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B+

Richmond Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5815 Broadway St, Richmond, IL 60071 · (815) 678-4717 · Part of Nippersink School District 2

Richmond Township’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
407
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Richmond Grade School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Richmond Township kids: Nippersink Middle School

On the path

Where Richmond Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Richmond Grade SchoolYou are here
6–8Nippersink Middle Schoolin Richmond

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5815 Broadway St, Richmond

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten56
Grade 174
Grade 261
Grade 365
Grade 486
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
407’20
437’21
409’22
404’23
407’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Richmond Grade School from Richmond Township families.

Other schools in Nippersink School District 2

The district →
Spring Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Grove
B+
327 students12:1
Nippersink Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Richmond
A−
377 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Richmond Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.