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GCMS High School

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GCMS High School ranks 133 rd of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 79% of Illinois high schools

Summary

GCMS High School serves grades 9–12 in Gibson City, Illinois, and enrolls 275 students. Its clearest strength is 11th-grade ACT performance: in 2025–26, proficiency was 70% in English language arts, 59% in math, and 68% in science, all well above state results. Graduation and attendance indicators are also favorable: 96% of students graduated, while 17% were chronically absent. The most important takeaway is that GCMS combines strong ACT results with comparatively favorable graduation and attendance figures.

GCMS’s 11th-grade ACT results were about 20 points above the state in ELA and science, and 19 points above in math; the reported results for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 were the same as the school’s. GCMS ranked second among nearby schools in all three ACT subjects, behind Mahomet-Seymour High School. The clearest academic soft spot is 10th-grade PreACT math: GCMS scored 36.2%, just below the state’s 36.4%, and ranked fourth among five nearby schools with reported results. Its score was below Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School (45%) and Fisher Junior/Senior High School (36.4%), as well as Mahomet-Seymour (69%). GCMS’s 96% graduation rate was 6 points above the state, and its 17% chronic absenteeism rate was 7 points below it, though 2 points above the district.

Results have not improved uniformly: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, 11th-grade ACT ELA rose 15 points and math rose 20, while 10th-grade PreACT math fell 6 points and ELA fell 8. SchoolDigger places GCMS at the 79th statewide percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26, after percentiles of 88 and 70 in the two prior years; the district is at the 65th percentile with 3 stars. GCMS has a 12:1 student-teacher ratio and, in 2024–25, 36% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s 2024–25 ranking for Disabled Students was at the 14th percentile, compared with 70th overall; Special Education Students ranked at the 40th percentile that year, after varying from the 21st to the 77th percentile in the prior two years.

275

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,113

Per pupil spending ?

35.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

815 N Church St
Gibson City, IL 60936-1074

(217) 784-4292

District: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5

Feeder schools for GCMS High School:

Elementary:	GCMS Elementary School
Middle:	GCMS Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.8%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Illinois high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Illinois avg47%

133^rd of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

257^th of 738Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	133 of 620	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	209 of 698	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	86 of 697	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	171 of 699	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	124 of 699	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	138 of 688	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	136 of 701	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	173 of 647	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.8	134 of 642	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	69.0	118 of 643	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	97.4	14 of 614	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	67.0	221 of 670	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	88.6	54 of 670	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	78.6	126 of 665	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	90.4	39 of 655	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	77.0	130 of 643	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	145 of 632	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	87.2	57 of 624	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	83.7	75 of 612	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	85.6	65 of 596	89.1%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	114 of 590	80.7%	★★★★☆
2004	78.6	99 of 592	83.3%	★★★★☆
2003	68.4	174 of 586	70.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	420 of 491	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	151 of 545	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	231 of 685	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.4	106 of 664	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	157 of 656	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	78 of 658	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	152 of 639	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	162 of 665	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	196 of 620	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	177 of 478	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	233 of 672	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	95.2	29 of 639	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	9 of 644	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	62.0	180 of 626	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	74 of 611	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	96 of 639	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	36.1	393 of 585	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	157 of 521	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.4	202 of 685	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	81 of 668	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	185 of 668	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	194 of 664	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	134 of 653	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	120 of 675	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	138 of 619	77.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	318 of 527	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.2	112 of 482	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	21.1	375 of 476	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	86.0	33 of 493	93.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	152 of 515	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	51.3	229 of 564	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	147 of 554	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	207 of 557	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	161 of 560	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	202 of 553	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	174 of 552	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	204 of 548	62.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)72nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+20 vs state

Science68%+20 vs state

Mathematics59%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)			IAR Mathematics (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
GCMS High School	Public	9-12	815 N Church St	Gibson City	60936	Ford County	Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 784-4292	275	23	12.0	35.6%	247 (89.8%)	4 (1.5%)	11 (4.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	72.1	133^rd of 620 public high schools	78.5%		65.1	209^th of 698 public high schools	70.1%	76	64.0	60.3	50.7	36.2	50.7	48.3	69.6	58.9	67.9								98.6%		$19,113	$946	$18,168
Fisher Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	111 W Division St	Fisher	61843	Champaign County	Fisher CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 897-1225	284	22	12.6	28.5%	259 (91.2%)	5 (1.8%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	50.5	285^th of 620 public high schools	54.0%		65.4	204^th of 698 public high schools	70.8%	81	56.1	52.7	34.1	36.4	34.1	60.0	58.1	32.6	44.2	55.9	80.4	82.9	81.5	65.2	40.0	54.3	99.3%		$14,904	$245	$14,660
Ridgeview High School	Public	9-12	202 E Wood St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 723-2951	166	18	9.2	—	145 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.4%)	44.9	337^th of 620 public high schools	45.6%		50.5	340^th of 698 public high schools	51.3%	3	59.0	42.9			56.4	38.1	43.9	36.6	36.6								98.3%		$25,214	$45	$25,168
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School	Public	9-12	700 Panther Way	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 379-4331	378	34	11.1	44.4%	324 (85.7%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	58.4	227^th of 620 public high schools	63.4%		73.3	152^nd of 698 public high schools	78.2%	75	61.4	58.8	50.6	44.7	38.6	54.1	49.4	36.5	45.9								98.8%		$20,150	$1,356	$18,794
Panther Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	430 S High St	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(217) 379-3314	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rantoul Township High School	Public	9-12	200 S Sheldon St	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul Township HSD 193	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 892-6160	901	64	14.0	90.5%	304 (33.7%)	211 (23.4%)	279 (31.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (11.3%)	15.5	525^th of 620 public high schools	15.3%		22.1	554^th of 698 public high schools	20.6%	29	39.2	35.1	21.6	20.9	30.9	28.9	25.6	13.2	25.6								99.7%		$16,994	$668	$16,326
Mahomet-Seymour High School	Public	9-12	302 W State St	Mahomet	61853	Champaign County	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 586-4962	1,050	64	16.5	23.0%	852 (81.1%)	19 (1.8%)	67 (6.4%)	41 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.5%)	91.9	43^rd of 620 public high schools	93.1%		92.4	44^th of 698 public high schools	93.7%	1	77.9	72.3	65.9	68.9	64.3	73.5	70.8	66.5	71.5								97%		$15,620	$650	$14,970

Frequently Asked Questions about GCMS High School

What schools feed into GCMS High School?

GCMS High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : GCMS Elementary School
Middle : GCMS Middle School

What district is GCMS High School in?

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5

How many students attend GCMS High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended GCMS High School.

What is the racial makeup of GCMS High School?

Students at GCMS High School are 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is GCMS High School a good school?

GCMS High School ranks 133^rd of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 school spending dataOct 30, 2026

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2025–26 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresOct 30, 2026

2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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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