Richmond-Burton Community High School Explained

Richmond-Burton Community High School
Motto:	First Class
Type:	Public
Locale:	District #157
Grades:	9-12
Superintendent:	Thomas Lind
Principal:	Mike Baird
Address:	8311 State Route 31
City:	Richmond
State:	Illinois 60071
Country:	United States
Students:	636 (2018-19)^[1]
Ratio:	13.53
Staff:	47.00 (FTE)
Athletics:	Click to see
Mascot:	Rocket
Free Label:	Campus
Free:	Sub-Urban

Richmond-Burton Community High School is a four-year public high school located in Richmond, Illinois, 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 and 64 miles northwest of Chicago.

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%)^[2]

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.

Richmond-Burton's football team won the 2019 IHSA Class 4A state football championship.^[3]

• 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
• Wrestling
• ACES (Academic Challenges in Engineering and Science)

External links

• • http://www.ihsa.org/school/schools/1805.htm

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richmond-Burton High School. National Center for Education Statistics. January 29, 2021.
2. Web site: Richmond Burton High School - free Richmond IL school information provided by Homefacts.com . 2010-04-07 . 2011-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110712214737/http://www.homefacts.com/schools/Illinois/Mc-Henry-County/Richmond/Richmond-Burton-High-School.html . dead .
3. Web site: Stevenson . Joe . Richmond-Burton dominates Murhpysboro for Class 4A state title . 2023-04-13 . Shaw Local . en.