Is Beardstown Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Beardstown Junior/Senior High School ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Beardstown Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 837 students attended Beardstown Junior/Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Beardstown Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School are 56% Hispanic, 29% White, 11% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Beardstown Junior/Senior High School?

Beardstown Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Gard Elementary School

Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Summary:

Beardstown Junior/Senior High School is a public school serving grades 5-12 in Beardstown, Illinois, with 849 students. The school is part of the Beardstown CUSD 15 district, which is ranked 801 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beardstown Junior/Senior High School significantly underperforms the state averages across a variety of academic measures. In 2023-2024, only 2.7% of 11th graders were proficient or better in SAT Math compared to 26.1% statewide, and only 9.8% were proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts compared to 31.1% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 72.3% to 83.5% over the past 5 years, consistently below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.0% to 6.6%, also higher than the state average. Beardstown has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.3% to 25.7% over the past 5 years, significantly above the state average.

Beardstown Junior/Senior High School underperforms most of the nearby high schools analyzed, including Brown County High School, Bluffs High School, Astoria High School, Meredosia-Chambersburg High School, Virginia Junior/Senior High School, Triopia Junior-Senior High School, and Rushville-Industry High School. These schools generally have higher academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism.

Detail:

Public 5-12

500 E 15th St
Beardstown, IL 62618-2052

(217) 323-3665

District: Beardstown CUSD 15

SchoolDigger Rank:
577^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,594

Feeder schools for Beardstown Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:

Gard Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 837

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

White:

29.0%

African American:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 74%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Beardstown Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 92.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.49. (See more...)

Compare Details Beardstown Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 82.8% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.34. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.7%), White (29%), African American (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 74% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School is 14.5. (See more...)

Compare Beardstown Junior/Senior High School employs 57.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School is $12,594.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beardstown Junior/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Beardstown Junior/Senior High School 1257^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Beardstown Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Beardstown Junior/Senior High School 577^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Beardstown Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Beardstown CUSD 15:

SchoolDigger ranks Beardstown CUSD 15 801^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	22.28	925^th	1185	21.9%
2004	31.65	872^nd	1204	27.6%
2005	32.34	875^th	1209	27.6%
2006	35.42	925^th	1272	27.3%
2007	40.04	889^th	1287	30.9%
2008	22.51	1062^nd	1293	17.9%
2009	24.77	1056^th	1318	19.9%
2010	24.76	1077^th	1327	18.8%
2011	12.22	1232^nd	1344	8.3%
2012	19.20	1178^th	1365	13.7%
2013	17.41	1183^rd	1367	13.5%
2014	14.09	1194^th	1322	9.7%
2015	11.61	1231^st	1302	5.5%
2016	12.50	1213^th	1294	6.3%
2017	10.97	1233^rd	1293	4.6%
2018	13.73	1173^rd	1293	9.3%
2019	16.47	1167^th	1356	13.9%
2021	13.04	1169^th	1241	5.8%
2022	15.93	1218^th	1369	11.0%
2023	18.17	1156^th	1367	15.4%
2024	13.49	1257^th	1363	7.8%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.28	183^rd	285	35.8%
2019	40.17	207^th	339	38.9%
2021	30.73	242^nd	277	12.6%
2022	30.76	385^th	454	15.2%
2023	23.03	461^st	480	4.0%
2024	27.27	422^nd	486	13.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.77	434^th	602	27.9%
2019	27.76	647^th	792	18.3%
2021	25.59	501^st	548	8.6%
2022	30.43	585^th	781	25.1%
2023	19.19	768^th	805	4.6%
2024	18.14	765^th	802	4.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.05	1063^rd	1161	8.4%
2019	19.45	1065^th	1217	12.5%
2021	19.16	931^st	1019	8.6%
2022	22.59	1046^th	1221	14.3%
2023	17.72	1134^th	1234	8.1%
2024	15.98	1129^th	1219	7.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.27	1105^th	1226	9.9%
2019	14.67	1143^rd	1276	10.4%
2021	10.01	993^rd	1017	2.4%
2022	16.19	1132^nd	1286	12.0%
2023	13.54	1180^th	1275	7.5%
2024	11.14	1203^rd	1251	3.8%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.35	645^th	674	4.3%
2024	24.06	569^th	639	11.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.64	1106^th	1223	9.6%
2019	19.36	1074^th	1296	17.1%
2021	13.86	982^nd	1048	6.3%
2022	17.55	1116^th	1286	13.2%
2023	23.34	996^th	1292	22.9%
2024	17.11	1104^th	1264	12.7%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.91	410^th	511	19.8%
2019	34.52	370^th	565	34.5%
2021	32.26	274^th	385	28.8%
2023	48.60	232^nd	569	59.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.66	569^th	590	3.6%
2019	12.67	620^th	639	3.0%
2021	12.62	509^th	517	1.5%
2022	15.01	640^th	662	3.3%
2023	18.33	598^th	661	9.5%
2024	15.03	606^th	643	5.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	4.76	880^th	889	1.0%
2019	7.42	889^th	905	1.8%
2021	6.80	810^th	813	0.4%
2022	8.10	874^th	898	2.7%
2023	13.05	827^th	895	7.6%
2024	6.51	853^rd	875	2.5%

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

Rank History for Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	43.42	393^rd	586	32.9%
2004	18.92	504^th	592	14.9%
2005	27.77	478^th	590	19.0%
2006	20.77	495^th	596	16.9%
2007	32.08	464^th	612	24.2%
2008	38.50	443^rd	624	29.0%
2009	17.56	535^th	632	15.3%
2010	21.25	524^th	643	18.5%
2011	25.59	516^th	655	21.2%
2012	23.89	533^rd	665	19.8%
2013	18.52	548^th	670	18.2%
2014	22.75	532^nd	670	20.6%
2015	14.18	559^th	614	9.0%
2016	11.32	609^th	643	5.3%
2017	20.90	523^rd	642	18.5%
2018	15.04	565^th	647	12.7%
2019	20.50	560^th	701	20.1%
2021	20.00	557^th	688	19.0%
2022	27.51	511^th	699	26.9%
2023	24.19	539^th	699	22.9%
2024	17.34	577^th	697	17.2%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.38	60^th	151	60.3%
2019	29.57	141^st	183	23.0%
2021	45.45	67^th	189	64.6%
2022	41.31	109^th	205	46.8%
2023	34.60	139^th	217	35.9%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	42.58	204^th	493	58.6%
2023	21.07	375^th	476	21.2%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.92	469^th	585	19.8%
2019	25.44	499^th	639	21.9%
2021	33.99	408^th	611	33.2%
2022	42.22	360^th	626	42.5%
2023	25.81	500^th	644	22.4%
2024	18.18	551^st	639	13.8%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.25	504^th	620	18.7%
2019	23.56	510^th	665	23.3%
2021	22.09	489^th	639	23.5%
2022	22.51	509^th	658	22.6%
2023	21.53	514^th	656	21.6%
2024	16.99	548^th	664	17.5%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.81	326^th	428	23.8%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.53	565^th	619	8.7%
2019	17.58	562^nd	675	16.7%
2021	17.98	537^th	653	17.8%
2022	32.45	451^st	664	32.1%
2023	27.85	488^th	668	26.9%
2024	18.32	543^rd	668	18.7%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	26.19	228^th	299	23.7%
2021	37.71	146^th	281	48.0%
2023	28.69	215^th	301	28.6%
2024	31.20	199^th	299	33.4%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.99	230^th	291	21.0%
2019	19.42	271^st	317	14.5%
2021	27.39	232^nd	317	26.8%
2022	31.44	232^nd	335	30.7%
2023	22.27	274^th	333	17.7%
2024	17.91	291^st	336	13.4%

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Rank History for high school White students at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	5.84	543^rd	548	0.9%
2019	21.02	467^th	552	15.4%
2021	12.06	521^st	553	5.8%
2022	27.41	423^rd	560	24.5%
2023	21.54	476^th	557	14.5%
2024	10.95	527^th	554	4.9%

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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 Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	442	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	445
1990	407	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	409
1991	370	1	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	374
1992	362	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	363
1993	356	0	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1994	369	0	4	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	376
1995	350	0	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1996	350	0	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
1997	372	0	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
1998	356	1	1	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1999	524	3	6	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
2000	472	3	5	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	534
2001	440	6	4	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
2002	405	7	5	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	491
2003	405	7	5	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	491
2004	395	7	7	107	1	n/a	n/a	0	517
2005	488	9	6	188	2	n/a	n/a	0	693
2006	499	3	5	200	0	n/a	n/a	2	709
2007	497	6	4	206	1	n/a	n/a	20	734
2008	468	17	5	225	0	n/a	n/a	22	737
2009	475	15	4	232	0	n/a	n/a	20	746
2010	456	16	3	296	0	n/a	n/a	29	800
2011	415	18	0	292	2	0	17	0	744
2012	379	32	1	303	2	0	15	0	732
2013	363	40	3	326	2	0	15	0	749
2014	361	42	6	335	2	0	15	0	761
2015	368	51	3	396	1	0	18	0	837
2016	367	69	4	422	0	0	18	0	880
2017	323	75	4	421	0	0	15	0	838
2018	344	91	6	438	12	0	0	0	891
2019	331	90	7	463	4	0	1	0	896
2020	300	103	7	460	3	0	1	0	874
2021	276	92	9	456	5	3	8	0	849
2022	263	88	11	445	4	4	10	0	825
2023	263	79	10	477	4	8	7	1	849
2024	243	89	12	466	5	4	17	1	837

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	445	29.0	15.3	n/a
1990	409	28.0	14.6	n/a
1991	374	29.0	12.8	n/a
1992	363	29.0	12.5	n/a
1993	362	27.5	13.2	n/a
1994	376	40.0	9.4	n/a
1995	354	28.3	12.5	n/a
1996	354	28.3	12.5	n/a
1997	378	28.3	13.4	n/a
1998	373	28.5	13.1	n/a
1999	575	45.0	12.8	n/a
2000	534	42.0	12.7	n/a
2001	516	44.0	11.7	n/a
2002	491	41.0	12.0	45.8
2003	491	41.0	12.0	45.8
2004	517	42.1	12.3	52
2005	693	52.0	13.3	59.9
2006	709	48.1	14.7	57.6
2007	734	50.0	14.7	57.4
2008	737	40.0	18.4	60.8
2009	746	51.1	14.6	63.4
2010	800	56.7	14.0	64.6
2011	744	58.7	12.6	64
2012	732	55.7	13.1	68.3
2013	749	64.9	11.5	72.4
2014	761	50.5	15.0	73.1
2015	837	60.0	13.9	74
2016	880	64.0	13.7	74
2017	838	61.0	13.7	78
2018	891	55.7	15.9	72.4
2019	896	55.0	16.2	78.2
2020	874	54.1	16.1	99.3
2021	849	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	825	54.1	15.2	98.8
2023	849	54.6	15.5	65.5
2024	837	57.6	14.5	74

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 Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	445	29.0	15.3	n/a
1990	409	28.0	14.6	n/a
1991	374	29.0	12.8	n/a
1992	363	29.0	12.5	n/a
1993	362	27.5	13.2	n/a
1994	376	40.0	9.4	n/a
1995	354	28.3	12.5	n/a
1996	354	28.3	12.5	n/a
1997	378	28.3	13.4	n/a
1998	373	28.5	13.1	n/a
1999	575	45.0	12.8	n/a
2000	534	42.0	12.7	n/a
2001	516	44.0	11.7	n/a
2002	491	41.0	12.0	45.8
2003	491	41.0	12.0	45.8
2004	517	42.1	12.3	52
2005	693	52.0	13.3	59.9
2006	709	48.1	14.7	57.6
2007	734	50.0	14.7	57.4
2008	737	40.0	18.4	60.8
2009	746	51.1	14.6	63.4
2010	800	56.7	14.0	64.6
2011	744	58.7	12.6	64
2012	732	55.7	13.1	68.3
2013	749	64.9	11.5	72.4
2014	761	50.5	15.0	73.1
2015	837	60.0	13.9	74
2016	880	64.0	13.7	74
2017	838	61.0	13.7	78
2018	891	55.7	15.9	72.4
2019	896	55.0	16.2	78.2
2020	874	54.1	16.1	99.3
2021	849	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	825	54.1	15.2	98.8
2023	849	54.6	15.5	65.5
2024	837	57.6	14.5	74

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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