Beardstown High School
Encyclopedia
Beardstown High School, or BHS, is a public four-year high school
located at 500 East 15th Street in Beardstown, Illinois
, a small city
in Cass County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States
. BHS is part of Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
, which serves the communities of Beardstown and Bluff Springs
, and also includes Beardstown Middle School, Brick Elementary School, Gard Elementary School, and Grand Elementary School. The campus is located 45 miles northwest of Springfield, Illinois
, and serves a mixed village
and rural
residential community. The school does not lie within a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area.
, with 30% of high school students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination
, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act
. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999–2009 was 92%.
and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association
. The BHS mascot is the Tigers, with school colors of orange and black. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located at 500 East 15th Street in Beardstown, Illinois
Beardstown, Illinois
Beardstown is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,123 at the 2010 census. The public schools are in Beardstown Community Unit School District 15.-Geography:Beardstown is located at...
, a small city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in Cass County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
. BHS is part of Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
Beardstown Community Unit School District 15
Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is a unified school district located in the Cass County, Illinois city of its namesake: Beardstown. While the majority of the students in the district are white, almost 35% of the ethnicity of the Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is Hispanic...
, which serves the communities of Beardstown and Bluff Springs
Bluff Springs, Illinois
Bluff Springs is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Illinois, United States. Bluff Springs is located on Illinois Route 125 east of Beardstown....
, and also includes Beardstown Middle School, Brick Elementary School, Gard Elementary School, and Grand Elementary School. The campus is located 45 miles northwest of Springfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
, and serves a mixed village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
residential community. The school does not lie within a metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area.
Academics
In 2009 Beardstown Middle/High School did not make Adequate Yearly ProgressAdequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...
, with 30% of high school students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination
Prairie State Achievement Examination
The Prairie State Achievement Examination is a two-day standardized test taken by all High School Juniors in the U.S. state of Illinois. On the first day, students take the ACT, and on the second day, a WorkKeys examination and Illinois State Board of Education-developed science examination....
, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999–2009 was 92%.
Athletics
Beardstown High School competes in the West Central ConferenceWest Central Conference (Illinois)
The West Central Conference is a high school conference in western central Illinois. The conference participates in athletics and activities in the Illinois High School Association...
and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association
Illinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
. The BHS mascot is the Tigers, with school colors of orange and black. The school has no state championships on record in team athletics and activities.