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Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1160th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 44% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Chicago, Illinois, with an enrollment of 1,017 students. The school is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beasley's academic performance is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in ELA ranged from 38.8% to 56.5%, compared to 42.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Math, Beasley's proficiency rates ranged from 14.6% to 38.5%, compared to 27.3% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is also below the district and state averages. However, Beasley's African American students perform significantly better than the overall student population, ranking in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools in this subgroup.

Beasley faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, which are significantly above the district and state averages. While Beasley's academic performance is generally higher than nearby schools in the same district, such as Carter Elementary, Beethoven Elementary, and Sherwood Elementary, it still lags behind the performance of some nearby charter schools, such as KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus and CICS - Washington Pk Campus.

1,119
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,848
Per pupil spending ?
65.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5255 S State St
       Chicago, IL  60609-6303

(773) 535-1230

District: Chicago Public Schools District 299

Racial breakdown:

African American:
96.9%
Hispanic:
1.5%
Two or more races:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2021)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg33%
Illinois avg44%
Elementary school
1,160th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 44%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From top 41% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
764th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
116th of 451Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
698th of 811Chicago Public Schools District 299 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.21160 of 205643.6%★★☆☆☆
202446.21015 of 206750.9%★★★☆☆
202332.01345 of 207735.2%★★☆☆☆
202223.61545 of 208225.8%★☆☆☆☆
202121.71517 of 194822.1%★☆☆☆☆
201936.11289 of 208638.2%★★☆☆☆
201830.91400 of 203731.3%★★☆☆☆
201734.11307 of 204436.1%★★☆☆☆
201640.31165 of 204643.1%★★☆☆☆
201552.9840 of 205259.1%★★★☆☆
201436.41392 of 209333.5%★★☆☆☆
201342.41342 of 216738.1%★★☆☆☆
201248.71332 of 216638.5%★★☆☆☆
201158.61080 of 214749.7%★★☆☆☆
201051.21258 of 213941.2%★★☆☆☆
200950.51264 of 212040.4%★★☆☆☆
200854.81166 of 209244.3%★★☆☆☆
200752.51275 of 209539.1%★★☆☆☆
200652.41260 of 208639.6%★★☆☆☆
200539.61422 of 202229.7%★☆☆☆☆
200449.91214 of 203040.2%★★☆☆☆
200339.51392 of 202031.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202580.072 of 68889.5%★★★★☆
202483.648 of 65592.7%★★★★★
202370.0105 of 69284.8%★★★★☆
202255.8208 of 68469.6%★★★☆☆
202148.9149 of 42865.2%★★★☆☆
201972.8101 of 71185.8%★★★★☆
201866.1141 of 69879.8%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.3903 of 104913.9%★☆☆☆☆
202431.6611 of 88631.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.51225 of 194236.9%★★☆☆☆
202443.8996 of 194248.7%★★☆☆☆
202331.51283 of 195734.4%★★☆☆☆
202227.91374 of 197030.3%★★☆☆☆
202115.61510 of 168010.1%★☆☆☆☆
201938.51201 of 201940.5%★★☆☆☆
201834.11283 of 196434.7%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202571.37 of 4484.1%★★★★☆
202366.59 of 3070.0%★★★★☆
202226.335 of 362.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.6877 of 180051.3%★★★☆☆
202464.0469 of 179373.8%★★★★☆
202350.0812 of 180855.1%★★★☆☆
202236.21117 of 176336.6%★★☆☆☆
202135.4983 of 151435.1%★★☆☆☆
201951.1789 of 181656.6%★★★☆☆
201844.9930 of 176547.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.4983 of 194749.5%★★☆☆☆
202447.8934 of 195952.3%★★★☆☆
202333.31252 of 198436.9%★★☆☆☆
202220.91559 of 197721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202129.11165 of 170731.8%★★☆☆☆
201934.01300 of 201935.6%★★☆☆☆
201828.21421 of 197227.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.81185 of 12928.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202445.4547 of 119554.2%★★★☆☆
202323.4964 of 115616.6%★☆☆☆☆
202246.0462 of 111358.5%★★★☆☆
201946.3514 of 119457.0%★★★☆☆
201833.4472 of 76338.1%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.8764 of 136844.2%★★☆☆☆
202434.1835 of 136338.7%★★☆☆☆
202323.91029 of 136724.7%★☆☆☆☆
202230.3911 of 136933.5%★★☆☆☆
202127.3878 of 124129.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.71134 of 135616.4%★☆☆☆☆
201817.21107 of 129314.4%★☆☆☆☆
201717.21104 of 129314.6%★☆☆☆☆
201624.11017 of 129421.4%★☆☆☆☆
201521.51050 of 130219.4%★☆☆☆☆
201447.6721 of 132245.5%★★☆☆☆
201357.7580 of 136757.6%★★★☆☆
201266.9482 of 136564.7%★★★☆☆
201172.0381 of 134471.7%★★★★☆
201070.0428 of 132767.7%★★★☆☆
200972.6361 of 131872.6%★★★★☆
200872.6356 of 129372.5%★★★★☆
200774.9297 of 128776.9%★★★★☆
200671.6367 of 127271.1%★★★★☆
200558.5600 of 120950.4%★★★☆☆
200470.3387 of 120467.9%★★★☆☆
200367.7412 of 118565.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202573.589 of 57484.5%★★★★☆
202464.8116 of 54878.8%★★★★☆
202353.7185 of 56967.5%★★★☆☆
202260.6142 of 57375.2%★★★★☆
202159.294 of 38575.6%★★★★☆
201944.1274 of 56551.5%★★★☆☆
201841.5274 of 51146.4%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.3656 of 6945.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.9559 of 67417.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.6708 of 124843.3%★★☆☆☆
202437.7734 of 125141.3%★★☆☆☆
202323.6978 of 127523.3%★☆☆☆☆
202235.0781 of 128639.3%★★☆☆☆
202133.0648 of 101736.3%★★☆☆☆
201921.41017 of 127620.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.61023 of 122616.6%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202571.810 of 5882.8%★★★★☆
202372.19 of 5383.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202555.5470 of 122961.8%★★★☆☆
202445.9591 of 121951.5%★★★☆☆
202333.4837 of 123432.2%★★☆☆☆
202240.7662 of 122145.8%★★☆☆☆
202140.0578 of 101943.3%★★☆☆☆
201923.71002 of 121717.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2976 of 116115.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.0699 of 127145.0%★★☆☆☆
202430.9811 of 126435.8%★★☆☆☆
202325.7948 of 129226.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.1954 of 128625.8%★☆☆☆☆
202117.7918 of 104812.4%★☆☆☆☆
201918.11104 of 129614.8%★☆☆☆☆
201816.11075 of 122312.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.4790 of 8122.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202443.2373 of 80253.5%★★★☆☆
202341.9373 of 80553.7%★★★☆☆
202254.6196 of 78174.9%★★★★☆
201924.7700 of 79211.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.7551 of 6028.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2025)90th percentile+46 vs school
Homeless (2025)84th percentile+41 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2025)14th percentile-30 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile-35 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)84th percentile+40 vs school
Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+39 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+18 vs school
Male (2025)45th percentile~ school
Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)5th percentile-39 vs school
Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-41 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts47%-6 vs state
Science38%-5 vs state
Mathematics28%-11 vs state

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Students at Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center ranks 1160th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,119 students attended Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center.


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