Is Bement Middle School a good school?

Bement Middle School ranks 434 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bement Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 73 students attended Bement Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bement Middle School?

Students at Bement Middle School are 88% White, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Bement Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bement Middle School usually go on to attend Bement High School

Bement Middle School

Summary:

Bement Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the small town of Bement, Illinois, with a student population of 73. The school is part of the Bement CUSD 5 district, which is ranked 327 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bement Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 62.7% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 41.2%. However, the school's mathematics proficiency lags behind the state average, with only 19.4% of students proficient or better. The school has shown strong performance for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking among the top Illinois middle schools in these categories. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.1% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state's target of 10%, it is still lower than some nearby schools like Jefferson Middle School (35.1%) and Stephen Decatur Middle School (53.8%).

Compared to nearby schools, Bement Middle School outperforms many in ELA proficiency, particularly Jefferson Middle School (26.1% proficient) and Stephen Decatur Middle School (6.5% proficient). However, in mathematics, Bement Middle School's performance is more on par with or slightly below the nearby schools. The school's lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (39.73%) compared to some nearby schools, such as Stephen Decatur Middle School (83.01%) and Argenta-Oreana Middle School (56.78%), may contribute to its academic performance.

Detail:

Public 6-8

201 S Champaign St
Bement, IL 61813-1512

(217) 678-4200

District: Bement CUSD 5

SchoolDigger Rank:
434^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,645

Students who attend Bement Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bement High School

Feeder schools for Bement Middle School:

Elementary:

Bement Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.0

Number of students: 73

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Two or more races:

9.6%

Asian:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bement Middle School ranks better than 68.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.32. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bement Middle School is $10,645.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bement Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bement Middle School 434^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Bement Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Bement CUSD 5:

SchoolDigger ranks Bement CUSD 5 327^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bement Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Bement Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	62.06	501^st	1185	57.7%
2004	83.50	158^th	1204	86.9%
2005	63.20	529^th	1209	56.2%
2006	65.75	477^th	1272	62.5%
2007	50.71	749^th	1287	41.8%
2008	36.59	924^th	1293	28.5%
2009	52.09	743^rd	1318	43.6%
2010	52.02	754^th	1327	43.2%
2011	45.70	831^st	1344	38.2%
2012	54.27	723^rd	1365	47.0%
2013	47.13	740^th	1367	45.9%
2014	37.86	856^th	1322	35.2%
2015	47.32	595^th	1302	54.3%
2016	57.92	468^th	1294	63.8%
2017	53.04	543^rd	1293	58.0%
2018	48.15	628^th	1293	51.4%
2019	62.28	457^th	1356	66.3%
2021	71.78	279^th	1241	77.5%
2022	87.25	132^nd	1369	90.4%
2023	80.92	212^th	1367	84.5%
2024	61.32	434^th	1363	68.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bement Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.09	652^nd	1161	43.8%
2019	49.29	568^th	1217	53.3%
2023	98.64	5^th	1234	99.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Bement Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.99	809^th	1226	34.0%
2019	27.35	945^th	1276	25.9%
2022	87.56	120^th	1286	90.7%
2023	81.98	183^rd	1275	85.6%
2024	58.72	445^th	1251	64.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Bement Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.70	666^th	1223	45.5%
2019	76.21	252^nd	1296	80.6%
2021	60.27	320^th	1048	69.5%
2023	85.60	140^th	1292	89.2%

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Rank History for White students at Bement Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.54	589^th	889	33.7%
2019	51.78	423^rd	905	53.3%
2021	59.01	293^rd	813	64.0%
2022	75.24	158^th	898	82.4%
2023	64.77	261^st	895	70.8%
2024	45.77	466^th	875	46.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Bement Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	125	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	125
1990	128	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	128
1991	121	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	121
1992	129	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	129
1993	123	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	123
1994	119	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	119
1995	109	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	109
1996	109	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	109
1997	103	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	103
1998	110	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	110
1999	101	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	101
2000	93	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	95
2001	96	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	98
2002	117	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	118
2003	117	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	118
2004	101	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	102
2005	100	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	102
2006	89	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	90
2007	80	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	83
2008	74	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	76
2009	83	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	86
2010	82	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	1	86
2011	86	1	0	3	1	0	2	0	93
2012	72	0	0	5	3	1	1	0	82
2013	87	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	92
2014	95	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	100
2015	83	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	87
2016	58	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	65
2017	60	3	0	2	2	1	4	0	72
2018	56	4	0	2	1	0	4	0	67
2019	57	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	64
2020	53	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	55
2021	60	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	64
2022	57	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	65
2023	64	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	73

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bement Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	125	5.0	25.0	n/a
1990	128	5.0	25.6	n/a
1991	121	5.0	24.2	n/a
1992	129	5.0	25.8	n/a
1993	123	5.0	24.6	n/a
1994	119	6.0	19.8	n/a
1995	109	5.0	21.8	n/a
1996	109	5.0	21.8	n/a
1997	103	4.0	25.8	n/a
1998	110	6.0	18.3	n/a
1999	101	7.0	14.4	n/a
2000	95	6.0	15.8	n/a
2001	98	6.0	16.3	n/a
2002	118	6.0	19.7	20.3
2003	118	6.0	19.7	20.3
2004	102	6.0	17.0	26.5
2005	102	6.0	17.0	23.5
2006	90	6.0	15.0	32.2
2007	83	6.0	13.8	35.8
2008	76	6.0	12.7	41.9
2009	86	6.0	14.3	38.1
2010	86	6.0	14.3	36.5
2011	93	5.0	18.6	36.6
2012	82	5.0	16.4	39
2013	92	13.5	6.8	31.5
2014	100	n/a	n/a	41
2015	87	5.0	17.4	50.6
2016	65	4.0	16.2	40
2017	72	4.0	18.0	55.6
2018	67	4.0	16.7	59.7
2019	64	3.0	21.3	57.8
2020	55	4.0	13.7	41.8
2021	64	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	65	2.0	32.5	38.5
2023	73	4.2	17.0	39.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bement Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	125	5.0	25.0	n/a
1990	128	5.0	25.6	n/a
1991	121	5.0	24.2	n/a
1992	129	5.0	25.8	n/a
1993	123	5.0	24.6	n/a
1994	119	6.0	19.8	n/a
1995	109	5.0	21.8	n/a
1996	109	5.0	21.8	n/a
1997	103	4.0	25.8	n/a
1998	110	6.0	18.3	n/a
1999	101	7.0	14.4	n/a
2000	95	6.0	15.8	n/a
2001	98	6.0	16.3	n/a
2002	118	6.0	19.7	20.3
2003	118	6.0	19.7	20.3
2004	102	6.0	17.0	26.5
2005	102	6.0	17.0	23.5
2006	90	6.0	15.0	32.2
2007	83	6.0	13.8	35.8
2008	76	6.0	12.7	41.9
2009	86	6.0	14.3	38.1
2010	86	6.0	14.3	36.5
2011	93	5.0	18.6	36.6
2012	82	5.0	16.4	39
2013	92	13.5	6.8	31.5
2014	100	n/a	n/a	41
2015	87	5.0	17.4	50.6
2016	65	4.0	16.2	40
2017	72	4.0	18.0	55.6
2018	67	4.0	16.7	59.7
2019	64	3.0	21.3	57.8
2020	55	4.0	13.7	41.8
2021	64	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	65	2.0	32.5	38.5
2023	73	4.2	17.0	39.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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