For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 332 students in Beach Park CCSD 3 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Beach Park CCSD 3 School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 85% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,387 Schools
# Students
1,980 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
146 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Beach Park CCSD 3 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#783 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)9%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.70
# American Indian Students
12 Students
1,218 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
31 Students
20,502 Students
% Asian Students
2%
4%
# Hispanic Students
1,232 Students
162,757 Students
% Hispanic Students
62%
32%
# Black Students
382 Students
94,002 Students
% Black Students
19%
18%
# White Students
239 Students
213,555 Students
% White Students
12%
42%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
447 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
82 Students
19,465 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
34
76,065
# Students in K Grade:
184
71,052
# Students in 1st Grade:
226
68,700
# Students in 2nd Grade:
199
66,332
# Students in 3rd Grade:
188
56,657
# Students in 4th Grade:
226
53,643
# Students in 5th Grade:
239
46,874
# Students in 6th Grade:
239
28,049
# Students in 7th Grade:
229
22,127
# Students in 8th Grade:
216
22,424
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
40
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
18
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,836 is higher than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,149 is higher than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$68 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,836
$21,990
Spending / Student
$34,149
$21,244
Best Beach Park CCSD 3 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Oak Crest School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
38550 N Lewis Ave
Zion, IL 60099
(847) 599-5519
Zion, IL 60099
(847) 599-5519
Grades: PK-5
| 332 students
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