors classes which I've thoroughly enjoyed it as my teachers taught us with ease I made sure that we had a full understanding of each topic every second of the way. Of my four years of being here I couldn't ask for a better school to be a part of and at the end of the day I'm very proud to be a rocket.
5.0 Freshman
5/9/2020
Although I'm only a freshman, RB is an amazing school. It truly cares about its students. We are a small school in numbers but large in heart and determination.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 5 Reviews
2.0 parent
3/23/2017
I have had 3 children go through this school and with each and every one of them they were treated like they didn't exist because my family wasn't "in the click". All 3 kids were excellent athletes and played on travel teams all of their lives. My kids were even recruited by travel teams because of...
2.0 other
11/1/2014
As a student at RBCHS I really do not like this school. If you don't play a sport or if you aren't super smart or your parents don't donate half their pay checks every month you are nothing. Things get stolen from locker rooms even when the lockers are locked and people smoke in the bathrooms. The s...
4.0 parent
6/5/2013
I have had three children go through the school. All 3 have been very successful in college. Excellent, dedicated staff and administration. Great small town school with wonderful educational results.
4.0 student
5/18/2012
I attended this school for all four years of high school and, after talking to students from other schools and comparing how I've done in university compared to others in the state, I have to say that I lucked out into going to this high school. While it's not perfect (it needs some work in the fine...

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