Edward Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center
CPS selective (SEES) · PK,K-8
At a glance
The state's 2025 summative designation is Targeted, and ISBE has identified the school for additional support (ISBE Report Card 2025). In 2025–26, 368 applications were recorded for 28 offers (GoCPS, 2025–26 school year - the most recent seat data SchoolNav has).
- Cultural fit
- 35% of students were chronically absent in 2025 - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools (ISBE Report Card 2025). Family involvement was rated ‘Neutral’ on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages).
- Academic fit
- Average class size is 24.5; about 16.8 students per teacher, computed from all-teacher staffing (ISBE Report Card 2025). 83% of teachers stayed from one year to the next - about what's typical for CPS elementary schools.
- Social-emotional fit
- The school’s supportive environment was rated ‘Weak’ on the 5Essentials survey (5Essentials spring 2024 survey - benchmarked levels relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages).
Computed from published data with its source and year on every clause - a description, never a grade.
Basics
CPS-published · verified Nov 2024
- Address
- 5255 S STATE ST
- Neighborhood
- Washington Park
- Phone
- (773)535-1230
- Hours
- Unknown - not verified yet
- Website
- https://beasleyac.org
- Before and after care
Supplemental care not found.
SchoolNav searched the school’s website and the main care providers’ pages in Sep 2026 and found no before or after care. Some programs are never posted online, so ask the school office or on a tour.
- Arts and creative
Ballroom Dancing, Drawing, Painting, Band/Orchestra, Fundamentals/Theory of Music, Culinary Classes, Dance, Guitar, Talent Show, Choir/Chorus, Piano/Keyboard
From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.
- Sports
Cheerleading, Football, Pom-Pon, Chess, Tennis, Basketball, Double Dutch
From the school’s CPS profile, for the 2026-27 school year. Checked Sep 2026. Offerings change each year, so confirm on a tour.
- Climate survey
- Involved families
- Neutral
- Supportive environment
- Weak
- Ambitious instruction
- Neutral
- Effective leaders
- Neutral
- Collaborative teachers
- Neutral
- Safety (student-reported)
- Weak
- Overall organization
- Partially Organized
UChicago 5Essentials levels from the spring 2024 survey (CPS Progress Reports SY2425, verified 2026-09-25) - benchmarked categories relative to Illinois statewide, spring 2013, not percentages. A school can answer mostly positively and still rate below the benchmark typical.
5Essentials - the latest survey in detail
Parent Supportiveness is rated above the CPS average; Student-Teacher Trust, Inquiry-Based Science Instruction, and Safety are rated below it this year.
From the 2026 CPS 5Essentials survey (25-26). Scores are benchmarked 1–99 (not percentages) - higher is stronger, and each is shown against the CPS average that same year. This is a newer survey on a different benchmark than the component levels above, so the two aren’t directly comparable.
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Ambitious Instruction
57 ▬ about the CPS average (56)- Academic Press· students-reported56 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- English Instruction· students-reported60 ▬ about the CPS average (59)
- Math Instruction· students-reported57 ▬ about the CPS average (57)
- Quality of Student Discussion· teachers-reported54 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
Supportive Environment
38 ▼ below the CPS average (51)- Academic Personalism· students-reported43 ▼ below the CPS average (51)
- Peer Support for Academic Work· students-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Safety· students-reported31 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Student-Teacher Trust· students-reported32 ▼ below the CPS average (50)
Collaborative Teachers
47 ▼ below the CPS average (52)- Collaborative Practices· teachers-reported49 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Collective Responsibility· teachers-reported40 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Quality Professional Development· teachers-reported51 ▼ below the CPS average (56)
- School Commitment· teachers-reported42 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Teacher-Teacher Trust· teachers-reported52 ▬ about the CPS average (51)
Effective Leaders
49 ▬ about the CPS average (52)- Instructional Leadership· teachers-reported56 ▬ about the CPS average (55)
- Program Coherence· teachers-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- Teacher Influence· teachers-reported46 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
- Teacher-Principal Trust· teachers-reported47 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
Involved Families
50 ▬ about the CPS average (53)- Parent Influence on Decision Making in Schools· teachers-reported54 ▬ about the CPS average (57)
- Parent Involvement in School· teachers-reported50 ▬ about the CPS average (49)
- Teacher-Parent Trust· teachers-reported47 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
Supplemental measures
Additional survey topics UChicago reports outside the five core measures.
- Academic Engagement· students-reported51 ▼ below the CPS average (57)
- Classroom Disruptions· teachers-reported36 ▼ below the CPS average (48)
- Classroom Rigor· students-reported52 ▬ about the CPS average (53)
- Course Clarity· students-reported50 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Emotional Health· students-reported55 ▬ about the CPS average (55)
- Human & Social Resources in the Community· students-reported41 ▼ below the CPS average (47)
- Innovation· teachers-reported48 ▼ below the CPS average (52)
- Inquiry-Based Science Instruction· students-reported41 ▼ below the CPS average (59)
- Parent Supportiveness· students-reported54 ▲ above the CPS average (48)
- Reflective Dialogue· teachers-reported45 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Rigorous Study Habits· students-reported46 ▬ about the CPS average (48)
- School Connectedness· students-reported39 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
- School Safety· students-reported37 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Socialization of New Teachers· teachers-reported39 ▼ below the CPS average (47)
- Student Peer Relationships· students-reported38 ▼ below the CPS average (54)
- Student Responsibility· teachers-reported37 ▼ below the CPS average (47)
- Teacher Safety· teachers-reported39 ▼ below the CPS average (53)
UChicago Consortium — the 2026 cycle (school year 25-26) is re-benchmarked to spring 2024 (SY25+); it is NOT level-comparable to the spring-2013-benchmarked component levels shown elsewhere.
Pre-K
CPS-published· verified Sep 2026This school has Pre-K. Families apply for Pre-K through Chicago Early Learning, not GoCPS.
Full-day Pre-K · for children age 4
Seats: limited availability, as of Sep 24, 2026.
Half-day Pre-K · for children age 3 and age 4
Seats: limited availability, as of Sep 24, 2026.
- Quality rating
- ExceleRate Gold Circle of Quality
Apply through Chicago Early Learning · How Pre-K applications work
Programs (1)
| Program | Entry grades | How seats are offered | Test required | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Regional Gifted Center Selective enrollment For 5th grade to 8th grade entry: CPS requires a GPA of at least 3.00. | K–8 | Screening | Yes | CPS-published · verified Oct 2026 |
Cutoff history
What it took to receive an initial offer here in each cycle CPS has published - by tier for Selective Enrollment, and on the citywide points line for points-based Choice programs. History is context - it can’t predict a future cutoff.
What is knowable right now
This cycle’s cutoffs are not published yet. CPS posts cutoff scores only after offers go out.
CPS-published · verified Jul 2026
Elementary offers go out to every family on the same day: March 12, 2027.
CPS-published · verified Oct 2026
| Cycle | Rank min | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 192.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 172.5 | 172.5 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2025-26 | 197.5 | 162.5 | 167.5 | 182.5 | 170 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
| 2024-25 | 192.5 | 150 | 157.5 | 152.5 | 150 | CPS-published · verified Jul 2026 |
Minimum point totals from CPS’s published initial offers - waitlist movement can lower what it actually took, and cutoffs move year to year. Within the current-test cycles above, a tier’s minimum has shifted by as much as 30 points from one cycle to the next - treat any single year as a snapshot, not a target.
Local School Council
CPS-published· verified Oct 2026The Local School Council is a group of parents, staff, and neighbors who help run this school. They vote on the budget and the school plan. Their meetings are open to the public, so you can go and listen.
Next meetings
- Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Tuesday, December 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Tuesday, January 12, 2027 at 5:00 PM
CPS lists the date and time. Ask the school office where the meeting will be held.
Members for 2026 to 2028
- Donnell L Rader · Principal
- Terrance Collins · Parent
- Sydney Collins · Parent
- Natasha Bardney-Brown · Parent
- Natasha Walker · Parent
- Ameenah Rambus · Parent
- Ovetta Brown · Parent
- Dianna Smith · Community member
- Cenuse Reed · Community member
- Darrell Brackenridge · Teacher
- Anya Hickman · Teacher
- Derrick Stokes · School staff (non-teaching)
CPS keeps the official list of council meetings and members. See the CPS council list.
Parent questions & conversation
What parents and people who know this school are asking, answering, and talking about - their own words, experiences and opinions rather than verified facts.
Parent notes on this school are visible to signed-in Chicago families. Sign in to read and ask.
SchoolNav is not affiliated with CPS. Details change - each fact above shows when it was last verified. Application decisions should always be confirmed in GoCPS.