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Bement Elementary School

Bement, IL · Bement CUSD 5

Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Rural, distant

854th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 59% Declining

201 S Champaign St, Bement, IL 61813

(217)678-4200NCES ID 170582004540Directory 202324

137
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.7:1
Student / teacher ratio
66%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
17.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Bement Elementary School 854th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 59% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 75th in 2019 to 59th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%59%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Bement Elementary School
53%
IL average
52%
Math
Bement Elementary School
46%
IL average
38%
Science
Bement Elementary School
61%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Bement Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%53%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Bement Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%46%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Bement Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%61%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%49%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%47%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%59%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 137 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

7%White88%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 88%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White88.7%88.3% 0.4 pts
Hispanic4.6%6.6% 2.0 pts
Two or more races2.6%2.9% 0.3 pts
Black0.5%2.2% 1.7 pts
Pacific Islander1.0%0.0% 1.0 pts
American Indian2.6%0.0% 2.6 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 $168K in zip 61813 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2015

$44K$89K$133K$177K$169K201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Bement Elementary School in?

Bement Elementary School is part of the Bement CUSD 5 district in Bement, Illinois.

Is Bement Elementary School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Bement Elementary School 854th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 59% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Bement Elementary School?

White 88%, Hispanic 7%, Two or more races 3%, Black 2% (137 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Bement Elementary School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61813 is $168K 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.