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Ben-Gil Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

340 Kelly St, Gillespie, IL 62033 · (217) 839-4828 · Part of Gillespie Community Unit School District 7

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Directions
Students
523
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ben-Gil Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Gillespie Township kids: Gillespie Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Ben-Gil Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Gillespie Middle Schoolin Gillespie

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

340 Kelly St, Gillespie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K77
Kindergarten53
Grade 194
Grade 275
Grade 376
Grade 474
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
523’20
529’21
552’22
547’23
523’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Black 3%Hispanic 1%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Ben-Gil Elementary School from Gillespie Township families.

Other schools in Gillespie Community Unit School District 7

The district →
Gillespie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gillespie
C+
244 students14:1
Gillespie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gillespie
B+
328 students13:1

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