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Reed-Custer Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

162 S School St, Braidwood, IL 60408 · (815) 458-2145 · Part of Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U

Reed Township’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
690
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Reed-Custer Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 21.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Reed Township kids: Reed-Custer Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Reed-Custer Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Reed-Custer Middle Schoolin Braidwood

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

162 S School St, Braidwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K53
Kindergarten109
Grade 1110
Grade 292
Grade 3114
Grade 4111
Grade 5101
Enrollment over time
570’20
621’21
653’22
691’23
690’24

Up 21.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%Black <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 Reed-Custer Elementary School from Reed Township families.

Other schools in Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U

The district →
Reed-Custer Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Braidwood
B+
306 students11:1
Reed-Custer High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Braidwood
C+
397 students12:1

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