Richmond-Burton Community High School is a four-year public high school located in
Richmond, Illinois
Richmond is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States, 46 miles northwest of Chicago. It is a commuter village within the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 2,089 at the 2020 census.
History
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, United States. One middle school (Nippersink Middle School) feeds into the high school.
Community
Richmond is located on the Illinois-Wisconsin border. Richmond is about 44 miles south-southwest of
Milwaukee
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and 64 miles northwest of
Chicago
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Academics
Illinois uses the ISAT and the PSAE tests to assess elementary through high school students' achievement in relation to performance standards expectations. In 2009 students at Richmond Burton outperformed the state average in all categories.
*Math 65% proficient (State Average 52%)
*Reading 65% proficient (State Average 57%)
*Science 67% proficient (State Average 51%)
Activities
Richmond-Burton's athletic teams are known as the "Rockets" or for female teams the "Lady Rockets", and compete in the Kishwaukee River Conference
The Kishwaukee River Conference (KRC) is an organization of eight high schools in northern Illinois. These high schools are members of the Illinois High School Association.
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Richmond-Burton's football team won the 2019 IHSA Class 4A state football championship.Wrestling
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*ACES (Academic Challenges in Engineering and Science)
References
External links
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Public high schools in Illinois
Richmond, Illinois
Schools in McHenry County, Illinois