1
What's the vibe like in the hallways at Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr right now?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,119
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000668
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center
5255 S State St, Chicago, IL 60609 · (773) 535-1230 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,119 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
733 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 122 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 31% larger than its 8th grade class (89).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 18.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center this school | 1,119 | 65.5% | 36.0% |
| Murray Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 477 | 60.6% | 32.1% |
| CICS - Wrightwood Chicago | 614 | 82.4% | 16.7% |
| Nathan Hale Elementary School Lansing | 525 | 60.2% | 21.9% |
| OKeeffe Elementary School Chicago | 572 | 82.0% | 16.3% |
| Belle Valley School Belleville | 997 | 82.4% | 36.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,058 of 1,925 | #301 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,367 of 2,077 ▼ 125 | #425 of 829 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,117 of 2,077 ▼ 243 | #367 of 829 ▼ 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,119 | #12 of 2,419 | #10 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,667 of 2,035 | #701 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #1,972 of 2,042 | #773 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #859 of 2,132 | #502 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #888 of 1,461 | #449 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,119
+29 (+3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,191
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,119 | 71.5 | 15.7:1 | 66% (733) |
| 2023-24 | 1,017 | 67.3 | 15.1:1 | 72% (737) |
| 2022-23 | 1,046 | 64 | 16.3:1 | 71% (742) |
| 2020-21 | 1,090 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,250 | 62.1 | 20.1:1 | 88% (1,106) |
| 2015-16 | 1,432 | 63 | 22.7:1 | 82% (1,179) |
| 2010-11 | 1,412 | 60 | 23.5:1 | 84% (1,185) |
| 2000-01 | 1,423 | 60 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,191 | 58 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,250 to 1,119); teachers up 15% (62.1 to 71.5).
About Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center
At 5255 S State St in Chicago, Illinois, Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center operates as a large elementary school. It had 1,119 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center is among 622 schools run by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which serves 324,396 students.
At Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center, 97% of students are Black. Census figures show Cook County is about 22% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 6%.
The school had 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 66%. Public schools in Cook County average a similar 66%.
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center is 2.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.0% versus 33.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Looking at the county, Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Bronzeville Scholastic High School, is the closest to Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center. Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center ranks 1st on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 1,090 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 1,119 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- Bronzeville Scholastic High School0.4 mi · 119
- Williams Medical Prep High School0.4 mi · 74
- Burke Elementary School0.5 mi · 323
- Carter Elementary School0.6 mi · 279
- Beethoven Elementary School0.7 mi · 333
- Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts0.7 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center?
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center enrolls approximately 1,119 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center serve?
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center is approximately 15.7:1 (72 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center?
At Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center public or private?
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.