Richmond-Burton Community High School

Richmond-Burton Community High School
Address
Map
8311 State Route 31

Richmond
,
Illinois 60071

United States
Coordinates42°26′47″N 88°18′39″W / 42.4465°N 88.3107°W / 42.4465; -88.3107
Information
TypePublic
MottoFirst Class
LocaleDistrict #157
SuperintendentThomas Lind
PrincipalMike Baird
Staff43.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students534 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.42[1]
Color(s)   
AthleticsClick to see
MascotRocket
CampusSub-Urban
Websiterbchs.com

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)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Richmond-Burton High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Richmond Burton High School - free Richmond IL school information provided by Homefacts.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  3. ^ Stevenson, Joe. "Richmond-Burton dominates Murhpysboro for Class 4A state title". Shaw Local. Retrieved 2023-04-13.