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Schools in Washington Township · Beecher Community Unit School District 200U

Washington Township’s public schools score below 51% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Washington Township’s districts is 15%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Washington Township, 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.

#460of 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
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
IL 13.6
Schools in town
3
1,051 students on the public path
In brief

Washington Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1025 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Washington Township’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Washington Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,809 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Beecher Junior High School, then Beecher High School. See the path ↓

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 Washington Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Illinois school districts, #460 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1025)Better than 31%
Towns in Will County (24)Better than 17%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 521 test results and a graduating class of 94 could put Washington Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Washington Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (495 in math, 547 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Beecher Elem SchoolBeecher Community Unit School District 200UB
6–8Beecher Junior High SchoolBeecher Community Unit School District 200UB−
9–12Beecher High SchoolBeecher Community Unit School District 200UB

Washington Township’s public schools are run by Beecher Community Unit School District 200U, which also serves Beecher and Will. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Beecher Community Unit School District 200UGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,051 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,809IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 547 students tested
Math15%
State average 25.8% · 495 students tested

Washington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Washington TownshipB−Beecher Community Unit School District 200U
WillBPeotone Community Unit School District 207U PK–12 · Beecher Community Unit School District 200U PK–12
YellowheadC+Grant Park Community Unit School District 6
CreteC+Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12

Every school in Washington Township

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).

District schools in Washington Townshipby address
Beecher Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beecher
B
459 students14:1Rate it →
Beecher Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beecher
B−
249 students13:1Rate it →
Beecher High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Beecher
B
343 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Washington Township’s schools

Are Washington Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Washington Township children attend score below 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #460 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Washington Township in?

Beecher Community Unit School District 200U, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,051 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Washington Township kids go to high school?

Beecher High School in Beecher, with 343 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Washington Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Beecher Community Unit School District 200U graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Washington Township spend per student?

$15,809 in Beecher Community Unit School District 200U (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.