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Best Public Schools in Godfrey, IL

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Top rankedNorth Elementary School1500^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Godfrey, Illinois is home to three elementary schools: North Elementary School, Lewis & Clark Elementary School, and Gilson Brown Elementary School, all part of the Alton CUSD 11 district.

Among the three schools, Gilson Brown Elementary stands out with the highest spending per student at $23,569 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.9, suggesting smaller class sizes. However, it also has the highest percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 60.22%, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Lewis & Clark Elementary also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.4.

Across all three schools, the chronic absenteeism rate is consistently high at 25.4% for the 2024-2025 school year, which may be a contributing factor to the generally lower academic performance compared to state averages. North Elementary stands out with the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, but all three schools have room for improvement to reach state-level performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gilson Brown Elementary School	Public	K-1	1613 W Delmar Ave	Godfrey	62035	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2175	176	16	11.0	60.2%	79 (44.9%)	56 (31.8%)	14 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (15.3%)								(n/a)										91.8	92.3	92.3	92.3		91.8	91.8	$17,206	$4,233	$12,973
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	K-1	6800 Humbert Rd	Godfrey	62035	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2177	251	19	12.9	57.4%	116 (46.2%)	87 (34.7%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.7%)								(n/a)										98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8		98.8	98.4	$15,402	$1,831	$13,572
North Elementary School	Public	2-5	5600 Godfrey Rd	Godfrey	62035	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2171	549	34	16.1	51.4%	255 (46.4%)	184 (33.5%)	31 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (13.5%)	27.4	1500^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.0%		34.9	1275^th of 2067 public elementary schools	38.3%	225	24.4	32.8	38.9	33.6	35.3	32.8	30.2	15.3	26.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.1	$13,617	$1,529	$12,088

Cities Near Godfrey

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alton	3.68 mi	8	715^th
Jerseyville	6.09 mi	6	287^th
Brighton	6.54 mi	2
Cottage Hills	7.34 mi	1
East Alton	8.4 mi	4	692^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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