Gard Elementary School
Beardstown, IL · Beardstown CUSD 15
Regular public school · Grades PK - 4 · Town, remote
2,014th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 4%▼ Declining
400 E 15th St, Beardstown, IL 62618
(217)323-1364NCES ID 170531000217Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Gard Elementary School 2,014th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 4% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 11th in 2019 to 4th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4
White (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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.
White (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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 488 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 55.2% | 38.5% | ▼ 16.7 pts | |
| White | 37.2% | 25.0% | ▼ 12.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.3% | 19.5% | ▲ 16.2 pts | |
| Black | 4.0% | 13.7% | ▲ 9.7 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 1.8% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.4% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.2 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
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What school district is Gard Elementary School in?
Gard Elementary School is part of the Beardstown CUSD 15 district in Beardstown, Illinois.
Is Gard Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Gard Elementary School 2,014th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 4% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Gard Elementary School?
Hispanic 39%, White 25%, Two or more races 20%, Black 14% (488 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Gard Elementary 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.