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Beecher Junior High School

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Beecher Junior High School ranks 360 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Beecher Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Beecher, Illinois, with 263 students. The school is part of the Beecher CUSD 200U district, which is ranked 243 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Beecher Junior High School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 77.7% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state's 53.1%. However, the school lags behind the state average in mathematics, with only 31% proficient or better, compared to the state's 38.5%. The school's performance in science is strong, with 53.3% of 8th graders proficient or better, higher than the state's 45.4%. Notably, the school's Hispanic and male students outperform their respective state averages in ELA, and the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students rank in the top 10% of Illinois middle schools for ELA proficiency.

While Beecher Junior High School has maintained consistent academic performance, it has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.1% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average. When compared to nearby schools, such as Peotone Junior High School, which demonstrates stronger mathematics performance, Beecher Junior High School has an opportunity to learn and improve in this area.

249

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,321

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 E Church Rd
Beecher, IL 60401-3633

(708) 946-3412

District: Beecher CUSD 200U

Students who attend Beecher Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Beecher High School

Feeder schools for Beecher Junior High School:

Elementary:

Beecher Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

31.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (54% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Illinois avg46%

360^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

243^rd of 811Beecher CUSD 200U among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	360 of 1368	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	531 of 1363	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	697 of 1367	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	512 of 1369	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	562 of 1241	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	684 of 1356	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	493 of 1293	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	538 of 1293	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	508 of 1294	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.6	507 of 1302	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.2	440 of 1322	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	417 of 1367	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.1	312 of 1365	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.5	267 of 1344	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	200 of 1327	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	187 of 1318	85.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	197 of 1293	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.9	259 of 1287	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.1	276 of 1272	78.3%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	227 of 1209	81.2%	★★★★☆
2004	78.4	257 of 1204	78.7%	★★★★☆
2003	81.7	200 of 1185	83.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	214 of 694	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	454 of 639	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	306 of 674	54.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	45 of 483	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	409 of 1248	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	488 of 1251	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	564 of 1275	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	410 of 1286	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	400 of 1017	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	716 of 1276	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	549 of 1226	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	140 of 669	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.8	299 of 643	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	450 of 661	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	268 of 662	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	246 of 517	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	409 of 639	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	244 of 590	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	256 of 1229	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	480 of 1219	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	783 of 1234	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	892 of 1221	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	574 of 1019	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	587 of 1217	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	662 of 1161	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	288 of 1271	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	513 of 1264	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	726 of 1292	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	614 of 1286	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	728 of 1048	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	585 of 1296	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	387 of 1223	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	298 of 812	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.8	574 of 802	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	570 of 805	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	331 of 781	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	396 of 548	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	433 of 792	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	310 of 602	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	357 of 884	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	500 of 875	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	604 of 895	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	493 of 898	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	525 of 813	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	669 of 905	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	502 of 889	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+25 vs state

Science53%+8 vs state

Mathematics31%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)						IAR Mathematics (2025)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Beecher Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 E Church Rd	Beecher	60401	Will County	Beecher CUSD 200U	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 946-3412	249	19	13.2	30.9%	154 (61.8%)	6 (2.4%)	79 (31.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	69.9	360^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.7%		54.5	531^st of 1363 public middle schools	61.0%	171		53.3			65.3	79.3	86.7	77.7			28.0	31.7	33.0	31.0									$16,321	$1,905	$14,416
Crete-Monee Middle School	Public	6-8	635 Olmstead Ln	University Park	60484	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-2400	1,002	94	10.6	65.0%	131 (13.1%)	594 (59.3%)	220 (22.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.1%)	27.6	971^st of 1368 public middle schools	29.0%		26.5	970^th of 1363 public middle schools	28.8%	1		28.5			34.0	45.4	44.2	41.5			11.6	14.6	14.9	13.8									$22,166	$969	$21,197
Columbia Central School	Public	5-8	94 Richton Rd	Steger	60475	Will County	Steger School District 194	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 753-4700	646	39	16.5	56.3%	117 (18.1%)	204 (31.6%)	260 (40.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.4%)	42.4	739^th of 1368 public middle schools	46.0%		41	729^th of 1363 public middle schools	46.5%	10	20.4	17.9		55.4	67.3	56.5	64.5	60.8		26.8	18.7	14.4	12.5	18.1	91.6	91.6	91.6	91.6	91.6	91.6	91.6	67.6	$17,487	$1,276	$16,211
Rickover Junior High School	Public	6-8	22151 Torrence Ave	Sauk Village	60411	Cook County	Ccsd 168	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 758-1900	371	15	24.7	51.5%	10 (2.7%)	270 (72.8%)	72 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	11.9	1277^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.7%		14.2	1244^th of 1363 public middle schools	8.7%	33		17.2			24.4	26.5	26.5	25.8			1.7	6.1	3.5	3.7	97.8	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.5	98.4	98.4	91.8	$23,040	$2,660	$20,380
Peotone Junior High School	Public	6-8	1 Blue Devil Dr	Peotone	60468	Will County	Peotone CUSD 207U	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 258-3246	294	22	13.3	31.0%	227 (77.2%)	6 (2.0%)	48 (16.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	73.6	318^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.8%		65.9	389^th of 1363 public middle schools	71.5%	71		67.0			58.6	73.8	83.0	72.4			39.1	32.7	36.0	35.7									$18,800	$344	$18,456
Michelle Obama School of Technology	Public	6-8	530 Lakewood Blvd	Park Forest	60466	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9600	428	38	11.2	79.0%	6 (1.4%)	352 (82.2%)	44 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	21.8	1079^th of 1368 public middle schools	21.1%		21.5	1069^th of 1363 public middle schools	21.6%	10		19.5			28.3	36.9	47.1	38.6			12.1	12.6	7.0	10.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.3	$24,715	$2,105	$22,609
Barack Obama School of Ldership	Public	4-6	401 Concord Dr	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Park Forest School District 163	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 668-9101	367	30	12.4	80.7%	5 (1.4%)	283 (77.1%)	56 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)								(n/a)	33.3		31.1	56.0	49.3			44.0	16.6	24.6	14.1			19.0	97.5	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.7	98.7	97.8		$23,129	$2,216	$20,913
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center	Public	5-8	800 E 14th St	Ford Heights	60411	Cook County	Ford Heights School District 169	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 758-1400	156	12	13.1	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	145 (92.9%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	1061^st of 1368 public middle schools	22.4%		16.3	1191^st of 1363 public middle schools	12.6%	130	4.8	22.9		7.1	37.5	37.1	42.9	30.3		0.0	2.6	8.6	14.3	6.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.2	$25,927	$1,725	$24,202
Sauk Elementary School	Public	4-6	4435 S Churchill Dr	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Matteson Education Service District 162	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 747-2660	281	21	13.2	74.4%	7 (2.5%)	240 (85.4%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)								(n/a)	11.8		39.6	30.6	44.6			38.7	25.0	23.5	16.7			21.6	98.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	98.2	97.1	98.2	32.2	$21,060	$1,133	$19,927
Chicago Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	1020 Dixie Hwy	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Chicago Heights School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 882-0170	872	65	13.3	92.1%	27 (3.1%)	267 (30.6%)	568 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	25	1014^th of 1368 public middle schools	25.9%		27.5	950^th of 1363 public middle schools	30.3%	64		23.7			36.7	30.2	42.5	36.4			13.9	15.4	18.2	15.9	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.9	98.7	$21,301	$1,754	$19,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Beecher Junior High School

How many students attend Beecher Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Beecher Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of Beecher Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Beecher Junior High School usually go on to attend Beecher High School

What district is Beecher Junior High School in?

Beecher CUSD 200U

What is the racial makeup of Beecher Junior High School?

Students at Beecher Junior High School are 62% White, 32% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Beecher Junior High School a good school?

Beecher Junior High School ranks 360^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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