Richards Career Academy High School Overview

Overview

At Richards Career Academy High School, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Richards Career Academy High School is 30 percent. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 99 percent. Richards Career Academy High School is 1 of 107 high schools in the Chicago Public Schools.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded	None
National Rank
Unranked

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	562
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	99%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	90%
Full-Time Teachers	34

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading	6%
Proficient in Math	9%
College Readiness Index	11.0

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	09 – 12
Setting	Large City
Charter School	No
Magnet School	No
Receives Title I Funding	Yes

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	107
Total Students	95,704
Proficient in Reading (district average)	27%
Proficient in Math (district average)	23%
College Readiness (district average)	20.2