Beacon Elementary School
19475 Beaconsfield St
Harper Woods MI, 48225, Wayne County
Phone: 313-245-5300
Ranking: 
(1,653 out of 2,213, bottom 25%)*
(1,653 out of 2,213, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Harper Woods City Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 369 | 358 | 289 | 297 | 322 | 314 | 355 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 22.0% | 101 | 28.2% | 63 | 21.8% | 65 | 21.9% | 76 | 23.6% | 66 | 21.0% | 85 | 23.9% |
| Grade 1: | 115 | 31.2% | 86 | 24.0% | 81 | 28.0% | 78 | 26.3% | 82 | 25.5% | 79 | 25.2% | 76 | 21.4% |
| Grade 2: | 88 | 23.8% | 91 | 25.4% | 76 | 26.3% | 72 | 24.2% | 77 | 23.9% | 83 | 26.4% | 97 | 27.3% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 23.0% | 80 | 22.3% | 69 | 23.9% | 82 | 27.6% | 87 | 27.0% | 86 | 27.4% | 97 | 27.3% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 206 | 55.8% | 193 | 53.9% | 152 | 52.6% | 154 | 51.9% | 168 | 52.2% | 147 | 46.8% | 157 | 44.2% |
| Female: | 163 | 44.2% | 165 | 46.1% | 137 | 47.4% | 143 | 48.1% | 146 | 45.3% | 148 | 47.1% | 172 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 320 | 86.7% | 309 | 86.3% | 245 | 84.8% | 233 | 78.5% | 243 | 75.5% | 206 | 65.6% | 206 | 58.0% |
| White: | 41 | 11.1% | 41 | 11.5% | 34 | 11.8% | 47 | 15.8% | 66 | 20.5% | 88 | 28.0% | 116 | 32.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 8 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 75.6% | 278 | 77.7% | 209 | 72.3% | 215 | 72.4% | 203 | 63.0% | 150 | 47.8% | 147 | 41.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.4% | 25 | 7.0% | 13 | 4.5% | 14 | 4.7% | 21 | 6.5% | 33 | 10.5% | 31 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.95 | 23.32 | 17.41 | 17.47 | 18.94 | 18.90 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.7% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 27.3% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 27% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.8% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 40.9% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 61.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Beacon Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.