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Grigsby Elementary School

Q: Is Grigsby Elementary School a good school?

Grigsby Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Grigsby Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 818 students attended Grigsby Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Grigsby Elementary School?

Students at Grigsby Elementary School are 52% White, 23% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Grigsby Elementary School enrolls 818 students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in Granite City, within Granite City CUSD 9. Its 2025–2026 results show low proficiency across tested subjects, and chronic absenteeism is a serious concern: 50% of students were chronically absent, compared with 40% in the district and 24% statewide. The clearest overall concern is that academic results are far below state levels while chronic absenteeism is exceptionally high.

Among five nearby same-district elementary schools with reported all-grade results, Grigsby had the lowest ELA score: 19%, compared with 29% in the district, 56% statewide and a peer average of 32%. In Math, its 10% proficiency was below the district’s 13%, the state’s 40% and the peer average of 17%; it ranked second-lowest among the six schools. Math is the less severe shortfall relative to the state, but remains a weak result. Fifth-grade Science was also low at 17%, versus 28% in the district and 48% statewide; it was 14 points below the peer average and below all five peers. Within Grigsby, grade 5 was the lowest reported ELA grade, at 14%.

Results have improved overall since 2023–2024, but unevenly: ELA rose 3 points and Math rose 4 points over the period, while the latest ELA result fell 7 points from the prior year. The state gap widened in both subjects: in ELA, from 26 to 38 points, and in Math, from 23 to 30 points. Chronic absenteeism fell 4 points from 2021–2022 to 2025–2026, but rose in each of the latest two years. SchoolDigger ranked Grigsby 1,730th of 1,737 schools in 2025–2026, at the 0th percentile with 0 stars—below all five nearby same-district peers with current-year rankings. The school’s 17.7 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was the highest reported among nearby schools. In 2024–2025, 71% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the 71% average among its five same-district peers.

818

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,193

Per pupil spending ?

70.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

3801 Cargill Rd
Granite City, IL 62040-4215

(618) 931-5544

District: Granite City CUSD 9

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

African American:

22.6%

Hispanic:

16.5%

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At a glance

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (15% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 24% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg23%

Illinois avg48%

1,730^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Granite City CUSD 9

731^st of 738Granite City CUSD 9 among Illinois districts

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts19%-38 vs state

Science17%-31 vs state

Mathematics10%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grigsby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3801 Cargill Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-5544	818	46	17.7	70.8%	429 (52.4%)	185 (22.6%)	135 (16.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.7%)	2.8	1730^th of 1737 public elementary schools	0.4%					(n/a)	16.7		15.4	22.1	13.8	22.7			18.8	17.9						10.0	97.3%		$18,193	$2,290	$15,903
Maryville Elementary School	Public	K-6	4651 Maryville Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-2044	395	25	15.8	74.7%	207 (52.4%)	77 (19.5%)	68 (17.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)	16.4	1460^th of 1737 public elementary schools	15.9%					(n/a)	35.8		27.9	39.7	32.4	48.3			36.5	26.5	19.0		31.0			20.6	98.4%		$14,321	$1,335	$12,986
Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-6	2400 Wilson Ave	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5817	448	30	14.9	77.5%	194 (43.3%)	125 (27.9%)	74 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.8%)	11.5	1574^th of 1737 public elementary schools	9.4%					(n/a)	33.3			32.2	37.1	23.4			28.0		23.7	22.6				17.4	98.1%		$16,618	$1,817	$14,801
Frohardt Elementary School	Public	K-6	2040 Johnson Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5821	452	28	16.1	73.9%	242 (53.5%)	103 (22.8%)	73 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	16.3	1464^th of 1737 public elementary schools	15.7%		16.7	1747^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.0%	283	21.6		36.1	45.5	23.5	39.2			37.3	41.0	28.6					22.8	99.1%		$14,789	$1,815	$12,974
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-6	316 E Chain of Rocks Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-0057	413	28	14.7	70.5%	234 (56.7%)	64 (15.5%)	78 (18.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	15.7	1480^th of 1737 public elementary schools	14.8%		18.5	1705^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.1%	225	44.4		31.5	36.4	38.9	36.7			35.9	29.6	15.2					16.6	97.5%		$17,494	$1,973	$15,521
Prather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2450 W 25Th St	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-5700	612	37	16.5	60.5%	305 (49.8%)	122 (19.9%)	109 (17.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (11.6%)	4.2	1713^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.4%					(n/a)	20.7		21.2	28.4	15.5	26.8			22.5	13.1						9.5	92.6%		$16,207	$1,672	$14,535
Bernard Long Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	337	30	11.2	—	11 (3.3%)	309 (91.7%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				24.0	22.2				19.7							10.1	98.1%		$20,346	$2,402	$17,945
Venice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	544 Niedringhaus Ave	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Venice CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 274-7953	62	11	5.6	—	1 (1.6%)	59 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)																	87.7%		$36,132	$1,110	$35,022
Kreitner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9000 College St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 346-6213	378	32	11.7	90.2%	60 (15.9%)	2 (0.5%)	310 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	12	1562^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	10.1%		28.5	1469^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.6%	93			26.5	42.5					34.8	22.1	24.7					23.4	99.4%		$13,905	$2,295	$11,611
Glen Carbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	141 Birger Ave	Glen Carbon	62034	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 692-7460	318	19	16.7	17.0%	250 (78.6%)	19 (6.0%)	20 (6.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)								(n/a)																	98%		$15,731	$282	$15,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Grigsby Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Grigsby Elementary School?

Students at Grigsby Elementary School are 52% White, 23% African American, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Grigsby Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 818 students attended Grigsby Elementary School.

What district is Grigsby Elementary School in?

Granite City CUSD 9

Is Grigsby Elementary School a good school?

Grigsby Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

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