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Giant City Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1062 Boskydell Rd, Carbondale, IL 62902 · (618) 457-5391 · Part of Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130

Makanda Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Students
218
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Giant City Elem School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Makanda Township kids: Carbondale Comm H S

On the path

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

PK–8Giant City Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Carbondale Comm H Sin Carbondale

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 30.7%

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

1062 Boskydell Rd, Carbondale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten21
Grade 127
Grade 220
Grade 331
Grade 421
Grade 519
Grade 617
Grade 723
Grade 820
Enrollment over time
227’20
246’21
239’22
242’23
218’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 9%Black 5%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Giant City Elem School from Makanda Township families.

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