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Beecher Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

629 Penfield St, Beecher, IL 60401 · (708) 946-2202 · Part of Beecher Community Unit School District 200U

Washington Township’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
459
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Beecher Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Washington Township kids: Beecher Junior High School

On the path

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

PK–5Beecher Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Beecher Junior High Schoolin Beecher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

629 Penfield St, Beecher

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten64
Grade 162
Grade 266
Grade 375
Grade 480
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
477’20
437’21
447’22
453’23
459’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 6%Black 6%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Beecher Elem School from Washington Township families.

Other schools in Beecher Community Unit School District 200U

The district →
Beecher Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beecher
B−
249 students13:1
Beecher High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Beecher
B
343 students14:1

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