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C+

Bethel Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1201 Bethel Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · (618) 244-8095 · Part of Bethel School District 82

Dodds Township’s School Grade C better than 31% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
154
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Bethel Grade School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1201 Bethel Rd, Mount Vernon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K4
Kindergarten14
Grade 114
Grade 219
Grade 318
Grade 416
Grade 524
Grade 619
Grade 711
Grade 815
Enrollment over time
188’20
158’21
160’22
145’23
154’24

Down 18.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Black 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bethel Grade School from Dodds Township families.

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; Dodds Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.