Beecher City Grade School
Beecher City, IL · Beecher City CUSD 20
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Rural, remote
738th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 65%▼ Declining
304 E Vine, Beecher City, IL 62414
(618)487-5100NCES ID 170546000224Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Beecher City Grade School 738th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 65% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 91th in 2019 to 65th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 200 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 99.4% | 96.0% | ▼ 3.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 3.5% | ▲ 3.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $193K in zip 62414 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Beecher City Grade School in?
Beecher City Grade School is part of the Beecher City CUSD 20 district in Beecher City, Illinois.
Is Beecher City Grade School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Beecher City Grade School 738th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 65% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Beecher City Grade School?
White 96%, Two or more races 4% (200 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Beecher City Grade School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62414 is $193K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.