Type Public Superintendent Dan Oest Grades 9-12 Phone +1 815-678-4525 Number of students 809 | Locale District #157 Principal Thomas Lind School color(s) Maroon & Gold Mascot Rocket Motto First Class | |
Address 8311 IL-31, Richmond, IL 60071, USA District Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 Similar Nippersink Middle School, Johnsburg High School, Prairie Ridge High School, Marian Central Catholic, Woodstock North High School Profiles | ||
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Richmond-Burton Community High School is a four-year public high school located in Richmond, Illinois. One middle school (Nippersink Middle School) feeds into the high school.
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Community
Richmond is located on the Illinois-Wisconsin border. Richmond is about 44 miles south-southwest of Milwaukee 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 the performance standards expectations. In 2009 students at Richmond Burton outperformed the state average in all categories.
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.
Accomplishments
Richmond-Burton's football team won the IHSA State Football playoffs in 1992 season in class 2A. The 2005 team lost in the quarter-finals and the 2008 and 2009 team lost in the semi-finals of the 4A bracket, while their 2010 team lost in the quarterfinals of the 4A playoffs. In 2011 the football team lost in the 4A state championship. The WYSE team won the State Championship in 2003 in the 700+ division, and also won back-to-back state championships in 2007 and 2008 in the division 1500+. They were also home of one of the winningest wrestlers in IHSA history, Jordan Blanton, who went 152-1 capturing 3 state titles along the way.