Richards Career Academy High School

Public 9-12

 5009 S Laflin St
       Chicago, IL  60609-4940


(773) 535-4945

District: City of Chicago School District 299

SchoolDigger Rank:
690th of 699 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,301 Help


Feeder schools for Richards Career Academy High School:

Elementary:    Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct
    Daley Elementary Academy
    Hedges Elementary School
    Lara Elementary Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  311

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.0%
African American:
41.2%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.9% Help


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Compare Details Richards Career Academy High School ranks worse than 98.7% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 134th among 142 ranked high schools in the City of Chicago School District 299. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.42. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Richards Career Academy High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54%), African American (41.2%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Richards Career Academy High School is 11.7, which is the 41st best among 142 high schools in the City of Chicago School District 299. (See more...)
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Compare Richards Career Academy High School employs 26.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Richards Career Academy High School is $24,301, which is the 33rd highest among 142 high schools in the City of Chicago School District 299.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Richards Career Academy High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Richards Career Academy High School 690th of 699 Illinois public high schools. (See Richards Career Academy High School in the ranking list.)

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City of Chicago School District 299:

SchoolDigger ranks City of Chicago School District 299 711th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Richards Career Academy High School

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Rank History for all students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 0.98 567th 586 3.2%
2004 0.51 588th 592 0.7%
2005 0.55 580th 590 1.7%
2006 0.92 586th 596 1.7%
2007 2.91 580th 612 5.2%
2008 1.04 612th 624 1.9%
2009 3.10 594th 632 6.0%
2010 1.36 631st 643 1.9%
2011 1.95 639th 655 2.4%
2012 2.29 637th 665 4.2%
2013 1.89 648th 670 3.3%
2014 2.73 638th 670 4.8%
2015 9.35 610th 614 0.7%
2016 8.95 635th 643 1.2%
2017 3.47 638th 642 0.6%
2018 6.00 634th 647 2.0%
2019 7.30 670th 701 4.4%
2021 9.83 647th 688 6.0%
2022 8.55 662nd 699 5.3%
2023 7.42 690th 699 1.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.39 126th 151 16.6%
2019 29.57 141st 183 23.0%
2021 32.79 86th 189 54.5%
2022 23.51 190th 205 7.3%
2023 23.07 201st 217 7.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.23 248th 374 33.7%
2019 29.55 306th 473 35.3%
2021 29.28 270th 453 40.4%
2022 31.21 286th 493 42.0%
2023 21.07 375th 476 21.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.08 567th 585 3.1%
2019 11.49 608th 639 4.9%
2021 15.13 557th 611 8.8%
2022 13.00 591st 626 5.6%
2023 9.87 635th 644 1.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.77 42nd 91 53.8%
2022 28.47 46th 98 53.1%
2023 28.07 55th 104 47.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.22 602nd 620 2.9%
2019 6.87 642nd 665 3.5%
2021 11.03 586th 639 8.3%
2022 9.01 609th 658 7.4%
2023 8.06 644th 656 1.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.38 382nd 428 10.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.16 602nd 619 2.7%
2019 8.27 637th 675 5.6%
2021 8.58 626th 653 4.1%
2022 9.13 635th 664 4.4%
2023 7.38 663rd 668 0.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.92 233rd 253 7.9%
2019 24.19 237th 299 20.7%
2021 23.07 241st 281 14.2%
2022 23.82 241st 294 18.0%
2023 18.59 293rd 301 2.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Richards Career Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.77 284th 291 2.4%
2019 10.15 307th 317 3.2%
2021 13.82 305th 317 3.8%
2022 12.33 322nd 335 3.9%
2023 9.70 331st 333 0.6%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Richards Career Academy High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 38 471 4 313 2 n/a n/a 0 828
1989 37 410 1 343 3 n/a n/a 0 794
1990 37 407 9 364 1 n/a n/a 0 818
1991 30 395 2 350 1 n/a n/a 0 778
1992 14 457 3 312 3 n/a n/a 0 789
1993 14 507 2 289 1 n/a n/a 0 813
1994 9 468 1 348 1 n/a n/a 0 827
1995 4 454 0 354 0 n/a n/a 0 812
1996 4 454 0 354 0 n/a n/a 0 812
1997 2 397 0 351 0 n/a n/a 0 750
1998 8 385 2 385 1 n/a n/a 0 781
1999 8 329 0 345 0 n/a n/a 0 682
2000 5 281 3 264 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2001 5 284 1 208 0 n/a n/a 0 498
2002 2 285 0 227 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2003 2 285 0 227 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2004 1 279 0 202 0 n/a n/a 0 482
2005 2 281 1 189 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2006 4 203 1 257 0 n/a n/a 9 474
2007 2 184 1 365 0 n/a n/a 12 564
2008 2 162 1 418 0 n/a n/a 11 594
2009 11 166 1 520 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2010 6 160 0 442 0 n/a n/a 0 608
2011 5 152 0 401 0 3 1 0 562
2012 1 153 0 314 1 0 1 0 470
2013 4 142 0 318 3 0 1 0 468
2014 1 142 1 221 1 0 2 0 368
2015 3 147 1 196 1 0 1 0 349
2016 1 108 0 159 0 0 2 0 270
2017 1 107 0 140 1 0 1 0 250
2018 2 85 0 130 0 0 0 0 217
2019 2 89 0 125 0 0 1 0 217
2020 1 109 0 110 0 0 2 0 222
2021 2 108 0 227 1 0 5 0 343
2022 4 108 0 224 1 0 10 0 347
2023 1 128 0 168 2 0 12 0 311

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Richards Career Academy High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 828 44.8 18.4 n/a
1989 794 43.8 18.1 n/a
1990 818 43.8 18.6 n/a
1991 778 47.0 16.5 n/a
1992 789 42.8 18.4 n/a
1993 813 42.6 19.1 n/a
1994 827 36.4 22.7 n/a
1995 812 40.8 19.9 n/a
1996 812 40.8 19.9 n/a
1997 750 43.0 17.4 n/a
1998 781 45.0 17.4 n/a
1999 682 41.0 16.6 n/a
2000 553 34.4 16.1 n/a
2001 498 33.6 14.8 n/a
2002 514 33.0 15.6 84.2
2003 514 33.0 15.6 84.2
2004 482 31.3 15.4 84.4
2005 473 31.9 14.8 83.7
2006 474 39.9 11.9 81.1
2007 564 29.0 19.4 86.1
2008 594 34.0 17.5 90.6
2009 698 36.0 19.4 77.1
2010 608 36.0 16.8 97.2
2011 562 34.0 16.5 89.5
2012 470 37.0 12.7 92.1
2013 468 39.6 11.8 94
2014 368 36.0 10.2 99.2
2015 349 27.0 12.9 98.3
2016 270 20.0 13.5 84.4
2017 250 16.5 15.1 90.4
2018 217 15.6 13.8 98.2
2019 217 22.0 9.8 99.1
2020 222 21.0 10.5 99.1
2021 343 n/a n/a n/a
2022 347 22.5 15.4 86.5
2023 311 26.5 11.7 94.9

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 Richards Career Academy High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 828 44.8 18.4 n/a
1989 794 43.8 18.1 n/a
1990 818 43.8 18.6 n/a
1991 778 47.0 16.5 n/a
1992 789 42.8 18.4 n/a
1993 813 42.6 19.1 n/a
1994 827 36.4 22.7 n/a
1995 812 40.8 19.9 n/a
1996 812 40.8 19.9 n/a
1997 750 43.0 17.4 n/a
1998 781 45.0 17.4 n/a
1999 682 41.0 16.6 n/a
2000 553 34.4 16.1 n/a
2001 498 33.6 14.8 n/a
2002 514 33.0 15.6 84.2
2003 514 33.0 15.6 84.2
2004 482 31.3 15.4 84.4
2005 473 31.9 14.8 83.7
2006 474 39.9 11.9 81.1
2007 564 29.0 19.4 86.1
2008 594 34.0 17.5 90.6
2009 698 36.0 19.4 77.1
2010 608 36.0 16.8 97.2
2011 562 34.0 16.5 89.5
2012 470 37.0 12.7 92.1
2013 468 39.6 11.8 94
2014 368 36.0 10.2 99.2
2015 349 27.0 12.9 98.3
2016 270 20.0 13.5 84.4
2017 250 16.5 15.1 90.4
2018 217 15.6 13.8 98.2
2019 217 22.0 9.8 99.1
2020 222 21.0 10.5 99.1
2021 343 n/a n/a n/a
2022 347 22.5 15.4 86.5
2023 311 26.5 11.7 94.9

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.

Immunization Rates

Richards Career Academy High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201598.0%98.0%97.5%97.5%97.5%95.2%96.6%
201698.1%97.8%97.8%97.8%97.8%91.5%17.5%
201794.5%94.1%93.7%93.7%94.5%83.9%94.1%5.5%
201896.8%95.4%95.4%95.4%97.3%93.6%96.8%15.1%
201995.5%95.1%95.5%95.5%96.0%96.4%93.3%42.9%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Richards Career Academy High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,764 (9.8%) $16,302 (90.2%) $18,067
2020 $3,108 (15.6%) $16,805 (84.4%) $19,914
2021 $3,949 (18.3%) $17,671 (81.7%) $21,620
2022 $3,949 (18.3%) $17,671 (81.7%) $21,620
2023 $5,077 (20.9%) $19,223 (79.1%) $24,300

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Richards Career Academy High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 670th of 701 High schoolsRanks 690th of 699 High schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Richards Career Academy High School)00
   11th Grade Mathematics (City of Chicago School District 299)26.719.1
 7.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Richards Career Academy High School)1.50
 1.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (City of Chicago School District 299)26.322.3
 4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Richards Career Academy High School)3.82.3
 1.5%
   End of Course Science (City of Chicago School District 299)19.931.1
 11.2%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students217311
 43.3%
African American89128
 43.8%
American Indian02
Asian00
Hispanic125168
 34.4%
Pacific Islander00
White21
 50%
Two or More Races112
 1100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.1%94.9%
 4.2%


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Students at Richards Career Academy High School are 54% Hispanic, 41% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 311 students attended Richards Career Academy High School.

Richards Career Academy High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chavez Elementary Multicultural Academy Ct
Elementary : Daley Elementary Academy
Elementary : Hedges Elementary School
Elementary : Lara Elementary Academy

Richards Career Academy High School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Illinois high schools.


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