Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEECHER CITY CUSD 20·NCES 170546000224
Beecher City Grade School
304 E Vine, Beecher City, IL 62414 · (618) 487-5100 · Effingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
97 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Beecher City Grade School→Beecher City Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Beecher City CUSD 20. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 46.9% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Beecher City Grade School
Beecher City Grade School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beecher City Grade School this school | 196 | 49.5% | 51.9% |
| Cuba Elementary School Cuba | 188 | 47.9% | 39.1% |
| Hutsonville Elementary and Jr High School Hutsonville | 190 | 51.6% | 43.7% |
| Waltonville Grade School Waltonville | 212 | 51.4% | 42.5% |
| Lake Crest Elementary School Oakland | 185 | 47.0% | 24.1% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Palmyra | 189 | 52.4% | 47.6% |
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 Beecher City Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Effingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #530 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #653 of 2,077 ▼ 280 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #819 of 2,077 ▼ 200 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #2,051 of 2,419 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #1,313 of 2,132 | #3 of 7 |
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
196
+34 (+21%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 167
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 | 196 | 14.9 | 13.2:1 | 49% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 15.2 | 13.2:1 | 54% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 12.9 | 14.8:1 | 43% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | 41% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | 45% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 165 | 14 | 11.8:1 | 54% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 167 | 9 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beecher City Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (143 to 196); teachers up 35% (11 to 14.9).
About Beecher City Grade School
Beecher City Grade School is a small elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Beecher City. The school has 196 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
The Beecher City CUSD 20 system has 2 schools and 361 students.
White students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial. Among Effingham County residents, the White share is about 96%. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Beecher City Grade School are from different groups.
Beecher City Grade School reports a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher, from 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 12 points above the 37% average for public schools in Effingham County.
On the allk12 Grade, Beecher City Grade School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Illinois public elementary schools.
The model predicts 42.9% for a school in Illinois with Beecher City Grade School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Beecher City Grade School posts 51.9%.
Effingham County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,404 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Beecher City Grade School shares Effingham County with 17 other public schools.
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School is about 0.7 miles from Beecher City Grade School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Beecher City Grade School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Beecher City Grade School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Beecher City Grade School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Effingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,522
Census ACS
Median income
$80,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beecher City CUSD 20
- Beecher City Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 165 students
Nearby schools
- Beecher City Jr-Sr High School0.7 mi · 165
- Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School5.6 mi · 168
- Altamont High School9.2 mi · 222
- Altamont Grade School9.5 mi · 462
- Cowden-Herrick Grade School11.0 mi · 175
- St Elmo Sr High School11.1 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About Beecher City Grade SchoolHow many students attend Beecher City Grade School?
Beecher City Grade School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Beecher City Grade School serve?
Beecher City Grade School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Beecher City Grade School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Beecher City Grade School.
What is the student diversity at Beecher City Grade School?
Student demographics at Beecher City Grade School are roughly 96% White, 4% Two or more.
Is Beecher City Grade School public or private?
Beecher City Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beecher City CUSD 20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.