📍 400 E 15th St, Beardstown, Cass County, 62618
Gard Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Beardstown, Cass County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nathan Theis. It is part of the Beardstown CUSD 15 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gard Elementary School enrolls 473 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 182 | 38% |
| White | 125 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | 3% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 473 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gard Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 93.
Gard Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Beardstown CUSD 15, based in Beardstown, Illinois. The district serves 1,531 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, Gard Elementary School is close to the district average of about 510 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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