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Rich Township High School

Public Grades 9-12

599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Rich Township High School is a public high school located in Olympia Fields, Illinois, serving 2,396 students in grades 9-12. According to the SchoolDigger rankings, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a 1-star rating out of 5 in recent years.

Rich Township High School faces significant academic challenges, with students significantly underperforming the state averages in proficiency across subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the ACT. The school's graduation rate, while around 90%, is still slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been relatively high in recent years. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, which can indicate issues with student engagement.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Tinley Park High School, Hillcrest High School, Southland College Prep Charter High School, and Bloom High School, Rich Township High School consistently underperforms across various metrics, including academic proficiency, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. While the school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, this increased funding does not seem to have translated into improved academic outcomes.

2,433

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,672

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 W 203rd St
Olympia Fields, IL 60461-1025

(708) 679-5600

District: Rich Township HSD 227

Feeder schools for Rich Township High School:

Elementary:	21st Century Primary Center
	Arcadia Elementary School
	Blackhawk Primary Center
	Illinois School
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	Matteson Elementary School
	Mohawk Primary Center
Middle:	Barack Obama School of Ldership
	Indiana Elementary School
	Michelle Obama School of Technology
	O W Huth Middle School
	More...
	Sauk Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.9%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (53% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Illinois avg48%

599^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	599 of 698	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	568 of 697	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	603 of 699	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	562 of 699	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	566 of 688	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	593 of 701	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	564 of 647	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	559 of 642	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	585 of 643	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	517 of 614	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.2	586 of 670	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	564 of 670	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	563 of 665	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.0	549 of 655	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	497 of 643	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.9	476 of 632	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	477 of 624	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	528 of 612	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.3	497 of 596	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.0	505 of 590	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.2	502 of 592	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.8	506 of 586	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	185 of 323	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	151 of 299	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	188 of 301	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	120 of 294	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	122 of 281	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	143 of 299	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	123 of 253	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	357 of 491	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	213 of 429	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	345 of 428	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	103 of 284	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	31 of 248	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	24 of 217	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	99.7	1 of 205	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	5 of 189	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	583 of 685	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	536 of 664	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	553 of 656	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	510 of 658	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	522 of 639	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	542 of 665	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	540 of 620	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	288 of 366	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	270 of 336	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	176 of 333	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	148 of 335	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	201 of 317	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	264 of 317	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	79 of 138	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	68 of 125	45.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	557 of 672	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	479 of 639	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	530 of 644	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	430 of 626	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	431 of 611	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	532 of 639	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	478 of 585	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	603 of 685	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	541 of 668	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	584 of 668	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	550 of 664	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	534 of 653	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	581 of 675	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	532 of 619	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	139 of 182	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	155 of 163	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	148 of 170	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	156 of 160	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	339 of 527	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	356 of 482	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	263 of 493	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	243 of 453	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	306 of 473	35.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	12.5	529 of 560	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)24th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2022)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-23 vs state

English Language Arts24%-28 vs state

Mathematics8%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 20, 2020

THIS SCHOOL ALLOWS BULLYING. My daughter has been getting bullied. I’ve been up to the school, had a meeting with one parent, but the other child and her parent decided not to show up, and that is the girl STILL BULLYING MY CHILD. The teacher told my daughter to “handle it the right way”. My instructions to my daughter was to NOT interact with that girl, yet I have a teacher telling my daughter to “handle” it. If you try to take up for yourself, you get put in in-school detention. My daughter is currently a straight “A” student, but I am watching her self esteem slowly go away. I can’t wait to get my daughter out of this school at the end of the year.

There are fights at this school 5 days a week, kids getting “jumped” every other day. It’s like a war zone there. The PTSD these kids must have once they graduate...smh. I don’t understand how kids can learn in an environment like this. And this was supposed to be one of the better schools in the south suburbs. I’m a Registered Nurse and am working to get OUT of this school district. I don’t have time for the ghetto-ness of this place! WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T MOVE INTO THE RICH SCHOOL DISTRICT! Close Quote

Schools Near Rich Township High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rich Township High School	Public	9-12	3600 W 203rd St	Olympia Fields	60461	Cook County	Rich Township HSD 227	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 679-5600	2,433	196	12.4	44.1%	35 (1.4%)	2,066 (84.9%)	263 (10.8%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (2.5%)	13.9	599^th of 698 public high schools	14.2%		18.2	568^th of 697 public high schools	18.5%	31	35.0	31.5	9.1	7.4	18.2	22.3	23.5	7.6	25.5	97.9	94.8	94.8	94.8	97.0	94.7	98.3	92.3	$35,672	$1,273	$34,399
Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Public	9-12	999 Kedzie Ave	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 799-3000	2,707	189	14.3		313 (11.6%)	1,998 (73.8%)	266 (9.8%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (4.2%)	52.8	317^th of 698 public high schools	54.6%		50.3	305^th of 697 public high schools	56.2%	12	61.7	54.0	25.4	25.9	41.4	50.7	49.9	33.2	40.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.0	97.9	98.3	94.6	$25,220	$434	$24,786
Regl Inst Scholastic Excellence	Public	6-12	405 Ashland Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Cook Truancy Program	Public	6-12	405 Ashland Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Cook ISC Student Advocate	Public	6-12	253 W Joe Orr Rd	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southland College Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4601 Sauk Trl	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Southland College Prep Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 748-0100	584	57	10.1	45.4%	5 (0.9%)	530 (90.8%)	31 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	66.6	198^th of 698 public high schools	71.6%		58.3	236^th of 697 public high schools	66.1%	38	58.7	64.1	34.1	29.7	41.6	58.1	68.2	40.2	58.3									$28,791	$1,162	$27,629
Rich Township Star Academy	Public	10-12	5000 Sauk Trl	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Rich Township HSD 227	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 679-3000	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	96.2	96.2	96.2	98.1	96.2	100.0	90.4
Bloom High School	Public	9-12	101 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 755-1122	1,823	100	18.2	81.9%	42 (2.3%)	735 (40.3%)	1,014 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.3%)	19	566^th of 698 public high schools	18.9%		20.7	545^th of 697 public high schools	21.8%	21	42.8	31.1	13.6	10.1	34.9	24.9	24.5	14.5	19.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	$23,266	$2,776	$20,491
District 206 Alternative High School	Public	9-12	100 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 754-4095	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	17401 Pulaski Rd	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 799-7000	1,100	75	14.6		4 (0.4%)	963 (87.5%)	106 (9.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.9%)	14.8	593^rd of 698 public high schools	15.0%		15.7	589^th of 697 public high schools	15.5%	4	35.8	19.3	13.4	10.4	28.2	27.4	17.9	10.3	21.8	98.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.8	98.6	99.2	95.6	$24,398	$1,104	$23,294

Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Township High School

What district is Rich Township High School in?

Rich Township HSD 227

How many students attend Rich Township High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,433 students attended Rich Township High School.

What schools feed into Rich Township High School?

Rich Township High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : 21st Century Primary Center
Elementary : Arcadia Elementary School
Elementary : Blackhawk Primary Center
Elementary : Illinois School
Elementary : Matteson Elementary School
Elementary : Mohawk Primary Center
Middle : Barack Obama School of Ldership
Middle : Indiana Elementary School
Middle : Michelle Obama School of Technology
Middle : O W Huth Middle School
Middle : Sauk Elementary School

Is Rich Township High School a good school?

Rich Township High School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Illinois high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rich Township High School?

Students at Rich Township High School are 85% African American, 11% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

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