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Beardstown Jr/Sr High School

Beardstown, IL · Beardstown CUSD 15

Regular public school · Grades 5 - 12 · Town, remote

548th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 9% Declining

500 E 15th St, Beardstown, IL 62618

(217)323-3665NCES ID 170531000216Directory 202324

837
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.7:1
Student / teacher ratio
77%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
19.0%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Beardstown Jr/Sr High School 548th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 9% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 14th in 2019 to 9th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%9%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School
26%
IL average
52%
Math
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School
11%
IL average
38%
Science
Beardstown Jr/Sr High School
28%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Beardstown Jr/Sr High School IL average
25%50%75%26%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Beardstown Jr/Sr High School IL average
25%50%75%11%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Beardstown Jr/Sr High School IL average
25%50%75%28%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%29%26%5%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%12%10%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%31%27%21%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 837 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic56%White29%Black11%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 56%White 29%Black 11%99%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic39.2%55.7% 16.5 pts
White55.8%29.0% 26.8 pts
Black2.4%10.6% 8.2 pts
Two or more races2.3%2.0% 0.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.4% 1.4 pts
American Indian0.3%0.6% 0.3 pts
Pacific Islander0.0%0.5% 0.5 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $88K in zip 62618 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016

$27K$53K$80K$106K$101K201620202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Beardstown Jr/Sr High School in?

Beardstown Jr/Sr High School is part of the Beardstown CUSD 15 district in Beardstown, Illinois.

Is Beardstown Jr/Sr High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Beardstown Jr/Sr High School 548th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 9% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Beardstown Jr/Sr High School?

Hispanic 56%, White 29%, Black 11%, Two or more races 2% (837 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Beardstown Jr/Sr High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62618 is $88K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.