For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 263 students in Beecher Community Unit School District 200u. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Beecher Community Unit School District 200u have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
1,063 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
73 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Beecher Community Unit School District 200u, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#511 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
50%
Graduation Rate
87%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
25%
30%
% Black
5%
22%
% White
66%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,029 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,823 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,029
$22,423
Spending / Student
$17,823
$21,662
Best Beecher Community Unit School District 200u Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Beecher Junior High School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
101 E Church Rd
Beecher, IL 60401
(708) 946-3412
Beecher, IL 60401
(708) 946-3412
Gr: 6-8 | 263 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 34%
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