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B+

Gifford Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

406 S Main St, Gifford, IL 61847 · (217) 568-7733 · Part of Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188

Compromise Township’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Illinois school districts

Students
151
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Gifford Grade School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Compromise Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Compromise Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Gifford Grade SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

406 S Main St, Gifford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K5
Kindergarten13
Grade 118
Grade 223
Grade 318
Grade 414
Grade 518
Grade 69
Grade 716
Grade 817
Enrollment over time
163’20
181’21
166’22
161’23
151’24

Down 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gifford Grade School from Compromise Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Compromise Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.