Bement Middle School

Bement Middle School is an intermediate school of very small scale in Bement, Illinois, one of the schools within Bement CUSD 5, educateing 63 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 86% leaner than the state mean of about 462.

Bement CUSD 5 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 291 students. Bement Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Bement Middle School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Piatt County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Bement Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Bement Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Bement Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.6%.

In the broader community, Piatt County reports that median household earnings sit near $94,811, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Bement Middle School is one of 14 public schools in Piatt County (combined enrollment of about 3,086 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bement Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bement Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bement Middle School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 67 (now 63). The White share of enrollment rose from 84% to 95% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.