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Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1291st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 26% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center serves pre-K through eighth grade and enrolls 1,119 students in Chicago, within Chicago Public Schools District 299. It is much larger than most nearby schools, and its 2025–2026 results show stronger local performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and math than many peers, but below state proficiency in both. The clearest concern is eighth-grade science: 23% of students were proficient, compared with 41% in the district and 52% statewide.

Beasley is among the stronger nearby schools in ELA and math, though it does not meet state levels. ELA proficiency was 47%, about 2 percentage points above the district and 9 below the state; only Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts scored higher among nearby schools with results. In math, Beasley scored 27%, about 2 points below the district and 13 below the state, ranking just behind CICS - Washington Pk Campus locally. Science is more mixed: fifth-grade proficiency was 31%, below district and state results, while eighth grade was lower than reported results at Dewey, Mollison Elementary School and KIPP Chicago Charters - Bloom Campus. Attendance is a relative local strength: chronic absenteeism was 31%, below the district’s 39% and nearby average of 37%, but above the state’s 24%.

Scores have risen, but Beasley has lost ground against the state: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 10 points and math rose 9, while the state gained 15 and 11 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking fell from the 51st percentile and 3 stars in 2023–2024 to the 26th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026. One notable group ranking is African American Students: SchoolDigger placed Beasley at the 49th percentile in 2025–2026, above its overall 26th percentile, but down from the 90th percentile the prior year. Beasley’s student-teacher ratio was 15.6 in 2024–2025, and 66% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the lowest comparable share among the nearby schools. These figures provide context, but do not explain the school’s results.

1,119
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,936
Per pupil spending ?
65.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
93.6%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 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: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 24% Illinois)
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg38%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,291st of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
850th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 25%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
154th of 280Elementary Schools in the Chicago Public Schools District 299
568th of 738Chicago 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
202624.11291 of 173725.7%★☆☆☆☆
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
202643.878 of 15449.4%★★★☆☆
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
202614.01146 of 128610.9%★☆☆☆☆
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
202624.1805 of 100119.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
202619.21082 of 131117.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
202624.5850 of 112624.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
202643.9122 of 22445.5%★★☆☆☆
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
202620.0707 of 86718.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
202626.9611 of 78822.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
202621.1675 of 82918.6%★☆☆☆☆
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
Homeless (2025)84th percentile+41 vs school
African American (2026)49th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school
Disabled (2025)14th percentile-30 vs school
Female (2026)11th percentile-15 vs school
Special Education (2025)8th percentile-35 vs school
Middle school
Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+39 vs school
African American (2026)46th percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school
Female (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2025)5th percentile-39 vs school
Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-41 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts47%-9 vs state
Mathematics27%-12 vs state
Science26%-23 vs state

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

Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center ranks 1291st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

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