Bethel School District 82

Bethel School District 82 in Illinois has only one school, Bethel Grade School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 858 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 1,147 out of 2,077 in 2022-2023.

Academically, Bethel Grade School's proficiency rates are mixed compared to state averages. While the school's Science proficiency rate of 60.6% exceeds the state average of 53.2%, its English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates are more uneven, with some grade levels performing significantly better or worse than the state averages. The school's overall ELA proficiency of 37.9% is lower than the state average of 41.2%, and its overall Mathematics proficiency of 29.5% is slightly higher than the state average of 28.4%.

Despite the school's fluctuating performance, Bethel School District 82 appears to be allocating significant resources to Bethel Grade School, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and a high per-student spending of $16,345 for the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 72.5% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which may present unique challenges and require targeted interventions to support student learning.