Beecher Elem School

Beecher Elem School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Beecher, Illinois, one of the schools within Beecher CUSD 200U, enrolling 459 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 20% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Beecher Elem School is one of 3 schools operated by Beecher CUSD 200U, a district that serves 1,051 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Beecher Elem School records that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Will County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Beecher Elem School shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Beecher Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 54.1%, a residual of +5.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Will County) logs that median household earnings sit near $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beecher Elem School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Nearest neighbor: Beecher High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Beecher Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beecher Elem School has climbed 7%, going from 427 students in 2018 to 459 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 76% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.