Beardsley Elementary School
1027 Mcpherson St
Elkhart IN, 46514, Elkhart County
Phone: 574-262-5575
Ranking:
(1,368 out of 1,449, bottom 6%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Elkhart Community Schools
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: | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 470 | 454 | 373 | 405 | 438 | 437 | 505 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 33 | 7.0% | 32 | 7.0% | NA | NA | 32 | 7.9% | 35 | 8.0% | 30 | 6.9% | 30 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten: | 57 | 12.1% | 59 | 13.0% | 55 | 14.7% | 60 | 14.8% | 64 | 14.6% | 56 | 12.8% | 69 | 13.7% |
Grade 1: | 66 | 14.0% | 69 | 15.2% | 60 | 16.1% | 61 | 15.1% | 52 | 11.9% | 57 | 13.0% | 70 | 13.9% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 15.3% | 70 | 15.4% | 56 | 15.0% | 46 | 11.4% | 43 | 9.8% | 66 | 15.1% | 75 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 78 | 16.6% | 55 | 12.1% | 47 | 12.6% | 42 | 10.4% | 58 | 13.2% | 68 | 15.6% | 70 | 13.9% |
Grade 4: | 59 | 12.6% | 53 | 11.7% | 42 | 11.3% | 56 | 13.8% | 68 | 15.5% | 50 | 11.4% | 66 | 13.1% |
Grade 5: | 55 | 11.7% | 54 | 11.9% | 56 | 15.0% | 61 | 15.1% | 49 | 11.2% | 61 | 14.0% | 57 | 11.3% |
Grade 6: | 50 | 10.6% | 62 | 13.7% | 57 | 15.3% | 47 | 11.6% | 69 | 15.8% | 49 | 11.2% | 68 | 13.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 245 | 52.1% | 236 | 52.0% | 198 | 53.1% | 203 | 50.1% | 187 | 42.7% | 191 | 43.7% | 239 | 47.3% |
Female: | 225 | 47.9% | 218 | 48.0% | 175 | 46.9% | 202 | 49.9% | 188 | 42.9% | 186 | 42.6% | 214 | 42.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 162 | 34.5% | 164 | 36.1% | 146 | 39.1% | 155 | 38.3% | 138 | 31.5% | 128 | 29.3% | 155 | 30.7% |
Black: | 93 | 19.8% | 97 | 21.4% | 62 | 16.6% | 78 | 19.3% | 100 | 22.8% | 109 | 24.9% | 122 | 24.2% |
White: | 171 | 36.4% | 152 | 33.5% | 130 | 34.9% | 131 | 32.3% | 139 | 31.7% | 139 | 31.8% | 172 | 34.1% |
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: | 44 | 9.4% | 37 | 8.1% | 31 | 8.3% | 37 | 9.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 356 | 75.7% | 356 | 78.4% | 309 | 82.8% | 337 | 83.2% | 359 | 82.0% | 365 | 83.5% | 354 | 70.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 6.2% | 23 | 5.1% | 19 | 5.1% | 18 | 4.4% | 22 | 5.0% | 20 | 4.6% | 46 | 9.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.36 | 20.64 | 16.22 | 17.20 | 17.98 | 17.80 | 17.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 75% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 55% | 75% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 48% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 50% | 73% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 76% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 74% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 79% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 67.4% | 83% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.9% | 85% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 72% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 50% | 73% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 50% | 72% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34% | 46% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 56% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 65% | 78% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 63.4% | 79% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 55% | 73% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 50% | 74% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 51% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56% | 73% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 77% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.5% | 82% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 73.3% | 82% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62% | 75% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 74% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 56% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 70% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 60% | 75% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.9% | 70% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 68.7% | 79% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 71% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 57% | 75% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 57.4% | 76% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 60.6% | 78% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 72% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 73% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 75% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 74% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 52% | 71% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54% | 71% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 59% | 75% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 63.7% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 77% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 77% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 73.9% | 86% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.4% | 86% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 39% | 60% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.8% | 44.4% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 44% | 67% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 59% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 56% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 53% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 61.8% | 76% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.9% | 78% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 66% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 76% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 74.2% | 80% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 76.5% | 82% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 23% | 31% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 25% | 32% | 58% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 36.4% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 36.5% | 64% |
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* Beardsley Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.