Gifford CCSD 188

Gifford CCSD 188 has one listed school, Gifford Grade School, serving kindergarten through eighth grade with 151 students, so families have no school-to-school choice within this data set. In 2025–2026, the school’s all-grades proficiency was above the state average in both subjects: 64% in English language arts (ELA) versus 56% statewide, and 55% in math versus 40%. The most important finding is that its advantage over the state widened in both subjects, especially in math.

Gifford Grade School is the only school, so it is both the top and bottom of the local list; there is no meaningful local ranking. Its strongest reported grade-level comparison was fourth-grade math, with 67% proficient versus 42% statewide, a 25-point advantage. Sixth-grade ELA was another standout: 76% versus 59%, an 18-point advantage. The available grade-level results were above state results in every subject and grade with a school value reported, though the state suppressed some grade-level results.

Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose from 56% to 64%, and math from 39% to 55%, while the school’s state advantage grew from 3 to 7 points in ELA and from about 1 to 15 points in math. SchoolDigger rated the school 3 stars and placed it at the 68th percentile in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, up from 2 stars and the 47th percentile in 2023–2024. Other context: its student-teacher ratio was 10.7 in 2024–2025, and 34% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; chronic absenteeism was 17% in 2025–2026, 7 points below the state rate.