Beckemeyer Elem School

Beckemeyer Elem School operates as a roomy elementary-level community in Hillsboro, Illinois, overseen by Hillsboro CUSD 3. Current enrollment sits at 641 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 68% above typical.

Within Hillsboro CUSD 3, which oversees 4 schools and 1,518 students, Beckemeyer Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Beckemeyer Elem School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest reads as 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Beckemeyer Elem School records 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Beckemeyer Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 49.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $63,620, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Montgomery County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,835 students), Beckemeyer Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hillsboro Jr High School, around 0.5 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beckemeyer Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Beckemeyer Elem School's enrollment has edged up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 579 (now 641). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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