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Richland Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
838th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 52% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Richland Elementary School in Crest Hill, Illinois, serves prekindergarten through grade 8 and enrolls 774 students—the largest enrollment among the 10 nearby schools listed—in Richland GSD 88A. SchoolDigger places the school at the 52nd percentile statewide for 2025–2026, with 3 stars. The clearest academic distinction is strong English Language Arts (ELA): 63% of students were proficient, 7 points above the state and 25 points above the nearby-school average.

ELA is also a local strength: only Crystal Lawns Elementary School scored higher, at 65%. Math was competitive but not the local leader: the school’s 42% proficiency was 2 points above the state and second among nearby schools, behind Troy Craughwell School at 48%. Results vary by grade: ELA in grades 6 and 8 was 17 points above the state in each, while grade 5 science was 5 points below the state; grade 8 science was 7 points above. The reported district results match the school’s ELA and math results exactly, so there is no reported school-district gap.

Proficiency has risen over three years: ELA gained 15 points, from 48% to 63%, and math gained 19 points, from 23% to 42%. Math moved from 5 points below the state to 2 points above it. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 28% in 2022–2023 to 17% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s current 52nd-percentile standing is second among nearby schools, but below the school’s 70th-percentile high in 2022–2023. The student-teacher ratio was 12.3 in 2024–2025, second-lowest among nearby schools reporting it. Also in 2024–2025, 59% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the nearby-school average of 79%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves English Language Learner Students ranked it at the 84th percentile; its measure for Male Students was at the 30th percentile, down 33 points from 2023–2024.

774
Students ?
12.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,508
Per pupil spending ?
59.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96.3%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 1919 Caton Farm Rd
       Crest Hill, IL  60403-1700

(815) 744-6166

District: Richland GSD 88A


Students who attend Richland Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Lockport Township High School East
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.6%
White:
25.5%
African American:
22.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Illinois median (52nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school52%
District avg52%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
838th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 48%▼ down 20 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to top 48% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
402nd of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 36%▼ down 2 pts since 2019
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
347th of 738Richland GSD 88A among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202649.9838 of 173751.8%★★★☆☆
202556.5875 of 205657.4%★★★☆☆
202456.3791 of 206761.7%★★★☆☆
202366.3622 of 207770.1%★★★★☆
202263.7679 of 208267.4%★★★☆☆
201943.21120 of 208646.3%★★☆☆☆
201855.3845 of 203758.5%★★★☆☆
201760.6740 of 204463.8%★★★☆☆
201668.9578 of 204671.7%★★★★☆
201549.8903 of 205256.0%★★★☆☆
201465.3757 of 209363.8%★★★☆☆
201349.71162 of 216746.4%★★☆☆☆
201264.2929 of 216657.1%★★★☆☆
201148.51329 of 214738.1%★★☆☆☆
201067.6823 of 213961.5%★★★☆☆
200976.0516 of 212075.7%★★★★☆
200863.6941 of 209255.0%★★★☆☆
200744.61415 of 209532.5%★★☆☆☆
200645.31395 of 208633.1%★★☆☆☆
200534.91496 of 202226.0%★☆☆☆☆
200441.11386 of 203031.7%★★☆☆☆
200367.7788 of 202061.0%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202563.9178 of 68874.1%★★★★☆
202450.5247 of 65562.3%★★★☆☆
202368.7115 of 69283.4%★★★★☆
202283.544 of 68493.6%★★★★★
201960.2192 of 71173.0%★★★★☆
201860.4180 of 69874.2%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202546.6476 of 104954.6%★★★☆☆
202448.5354 of 88660.0%★★★☆☆
202359.8254 of 90772.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202675.727 of 16583.6%★★★★☆
202558.5238 of 78869.8%★★★☆☆
202482.655 of 82693.3%★★★★★
202371.1117 of 78885.2%★★★★☆
202284.436 of 76895.3%★★★★★
201956.1209 of 74371.9%★★★★☆
201876.581 of 71888.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202646.2711 of 128644.7%★★☆☆☆
202559.1761 of 194260.8%★★★☆☆
202452.3811 of 194258.2%★★★☆☆
202361.6654 of 195766.6%★★★☆☆
202262.9651 of 197067.0%★★★☆☆
201943.61090 of 201946.0%★★☆☆☆
201856.2788 of 196459.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202671.9117 of 53678.2%★★★★☆
202569.6216 of 98278.0%★★★★☆
202479.7108 of 95988.7%★★★★☆
202381.485 of 97091.2%★★★★★
202276.4142 of 95485.1%★★★★☆
201944.9500 of 95547.6%★★☆☆☆
201861.5275 of 93870.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202665.4266 of 100173.4%★★★★☆
202570.1390 of 180078.3%★★★★☆
202472.2316 of 179382.4%★★★★☆
202378.5206 of 180888.6%★★★★☆
202280.0163 of 176390.8%★★★★★
201947.8892 of 181650.9%★★★☆☆
201871.8306 of 176582.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202630.7924 of 131129.5%★☆☆☆☆
202551.1918 of 194752.9%★★★☆☆
202458.3720 of 195963.2%★★★☆☆
202367.2555 of 198472.0%★★★★☆
202262.7639 of 197767.7%★★★☆☆
201942.21098 of 201945.6%★★☆☆☆
201852.8846 of 197257.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202541.8676 of 129247.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.9611 of 119548.9%★★☆☆☆
202348.1486 of 115658.0%★★★☆☆
202245.8465 of 111358.2%★★★☆☆
201949.5476 of 119460.1%★★★☆☆
201850.1283 of 76362.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202645.3684 of 114940.5%★★☆☆☆
202551.0692 of 138950.2%★★★☆☆
202456.0593 of 139257.4%★★★☆☆
202362.9470 of 141966.9%★★★☆☆
202252.1662 of 142553.5%★★★☆☆
201937.8950 of 146235.0%★★☆☆☆
201850.2720 of 146350.8%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202659.7402 of 112664.3%★★★☆☆
202563.1451 of 136867.0%★★★☆☆
202457.3491 of 136364.0%★★★☆☆
202355.7505 of 136763.1%★★★☆☆
202258.6463 of 136966.2%★★★☆☆
201962.4455 of 135666.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202684.721 of 22490.6%★★★★★
202566.0133 of 57476.8%★★★★☆
202465.8112 of 54879.6%★★★★☆
202369.992 of 56983.8%★★★★☆
202269.794 of 57383.6%★★★★☆
201970.999 of 56582.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.2467 of 69432.7%★★☆☆☆
202444.5275 of 63957.0%★★★☆☆
202347.1268 of 67460.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202565.195 of 48380.3%★★★★☆
202475.340 of 48691.8%★★★★★
202351.5147 of 48069.4%★★★☆☆
202261.175 of 45483.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202648.6449 of 86748.2%★★☆☆☆
202563.7407 of 124867.4%★★★☆☆
202456.6463 of 125163.0%★★★☆☆
202352.4519 of 127559.3%★★★☆☆
202258.7424 of 128667.0%★★★☆☆
201966.5375 of 127670.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202679.274 of 48384.7%★★★★☆
202569.3157 of 66976.5%★★★★☆
202463.7182 of 64371.7%★★★★☆
202349.7272 of 66158.9%★★★☆☆
202260.4189 of 66271.5%★★★★☆
201967.7152 of 63976.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202670.7171 of 78878.3%★★★★☆
202565.2331 of 122973.1%★★★★☆
202461.8350 of 121971.3%★★★★☆
202363.3320 of 123474.1%★★★★☆
202276.5154 of 122187.4%★★★★☆
201961.5364 of 121770.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202656.8339 of 82959.1%★★★☆☆
202560.3438 of 127165.5%★★★☆☆
202456.2461 of 126463.5%★★★☆☆
202356.9454 of 129264.9%★★★☆☆
202256.6463 of 128664.0%★★★☆☆
201955.4509 of 129660.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202557.0244 of 81270.0%★★★★☆
202435.8462 of 80242.4%★★☆☆☆
202334.5480 of 80540.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.2439 of 78143.8%★★☆☆☆
201947.2296 of 79262.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202661.7247 of 75467.2%★★★☆☆
202565.9262 of 88470.4%★★★★☆
202450.6415 of 87552.6%★★★☆☆
202347.6441 of 89550.7%★★★☆☆
202244.6473 of 89847.3%★★☆☆☆
201957.7352 of 90561.1%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile+32 vs school
Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+26 vs school
African American (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+22 vs school
Disabled (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school
Female (2026)45th percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)40th percentile-11 vs school
Male (2026)30th percentile-22 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)91st percentile+26 vs school
Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+14 vs school
Special Education (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school
White (2026)67th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)59th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)48th percentile-16 vs school
Disabled (2025)33rd percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts63%+7 vs state
Science51%~ state avg
Mathematics42%~ state avg

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Students at Richland Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 25% White, 22% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended Richland Elementary School.

Richland Elementary School ranks 838th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Richland Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Lockport Township High School East

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