Enrollment
249
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEECHER CUSD 200U·NCES 170543004523
Beecher Junior High School
101 E Church Rd, Beecher, IL 60401 · (708) 946-3412 · Will County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
77 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 73 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 82 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 38% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Junior High School→Beecher High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beecher CUSD 200U. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
77.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +27.9pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 28 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.7% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 22.3% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Junior High School
Beecher Junior High School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beecher Junior High School this school | 249 | 30.9% | 51.3% |
| Wm F Gurrie Middle School La Grange | 278 | 34.2% | 60.5% |
| Westmont Jr High School Westmont | 302 | 32.1% | 65.9% |
| Winfield Central School Winfield | 189 | 29.6% | 49.8% |
| Lisle Jr High School Lisle | 338 | 33.1% | 65.8% |
| Peotone Jr High School Peotone | 294 | 31.0% | 55.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #181 of 578 | #24 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #342 of 640 ▲ 17 | #35 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #102 of 640 ▲ 189 | #10 of 44 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #503 of 691 | #44 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #303 of 558 | #20 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #252 of 560 | #22 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #450 of 581 | #22 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #394 of 440 | #34 of 36 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
249
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 282
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 | 249 | 18.8 | 13.2:1 | 31% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 33% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 18.8 | 13.1:1 | 28% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 24% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 14 | 17.6:1 | 23% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 18% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beecher Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (257 to 249); teachers up 25% (15 to 18.8).
About Beecher Junior High School
Beecher Junior High School is a small middle school with its address in Beecher, Illinois. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 249 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students.
Beecher CUSD 200U (3 schools, 1,051 students) runs Beecher Junior High School.
White students account for 62% of enrollment at Beecher Junior High School. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 62% of residents are White. Beecher Junior High School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 18.8 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. Middle schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. About 31% of students, or 77, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Will County, the average is 44%.
Beecher Junior High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.3% is 2.3 points below the 53.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Will County show that median household income is about $109,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Beecher Junior High School is one of 209 public schools in Will County, which together enroll about 113,008 students.
Beecher High School is the closest public school, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Beecher Junior High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Beecher Junior High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Beecher Junior High School had 244 students in 2020-21 and 249 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Beecher Junior High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beecher CUSD 200U
- Beecher Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Beecher High SchoolHigh · 343 students
Other schools in Beecher
- Beecher Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Beecher High SchoolHigh · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Beecher High School1.0 mi · 343
- Beecher Elementary School1.2 mi · 459
- Balmoral Elementary School4.9 mi · 472
- Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr6.1 mi · 256
- Crete-Monee Middle School6.2 mi · 1,002
- Crete-Monee High School6.4 mi · 1,480
Frequently asked questions
About Beecher Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Beecher Junior High School?
Beecher Junior High School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades 06-08.
Is Beecher Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beecher Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Beecher Junior High School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Beecher Junior High School.
How diverse is Beecher Junior High School?
Beecher Junior High School reports a student body of 62% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Beecher Junior High School public or private?
Beecher Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beecher CUSD 200U.
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