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Giant City Elementary School

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Giant City Elementary School ranks 527 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Giant City Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Carbondale, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 242 students. The school is part of the Giant City CCSD 130 district, which is ranked 168 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Giant City Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 74%, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 50.4%, significantly higher than the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance is particularly strong in the upper grades, with 7th-grade ELA proficiency reaching 95.7% and 8th-grade Science proficiency at 63.2%. Additionally, the school performs well across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, Carruthers Elementary School, the closest comparable school, has significantly lower ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates than Giant City Elementary School. In the 2024-2025 school year, Giant City's ELA proficiency rate of 74% was much higher than Carruthers' 34.4%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate of 50.4% was also much higher than Carruthers' 28.9%. Giant City Elementary School has maintained a consistently high performance, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 school years, and it has remained in the top quarter of Illinois elementary schools for the majority of the time period.

218

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,225

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1062 Boskydell Rd
Carbondale, IL 62902-7743

(618) 457-5391

District: Giant City CCSD 130

Students who attend Giant City Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Carbondale Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

Two or more races:

10.1%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (58% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

527^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

181^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

168^th of 811Giant City CCSD 130 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	527 of 2056	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	380 of 2067	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	454 of 2077	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	197 of 2082	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.0	376 of 1948	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	189 of 2086	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	256 of 2037	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	145 of 2044	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	223 of 2046	89.1%	★★★★☆
2015	91.7	160 of 2052	92.2%	★★★★★
2014	80.5	373 of 2093	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	74.7	535 of 2167	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	70.6	709 of 2166	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.1	575 of 2147	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	650 of 2139	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.1	557 of 2120	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	578 of 2092	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	79.5	301 of 2095	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	322 of 2086	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	85.0	124 of 2022	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	83.4	230 of 2030	88.7%	★★★★☆
2003	85.4	161 of 2020	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	581 of 1942	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	346 of 1942	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	429 of 1957	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	178 of 1970	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.6	238 of 1680	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	226 of 2019	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	150 of 1964	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	440 of 1800	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	289 of 1793	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	246 of 1808	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	183 of 1816	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	646 of 1947	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	429 of 1959	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	284 of 1984	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	525 of 1977	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	173 of 2019	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.4	364 of 1972	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	742 of 1389	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.7	425 of 1392	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	459 of 1419	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.3	214 of 1425	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	229 of 1308	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	121 of 1462	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	331 of 1463	77.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	181 of 1368	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	166 of 1363	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	129 of 1367	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	134 of 1369	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	76 of 1241	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	49 of 1356	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	103 of 1293	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.2	29 of 1293	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	41 of 1294	96.8%	★★★★★
2015	87.4	148 of 1302	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	284 of 1322	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.8	323 of 1367	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	215 of 1365	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.1	239 of 1344	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.9	155 of 1327	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	267 of 1318	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	211 of 1293	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	260 of 1287	79.8%	★★★★☆
2006	85.2	101 of 1272	92.1%	★★★★★
2005	87.1	98 of 1209	91.9%	★★★★★
2004	83.5	157 of 1204	87.0%	★★★★☆
2003	92.7	39 of 1185	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	184 of 1248	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	86 of 1251	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	119 of 1275	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	85 of 1286	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	61 of 1017	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	23 of 1276	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	64 of 1226	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	78.7	142 of 1234	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	68 of 1221	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	23 of 1019	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	83.2	173 of 1292	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	324 of 1286	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	161 of 1048	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	96.1	34 of 1296	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	136 of 1223	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	212 of 884	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	228 of 875	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	149 of 895	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	160 of 898	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	79 of 813	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	37 of 905	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	103 of 889	88.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)88th percentile~ school

Male (2023)87th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+21 vs state

Science54%+11 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, July 21, 2012

At one time, this was a good school. It is no longer a place where children matter--unless the child is from a family who has a parent on the school board or money. It is a political mess and being ran by people who know nothing about education. I would strongly suggest Unity Point or Carbondale New School before considering Giant City. Close Quote

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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)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Giant City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1062 Boskydell Rd	Carbondale	62902	Jackson County	Giant City CCSD 130	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 457-5391	218	16	13.6	38.5%	162 (74.3%)	10 (4.6%)	20 (9.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.1%)	73.2	527^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.4%		79.4	380^th of 2067 public elementary schools	81.6%	147	45.0	63.2	67.7	66.7	45.0	82.4	95.7	89.5	74.0	54.8	52.4	50.0	52.9	60.9	26.3	50.4	94.9	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.4	94.0	94.4		29.2	$14,225	$1,207	$13,018
Unity Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4033 S Illinois Ave	Carbondale	62903	Jackson County	Unity Point CCSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 529-4151	620	52	11.9	54.5%	342 (55.2%)	89 (14.4%)	90 (14.5%)	38 (6.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.2%)	66.6	674^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.2%		68.3	584^th of 2067 public elementary schools	71.7%	90	60.5	58.1	39.7	60.7	76.7	71.4	65.6	67.7	63.0	38.1	39.3	55.8	34.9	41.3	29.0	38.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	7.9	23.9	$14,060	$1,452	$12,609
Lewis School	Public	4-5	801 S Lewis Ln	Carbondale	62901	Jackson County	Carbondale Education Service District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 457-5393	325	24	13.3	72.3%	82 (25.2%)	160 (49.2%)	40 (12.3%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.2%)	20.2	1664^th of 2056 public elementary schools	19.1%		26.8	1493^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	27.8%	171	26.1			29.1	30.8				29.9		13.9	16.0				15.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0			$16,523	$1,775	$14,748
Thomas Elementary School	Public	2-3	1025 N Wall St	Carbondale	62901	Jackson County	Carbondale Education Service District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 457-6226	400	29	13.7	75.0%	101 (25.3%)	204 (51.0%)	47 (11.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.0%)								(n/a)			25.0						25.0	18.2						18.2	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0			$15,703	$1,822	$13,881
Parrish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	121 N Parrish Ln	Carbondale	62901	Jackson County	Carbondale Education Service District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 457-5781	466	32	14.7	79.4%	99 (21.2%)	247 (53.0%)	58 (12.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.5%)								(n/a)																	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	24.8		$15,900	$1,553	$14,347
Tri-C Elementary School	Public	K-3	1405 W Grand Ave	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 985-8742	650	46	14.1	44.0%	531 (81.7%)	26 (4.0%)	31 (4.8%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)								(n/a)			69.0						69.0	71.0						71.0	96.5	96.6	96.6	96.6		96.6	96.0			$12,165	$1,032	$11,133
Gen John A Logan Attendance Center	Public	K-2	320 Watson Rd	Murphysboro	62966	Jackson County	Murphysboro CUSD 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 684-4471	400	34	11.7	94.5%	249 (62.3%)	70 (17.5%)	31 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.0%)								(n/a)																	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	98.2	96.6	96.9			$16,014	$2,218	$13,796
Cobden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	413 N Appleknocker St	Cobden	62920	Union County	Cobden SUD 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 893-2311	223	22	10.1	92.8%	167 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	59.3	825^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.9%		45.1	1050^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.2%	225	56.7		54.5	57.6	53.3				55.2	45.5	42.4	30.0				39.6	96.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.4	96.4	96.4	15.9		$15,304	$1,389	$13,915
DeSoto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	311 Hurst Rd	De Soto	62924	Jackson County	DeSoto Cons School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 867-2317	198	19	10.4	67.2%	157 (79.3%)	10 (5.1%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.1%)	28	1488^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.6%		27.6	1470^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.9%	18	35.0	27.3	21.7	45.8	50.0	23.5	44.4	27.3	36.3	17.4	20.8	30.0	5.9	11.1	18.2	17.7	87.0	87.0	87.0	87.0	87.0	87.0	87.0	10.9	16.2	$16,669	$1,498	$15,171
Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary School	Public	2-5	5200 Herrin Rd	Herrin	62948	Williamson County	Herrin CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 942-2744	712	52	13.6	68.3%	555 (77.9%)	44 (6.2%)	26 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.8%)	71.9	552^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	73.2%		67.9	589^th of 2067 public elementary schools	71.5%	37	44.9		57.5	62.3	64.1				61.2	59.2	55.2	50.6				55.2	99.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.6	99.0	99.3			$14,041	$1,301	$12,739

Frequently Asked Questions about Giant City Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Giant City Elementary School?

Students at Giant City Elementary School are 74% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Giant City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Giant City Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Carbondale Community High School

What district is Giant City Elementary School in?

Giant City CCSD 130

How many students attend Giant City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 218 students attended Giant City Elementary School.

Is Giant City Elementary School a good school?

Giant City Elementary School ranks 527^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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