Richmond-Burton Community High School is a four-year public high school located in

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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

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and 64 miles northwest of

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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

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. Richmond-Burton's football team won the 2019 IHSA Class 4A state football championship. *Marching Band *Jazz Band *Concert Band *Baseball *Basketball *Cheerleading *Choir *Cross Country *Dance Team *Drama *Football *Golf * ICTM math contest *Soccer *Softball *Swimming *Academic Team *Track *Volleyball *

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*ACES (Academic Challenges in Engineering and Science)

References

External links

* *http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1805.htm {{authority control Public high schools in Illinois Richmond, Illinois Schools in McHenry County, Illinois