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Bement Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

201 S Champaign St, Bement, IL 61813 · (217) 678-4200 · Part of Bement Community Unit School District 5

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Directions
Students
143
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bement Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bement Township kids: Bement Middle School

On the path

Where Bement Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bement Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Bement Middle Schoolin Bement

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

201 S Champaign St, Bement

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten17
Grade 113
Grade 219
Grade 323
Grade 418
Grade 519
Enrollment over time
127’20
140’21
140’22
137’23
143’24

Up 12.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Black 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bement Elementary School from Bement Township families.

Other schools in Bement Community Unit School District 5

The district →
Bement Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bement
B+
63 students12:1
Bement High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bement
B−
85 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Bement Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.