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GCMS Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

902 N Church St, Gibson City, IL 60936 · (217) 784-4278 · 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
489
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about GCMS Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Drummer Township kids: GCMS Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5GCMS Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8GCMS Middle Schoolin Gibson City

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

902 N Church St, Gibson City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K63
Kindergarten67
Grade 172
Grade 271
Grade 375
Grade 467
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
461’20
479’21
469’22
498’23
489’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

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

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

The district →
GCMS Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gibson City
A−
211 students10:1
GCMS High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gibson City
B+
275 students12:1

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.