Summary:
The 61847 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Gifford Grade School, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 161 students. The school is part of the Gifford CCSD 188 district, which is ranked 335 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Gifford Grade School appears to be a relatively strong-performing school, particularly in English Language Arts and science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 657 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools, placing it in the top third of schools statewide. The school's performance on the IAR exams is generally above the state average, with 56% of Gifford students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.1%. Gifford Grade School also excels in certain grade levels, such as 4th and 8th grade ELA, where proficiency rates were 69.2% and 73.3% respectively, well above the state averages.
However, the school's mathematics performance is more mixed, with some grade levels performing above the state average, while others are below. Additionally, the school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is a concern and may be an area for improvement. The school's moderate free/reduced lunch rate of 32.92% and above-average per-student spending of $13,988 suggest that it may be serving a population with some economic challenges, but also has the resources to provide a quality education.
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