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Beardstown Jr/Sr High School

PublicHighGrades 5–12

500 E 15th St, Beardstown, IL 62618 · (217) 323-3665 · Part of Beardstown Community Unit School District 15

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Directions
Students
820
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Town
Grades
5–12
The gist

What stands out about Beardstown Jr/Sr High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state

On the path

Where Beardstown Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Gard Elementary Schoolin Beardstown
5–12Beardstown Jr/Sr High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts6%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 E 15th St, Beardstown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 578
Grade 6100
Grade 7105
Grade 8103
Grade 9111
Grade 10105
Grade 11107
Grade 12111
Enrollment over time
849’20
825’21
849’22
837’23
820’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 55%White 28%Black 12%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Beardstown Jr/Sr High School from Beardstown Township families.

Other schools in Beardstown Community Unit School District 15

The district →
Gard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Beardstown
D−
711 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Beardstown Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.