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Schools in Breese · Central Community High School District 71, Breese School District 12

Breese’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 45% of Breese’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Breese, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#198of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
45%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Central Community High School District 71
Students per teacher
15.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,236 students on the public path
In brief

Breese’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1363 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Breese’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Breese runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Beckemeyer Elem School (PK–2) and Breese Elem School (3–8) are Breese’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Central Community High School District 71 with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield: Central Comm High School in Breese. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 29% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Central Community High School District 71 spends $16,612 per student and Breese School District 12 $11,258, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Breese’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1363)Better than 88%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 517 test results and a graduating class of 154 could put Breese anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Breese’s students in the tested grades sat them (526 in math, 509 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Breese, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Beckemeyer Elem Schoolin BeckemeyerNo scores
3–8Breese Elem SchoolBreese School District 12B+
9–12Central Comm High SchoolCentral Community High School District 71B+

Breese runs its own schools through grade 8 (Breese School District 12). From grade 9, students attend the Central Community High School District 71, shared with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield. Its elementary school is in Beckemeyer. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Breese

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Central Community High School District 71Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 629 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,612IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Breese School District 12Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 607 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,258IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 29.9% · 144 students tested
Math · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Breese School District 1248%
State average 29.9% · 365 students tested
Math · PK–8, Breese School District 1226%
State average 25.8% · 361 students tested

Breese vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Breese’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BreeseA−Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12

Every school in Breese

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Breesein other towns
Beckemeyer Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Beckemeyer
250 students16:1Rate it →
Breese Elem School
Middle · Grades 3–8
B+
357 students16:1Rate it →
Central Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
629 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Breese’s schools

Are Breese’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Breese children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Breese in?

Two districts: Breese School District 12 runs grades PK–8, and Central Community High School District 71 runs grades 9–12, shared with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield.

Where do Breese kids go to high school?

Central Comm High School, with 629 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Breese’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Community High School District 71 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Breese spend per student?

$16,612 in Central Community High School District 71 and $11,258 in Breese School District 12 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.