Summary:
The Hillsboro CUSD 3 district in Illinois is home to two elementary schools: Beckemeyer Elementary School and Coffeen Early Childhood Center. These schools serve students from pre-K through 5th grade in the Hillsboro area.
Based on the available data, Beckemeyer Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district. Beckemeyer has consistently higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages across multiple grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Beckemeyer had 63.5% of students proficient or better in ELA, exceeding the district's 69.7% and the state's 53.1%. Similarly, in Math, Beckemeyer's 44.6% proficiency rate was higher than the district's 41.1% and the state's 38.5%. Beckemeyer's strong academic performance has earned it a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years.
In contrast, Coffeen Early Childhood Center serves only pre-K students and has limited data available. However, some key differences can be observed, such as Coffeen's much higher student-teacher ratio of 26.8 compared to Beckemeyer's 14.8, as well as lower spending per student at Coffeen ($10,942) compared to Beckemeyer ($13,369). While Beckemeyer's performance stands out, the Hillsboro CUSD 3 district as a whole is ranked 346 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating, indicating room for improvement across the district.
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