Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S
Gardner, IL · Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, distant
297th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 51%▼ Declining
500 E Main St, Gardner, IL 60424
(815)237-2176NCES ID 171626001942Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S 297th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 51% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 65th in 2019 to 51th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 142 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.4% | 90.8% | ▼ 5.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.6% | 7.0% | ▲ 3.4 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.7 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $241K in zip 60424 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2006
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S
- #149Coal City High SchoolCoal City CUSD 1 · 7 mi away149th of 601
ELA 61% ▲20 · Math 49% ▲5Compare - #408Reed-Custer High SchoolReed Custer CUSD 255U · 7.1 mi away408th of 601
ELA 44% ▲3 · Math 27% ▼17Compare - #327Dwight High SchoolDwight Twp HSD 230 · 9.4 mi away327th of 601
ELA 51% ▲10 · Math 30% ▼14Compare - #155Wilmington High SchoolWilmington CUSD 209U · 12 mi away155th of 601
ELA 64% ▲23 · Math 44% =Compare - #227Herscher High SchoolHerscher CUSD 2 · 13.8 mi away227th of 601
ELA 47% ▲6 · Math 49% ▲5Compare - #126Morris Community High SchoolMorris CHSD 101 · 14.1 mi away126th of 601
ELA 63% ▲22 · Math 52% ▲8Compare - #378Seneca High SchoolSeneca Twp HSD 160 · 18 mi away378th of 601
ELA 54% ▲13 · Math 22% ▼22Compare - #139Minooka Community High SchoolMinooka CHSD 111 · 18.4 mi away139th of 601
ELA 61% ▲20 · Math 52% ▲8Compare
What school district is Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S in?
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S is part of the Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 district in Gardner, Illinois.
Is Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S 297th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 51% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S?
White 91%, Hispanic 7% (142 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60424 is $241K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.