GCMS Elementary School
Gibson City, IL · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Rural, distant
805th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 62%▼ Declining
902 N Church St, Gibson City, IL 60936
(217)784-4278NCES ID 170004100272Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks GCMS Elementary School 805th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 62% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 69th in 2019 to 62th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
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 498 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1993, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.5% | 84.5% | ▼ 11.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.0% | 9.2% | ▲ 8.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.3% | 5.8% | ▲ 3.5 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1993. 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 $178K in zip 60936 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2011
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is GCMS Elementary School in?
GCMS Elementary School is part of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 district in Gibson City, Illinois.
Is GCMS Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks GCMS Elementary School 805th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 62% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of GCMS Elementary School?
White 85%, Hispanic 9%, Two or more races 6% (498 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near GCMS Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60936 is $178K 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.