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Richards Career Academy HS

Regular School · Chicago, IL

Richards Career Academy HS is a regular school school in Chicago, Illinois, serving grades 09–12 with 348 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.2:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
348
Teachers (FTE)
31.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 237 68%
Black or African American 92 26%
Two or more races 16 5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 1%
White 1 0%
Total enrollment 348 199M / 149F

English Language Learners: 130 (37% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 27.7% 72
Reading Proficiency <=5% 32.7% 72

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
66
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
36
10.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
198
56.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Comprehensive Support School (CSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 348 100%

Contact & Location

5009 S Laflin St

Chicago, IL 60609

Phone: (773)535-4945

http://www.cps.edu

District

City of Chicago SD 299

Per-pupil expenditure: $27,470

District enrollment: 321,666

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Related Data

NCES ID

170993000718

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD