Gard Elementary School
400 East 15th St
Beardstown IL, 62618, Cass County
Phone: 217-323-1364
Ranking: (2,596 out of 3,028, bottom 14%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 42 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 38 | |||||||
Total Students: | 554 | 564 | 551 | 522 | 477 | 536 | 507 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 123 | 22.2% | 125 | 22.2% | 113 | 20.5% | 103 | 19.7% | 108 | 22.6% | 126 | 23.5% | 106 | 20.9% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 17.9% | 88 | 15.6% | 89 | 16.2% | 84 | 16.1% | 90 | 18.9% | 82 | 15.3% | 97 | 19.1% |
Grade 2: | 80 | 14.4% | 93 | 16.5% | 87 | 15.8% | 84 | 16.1% | 85 | 17.8% | 94 | 17.5% | 89 | 17.6% |
Grade 3: | 56 | 10.1% | 54 | 9.6% | 88 | 16.0% | 86 | 16.5% | 90 | 18.9% | 41 | 7.6% | 29 | 5.7% |
Grade 4: | 88 | 15.9% | 91 | 16.1% | 54 | 9.8% | 62 | 11.9% | 38 | 8.0% | 67 | 12.5% | 83 | 16.4% |
Grade 5: | 108 | 19.5% | 113 | 20.0% | 120 | 21.8% | 103 | 19.7% | 66 | 13.8% | 126 | 23.5% | 103 | 20.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 275 | 49.6% | 290 | 51.4% | 290 | 52.6% | 274 | 52.5% | 215 | 45.1% | 231 | 43.1% | 249 | 49.1% |
Female: | 279 | 50.4% | 274 | 48.6% | 261 | 47.4% | 248 | 47.5% | 202 | 42.3% | 244 | 45.5% | 216 | 42.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 316 | 57.0% | 314 | 55.7% | 316 | 57.4% | 288 | 55.2% | 221 | 46.3% | 217 | 40.5% | 207 | 40.8% |
Black: | 49 | 8.8% | 44 | 7.8% | 38 | 6.9% | 21 | 4.0% | 13 | 2.7% | 15 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.0% |
White: | 173 | 31.2% | 189 | 33.5% | 186 | 33.8% | 194 | 37.2% | 190 | 39.8% | 250 | 46.6% | 246 | 48.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.5% | 10 | 1.8% | 17 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 366 | 66.1% | 411 | 72.9% | 141 | 25.6% | 372 | 71.3% | 359 | 75.3% | 349 | 65.1% | 304 | 60.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 94 | 17.0% | 71 | 12.6% | 316 | 57.4% | 49 | 9.4% | 52 | 10.9% | 82 | 15.3% | 92 | 18.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.19 | 13.85 | 13.12 | 13.90 | 12.55 | 12.70 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.2% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 84.2% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 73.7% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82.2% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.9% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 71.3% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 87.4% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 68.6% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 59.2% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 74.8% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 31.1% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 70.0% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 70.7% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 70.2% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 65.4% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.8% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 62.7% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 57% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 51.3% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 45.3% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 51.5% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 31.1% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 93.8% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 82.7% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 85.9% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 75.9% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 79.8% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 84.6% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 83.8% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 43.4% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 78.4% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 77.0% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 65.8% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 62.7% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 59.4% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 57.7% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 54.6% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 38.7% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 65.3% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.0% | 67.9% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 80.9% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 87.7% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 72.5% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 71.1% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 67.3% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 72.6% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 54.5% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 62.2% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 44.3% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 83.0% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 28.8% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 48.9% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.0% | 49.0% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.1% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.6% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.8% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 34.9% | 58.9% |
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* Gard Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.