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Schools in Germanville Township

Germanville Township’s public schools

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Germanville Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,471 students on the public path
In brief

Germanville Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Germanville Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. GCMS Middle School places highest (better than 77%); Prairie Central High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Germanville Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: Prairie Central High School and 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Germanville Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–13 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
2–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8.

Two districts serve Germanville Township

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

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,712 students · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,593IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
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

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Prairie Central Community Unit School District 830%
State average 29.9% · 794 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prairie Central Community Unit School District 832%
State average 25.8% · 787 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 540%
State average 29.9% · 472 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 526%
State average 25.8% · 445 students tested

Germanville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Germanville Township—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
Sullivant—Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5
Peach Orchard—Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5

All 2 neighbors share Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 with Germanville Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Germanville Township

8 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).

Also serving Germanville Townshipin other towns
GCMS Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibson City
B
489 students11:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Primary West
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chenoa
244 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Primary East
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chatsworth
148 students11:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Fairbury
B
367 students12:1Rate it →
GCMS Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gibson City
A−
211 students10:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Forrest
B+
250 students12:1Rate it →
Prairie Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairbury
B−
487 students12:1Rate it →
GCMS High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gibson City
B+
275 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Germanville Township’s schools

Are Germanville Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Germanville Township. Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Germanville Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Germanville Township in?

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5.

Where do Germanville Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Prairie Central High School and GCMS High School.

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What Germanville Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.