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Schools in Drummer Township · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

Drummer Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Drummer Township’s districts is 40%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Drummer Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#152of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
40%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.4K
▼ 15% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
975 students on the public path
In brief

Drummer Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 878 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Drummer Township’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 26% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,376 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is GCMS Middle School, then GCMS High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Drummer Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Illinois school districts, #152 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (878)Better than 97%
Towns in Ford County (12)Better than 67%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 458 test results and a graduating class of 66 could put Drummer Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Drummer Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (445 in math, 472 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Drummer Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5GCMS Elementary SchoolGibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5B
6–8GCMS Middle SchoolGibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5A−
9–12GCMS High SchoolGibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5B+

Drummer Township’s public schools are run by Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5, which also serves Brown, Dix, Elliott and Foosland and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 975 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,376IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 29.9% · 472 students tested
Math26%
State average 25.8% · 445 students tested

Drummer Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Drummer Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Drummer TownshipA−Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5
BrownB+Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Fisher Community Unit School District 1 K–12
Cheney's Grove—Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19
Sullivant—Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5
Bellflower—Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
Dix—Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

3 of the 5 neighbors share Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 with Drummer Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Drummer Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Drummer Townshipby address
GCMS Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibson City
B
489 students11:1Rate it →
GCMS Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gibson City
A−
211 students10:1Rate it →
GCMS High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gibson City
B+
275 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Drummer Township’s schools

Are Drummer Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Drummer Township children attend outscore 80% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #152 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Drummer Township in?

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 975 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Drummer Township kids go to high school?

GCMS High School in Gibson City, with 275 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Drummer Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Drummer Township spend per student?

$18,376 in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.