For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 140 students in Bement CUSD 5 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Bement CUSD 5 School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,358 Schools
# Students
289 Students
496,689 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
36,997 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Bement CUSD 5 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-79% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#383 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)15-19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
60-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.70
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,181 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
20,150 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
149,253 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
30%
# Black Students
5 Students
96,181 Students
% Black Students
2%
19%
# White Students
260 Students
210,834 Students
% White Students
90%
43%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
490 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
15 Students
18,591 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
25
66,224
# Students in K Grade:
23
72,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
19
68,083
# Students in 2nd Grade:
16
63,465
# Students in 3rd Grade:
12
53,440
# Students in 4th Grade:
26
51,656
# Students in 5th Grade:
19
47,114
# Students in 6th Grade:
19
27,807
# Students in 7th Grade:
29
22,933
# Students in 8th Grade:
17
23,506
# Students in 9th Grade:
21
29
# Students in 10th Grade:
18
3
# Students in 11th Grade:
26
3
# Students in 12th Grade:
19
15
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,353 is higher than the state median of $22,158. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,962 is less than the state median of $21,406. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,353
$22,158
Spending / Student
$18,962
$21,406
Best Bement CUSD 5 School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bement Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
201 S Champaign St
Bement, IL 61813
(217) 678-4200
Bement, IL 61813
(217) 678-4200
Grades: PK-5
| 140 students
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