Summary:
The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 district in Illinois has one elementary school, GCMS Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has an enrollment of 498 students. This school appears to be a strong performer within the district and the state, ranking in the top third of Illinois elementary schools.
GCMS Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages on state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts where 61.9% of students scored proficient or better, compared to 67.3% for the district and 53.1% for Illinois. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% compared to the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 12:1 and spending $15,627 per student, GCMS Elementary seems to be effectively serving its population, of which 49% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
While GCMS Elementary School has shown strong academic performance overall, there are some areas, such as 5th grade Math, where proficiency rates lag behind state averages. Additionally, the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a decline in proficiency rates from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025 in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Continued monitoring of the school's metrics and performance will be important to ensure it maintains its positive trajectory.
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