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Richards Career Academy High School
5009 South Laflin St Chicago IL, 60609, Cook County Phone: 773-535-4945 Ranking:  (644 out of 666, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Chicago Public School District 299 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 368 | 468 | 470 | 562 | 608 | 698 | 594 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 77 | 20.9% | 148 | 31.6% | 134 | 28.5% | 154 | 27.4% | 212 | 34.9% | 252 | 36.1% | 199 | 33.5% |
| Grade 10: | 122 | 33.2% | 125 | 26.7% | 111 | 23.6% | 181 | 32.2% | 155 | 25.5% | 192 | 27.5% | 220 | 37.0% |
| Grade 11: | 102 | 27.7% | 85 | 18.2% | 115 | 24.5% | 118 | 21.0% | 125 | 20.6% | 151 | 21.6% | 111 | 18.7% |
| Grade 12: | 67 | 18.2% | 110 | 23.5% | 103 | 21.9% | 109 | 19.4% | 116 | 19.1% | 103 | 14.8% | 64 | 10.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 177 | 48.1% | 222 | 47.4% | 226 | 48.1% | 284 | 50.5% | 294 | 48.4% | 347 | 49.7% | 271 | 45.6% |
| Female: | 191 | 51.9% | 246 | 52.6% | 244 | 51.9% | 278 | 49.5% | 306 | 50.3% | 343 | 49.1% | 308 | 51.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 221 | 60.1% | 318 | 67.9% | 314 | 66.8% | 401 | 71.4% | 442 | 72.7% | 520 | 74.5% | 418 | 70.4% |
| Black: | 142 | 38.6% | 142 | 30.3% | 153 | 32.6% | 152 | 27.0% | 160 | 26.3% | 166 | 23.8% | 162 | 27.3% |
| White: | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 365 | 99.2% | 440 | 94.0% | 253 | 53.8% | 494 | 87.9% | 566 | 93.1% | 506 | 72.5% | 493 | 83.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 180 | 38.3% | 9 | 1.6% | 25 | 4.1% | 32 | 4.6% | 35 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.22 | 11.81 | 12.70 | 16.53 | 16.89 | 19.40 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSAE | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 27.4% | 53.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.8% | 27.8% | 53.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 6% | 27.5% | 52.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.2% | 30.5% | 53.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.3% | 29.2% | 52.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 28.3% | 53.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 26.6% | 51.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 28.8% | 52.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 29.4% | 51.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.9% | 32.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 33.2% | 51.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 36.2% | 56.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 36.3% | 56.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 41.2% | 59.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.8% | 39.4% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 34.8% | 54.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.2% | 30.4% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 33.9% | 56.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.0% | 32.9% | 54.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.5% | 30.9% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 31.8% | 50.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 36.2% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 23.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2% | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.6% | 26.2% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 24.7% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 26.1% | 51.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.1% | 24.4% | 51.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.9% | 23.1% | 50.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 26.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 3.9% | 24.6% | 49.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.1% | 29.0% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 26.5% | 49.4% |
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* Richards Career Academy High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.