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Beckemeyer Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1035 Seymour Ave, Hillsboro, IL 62049 · (217) 532-6994 · Part of Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3

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Directions
Students
641
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Beckemeyer Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Hillsboro Township kids: Hillsboro Jr High School

On the path

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

K–5Beckemeyer Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Hillsboro Jr High Schoolin Hillsboro

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1035 Seymour Ave, Hillsboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten105
Grade 198
Grade 2113
Grade 3103
Grade 4112
Grade 5110
Enrollment over time
648’20
651’21
656’22
642’23
641’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Beckemeyer Elem School from Hillsboro Township families.

Other schools in Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3

The district →
Coffeen Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Coffeen
139 students28:1
Hillsboro Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hillsboro
B+
319 students12:1
Hillsboro High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hillsboro
C
419 students11:1

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