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Gard Elementary School

Q: Is Gard Elementary School a good school?

Gard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Gard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 711 students attended Gard Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gard Elementary School?

Students at Gard Elementary School are 38% Hispanic, 21% Two or more races, 20% African American, 20% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Gard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gard Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1971^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Gard Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Beardstown, Illinois, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 488 students. The school is part of the Beardstown CUSD 15 district, which is ranked 785 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Gard Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1816 and 1971 out of around 2,000 schools.

Gard Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.3% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 16.2%, while the state average was 38.5%. Additionally, Gard Elementary School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.8% to 26.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.16% to 98.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

Interestingly, Gard Elementary School's performance is significantly lower than the nearby Brown County Elementary School, Bluffs Elementary School, and Triopia Grade School, which all have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. Despite being a low-performing school, Gard Elementary School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or rankings over the past several years, remaining consistently in the bottom tier of Illinois elementary schools. This suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in terms of resources, staffing, and support for its students and families, and there appears to be a critical need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for the students at Gard Elementary School.

711

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,342

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 E 15th St
Beardstown, IL 62618-2054

(217) 323-1364

District: Beardstown CUSD 15

Students who attend Gard Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.7%

Two or more races:

21.1%

African American:

20.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (14% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 41 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg17%

Illinois avg46%

1,971^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

785^th of 811Beardstown CUSD 15 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1971 of 2056	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1914 of 2067	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1816 of 2077	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1878 of 2082	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1895 of 1948	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1927 of 2086	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1885 of 2037	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1969 of 2044	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	1983 of 2046	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	1950 of 2052	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.9	1893 of 2093	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	1987 of 2167	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	1938 of 2166	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.4	1990 of 2147	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	1837 of 2139	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.3	1536 of 2120	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	1744 of 2092	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.6	1404 of 2095	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.1	1445 of 2086	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.6	1537 of 2022	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	1518 of 2030	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	43.8	1327 of 2020	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	17.7	693 of 711	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	433 of 698	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	957 of 1049	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	767 of 788	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	641 of 826	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	653 of 788	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	727 of 768	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	524 of 537	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	631 of 743	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	704 of 718	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1881 of 1942	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1792 of 1942	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1724 of 1957	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1771 of 1970	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1633 of 1680	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1958 of 2019	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1841 of 1964	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	946 of 982	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	911 of 959	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	869 of 970	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	855 of 954	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	721 of 742	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	864 of 955	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	899 of 938	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1701 of 1800	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1582 of 1793	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1388 of 1808	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1487 of 1763	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1420 of 1514	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1710 of 1816	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1605 of 1765	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1825 of 1947	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1808 of 1959	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1694 of 1984	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1795 of 1977	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1672 of 1707	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1691 of 2019	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1782 of 1972	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	109 of 120	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1225 of 1292	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1023 of 1113	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	625 of 640	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	813 of 1194	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	751 of 763	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	1384 of 1389	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1362 of 1392	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1375 of 1419	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1417 of 1425	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1304 of 1308	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1434 of 1462	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1436 of 1463	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2019)3rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

English Language Arts12%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 E 15th St	Beardstown	62618	Cass County	Beardstown CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 323-1364	711	38	18.7	77.1%	143 (20.1%)	144 (20.3%)	268 (37.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	150 (21.1%)	9.1	1971^st of 2056 public elementary schools	4.1%		13.5	1914^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.4%	57		9.8	14.4			12.3	18.3	14.4			16.2	95.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.8	96.5	96.1			$11,342	$1,292	$10,050
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	100 Buchanan St	Rushville	62681	Schuyler County	Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 322-4311	113	13	8.6	51.3%	102 (90.3%)	5 (4.4%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)												96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.7	96.7	46.2		$12,824	$2,036	$10,787
Webster Elementary School	Public	2-4	310 N Monroe St	Rushville	62681	Schuyler County	Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 322-4311	183	11	16.6	66.7%	166 (90.7%)	5 (2.7%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	40	1213^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.0%		47.1	1001^st of 2067 public elementary schools	51.6%	212		37.0	39.3			38.3	44.6	36.1			40.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4			$17,435	$3,054	$14,381
Virginia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 S Morgan St	Virginia	62691	Cass County	Virginia CUSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 452-3363	180	13	13.3	66.1%	156 (86.7%)	5 (2.8%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	47.3	1056^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.6%		69.7	555^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.1%	501	23.7	40.0	52.4	42.1		44.3	40.0	60.0	36.8		43.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	58.7		$12,487	$2,945	$9,542
Triopia Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	2206 Concord Arenzville Rd	Concord	62631	Morgan County	Triopia CUSD 27	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 457-2284	204	17	11.9	39.2%	197 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	87.5	232^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	88.7%		89.7	197^th of 2067 public elementary schools	90.5%	35	63.2	92.0	81.0	57.9	86.8	81.6	88.0	65.0	47.4	63.2	66.7	99.0	97.6	97.6	97.6	99.0	98.0	99.0	16.2	14.2	$12,382	$735	$11,647
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Main Street	Meredosia	62665	Morgan County	Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 584-1744	116	12	10.0	75.0%	105 (90.5%)	4 (3.4%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	10	1948^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.3%		18.8	1717^th of 2067 public elementary schools	16.9%	231	14.3	7.1	18.2	28.6		17.9	14.3	9.1	7.1		10.3										$20,681	$2,279	$18,402
A-C Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	191 S Bluff St	Chandlerville	62627	Cass County	A-C Central CUSD 262	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 458-2224	129	15	8.3	43.4%	123 (95.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	58.1	852^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	58.6%		45.2	1043^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	49.5%	191		58.3	54.5			56.5	58.3	27.3			43.5	93.1	93.1	93.1	93.1	95.8	92.4	97.2	18.1		$17,305	$893	$16,412
Astoria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	402 N Jefferson St	Astoria	61501	Fulton County	Astoria CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 329-2158	145	12	11.9	60.7%	139 (95.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	56.3	881^st of 2056 public elementary schools	57.1%		42.4	1103^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	46.6%	222	91.7	46.2	25.0	100.0		48.4	30.8	4.2	83.3		30.6	93.9	90.1	90.1	90.1	93.1	90.1	94.7	19.1		$16,642	$1,936	$14,706
Brown County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 NW Cross St	Mount Sterling	62353	Brown County	Brown County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 773-7501	270	20	13.4	49.6%	256 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	46.6	1071^st of 2056 public elementary schools	47.9%		55.4	812^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.7%	259		46.0	37.5			42.7	54.0	34.4			46.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	25.1		$12,632	$953	$11,679
Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W Rockwood St	Bluffs	62621	Scott County	Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 754-3714	81	12	6.8	49.4%	76 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)	61.5	774^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.4%					(n/a)		54.5	50.0			51.7	72.7	33.3			51.7	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	14.1		$22,288	$1,561	$20,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Gard Elementary School

How many students attend Gard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 711 students attended Gard Elementary School.

What district is Gard Elementary School in?

Beardstown CUSD 15

What schools do graduates of Gard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gard Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Beardstown Junior/Senior High School

Is Gard Elementary School a good school?

Gard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gard Elementary School?

Students at Gard Elementary School are 38% Hispanic, 21% Two or more races, 20% African American, 20% White.

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