High Schools in Beardstown CUSD 15

The Beardstown CUSD 15 district in Illinois has only one high school, Beardstown Junior/Senior High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school's performance on key metrics, such as standardized test scores and graduation rates, is significantly below the state averages, suggesting that the school is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Beardstown Junior/Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois high schools over the past three school years, with only 25.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 10.7% proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The data suggests that the school's challenges may be related to the high percentage of students (73.95%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school's per-student spending is slightly higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio is slightly lower, these factors alone do not appear to be enough to address the underlying issues facing the school and its students. Targeted interventions and a comprehensive approach to addressing both academic and non-academic factors may be necessary to improve student outcomes at Beardstown Junior/Senior High School.