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B+

GCMS High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

815 N Church St, Gibson City, IL 60936 · (217) 784-4292 · Part of Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

Drummer Township’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
275
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about GCMS High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8GCMS Middle Schoolin Gibson City
9–12GCMS High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts34%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

815 N Church St, Gibson City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 967
Grade 1060
Grade 1176
Grade 1272
Enrollment over time
283’20
278’21
291’22
271’23
275’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about GCMS High School from Drummer Township families.

Other schools in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

The district →
GCMS Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibson City
B
489 students11:1
GCMS Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gibson City
A−
211 students10:1

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; Drummer Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.