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 2023–24
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.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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.
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.
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 (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 39.2% | 55.7% | ▲ 16.5 pts | |
| White | 55.8% | 29.0% | ▼ 26.8 pts | |
| Black | 2.4% | 10.6% | ▲ 8.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.3% | 2.0% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 1.4% | ▲ 1.4 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.3% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 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
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Beardstown Jr/Sr High School
- #452Rushville-Industry High SchoolSchuyler-Industry CUSD 5 · 11.2 mi away452nd of 601
ELA 40% ▲14 · Math 23% ▲12Compare - #235Virginia Jr/ Sr High SchoolVirginia CUSD 64 · 11.6 mi away235th of 601
ELA 56% ▲30 · Math 38% ▲27Compare - #271Triopia Jr-Sr High SchoolTriopia CUSD 27 · 11.9 mi away271st of 601
ELA 53% ▲27 · Math 36% ▲25Compare - –Meredosia-Chambersburg High SchMeredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 · 14 mi awayCompare
- –Astoria High SchoolAstoria CUSD 1 · 15.8 mi awayCompare
- #146Brown County High SchoolBrown County CUSD 1 · 17.5 mi away146th of 601
ELA 64% ▲38 · Math 46% ▲35Compare - –Bluffs High SchoolScott-Morgan CUSD 2 · 18.5 mi awayCompare
- #387Jacksonville High SchoolJacksonville SD 117 · 20.2 mi away387th of 601
ELA 44% ▲18 · Math 30% ▲19Compare
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.