GCMS Middle School
Gibson City, IL · Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant
222nd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 68%· Stable
316 E 19th St, Gibson City, IL 60936
(217)784-8731NCES ID 170004100268Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks GCMS Middle School 222nd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 68% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 72th in 2019 to 68th in 2025.
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 214 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1993, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.3% | 85.0% | ▼ 11.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.4% | 8.4% | ▲ 8.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.8% | 3.7% | ▲ 2.9 pts | |
| Black | 1.7% | 1.9% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.9% | ▲ 0.1 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
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than GCMS Middle School
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ELA 70% ▼3 · Math 50% ▲15Compare - #381Prairie Central Jr High SchoolPrairie Central CUSD 8 · 19.2 mi away381st of 685
ELA 62% ▼11 · Math 22% ▼13Compare - #101Mahomet-Seymour Jr High SchoolMahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 · 19.5 mi away101st of 685
ELA 74% ▲1 · Math 59% ▲24Compare - #434Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High SchBlue Ridge CUSD 18 · 19.8 mi away434th of 685
ELA 49% ▼24 · Math 27% ▼8Compare - #306Tri-Point Jr High/ElementaryTri Point CUSD 6-J · 21.2 mi away306th of 685
ELA 50% ▼23 · Math 45% ▲10Compare
What school district is GCMS Middle School in?
GCMS Middle School is part of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 district in Gibson City, Illinois.
Is GCMS Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks GCMS Middle School 222nd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 68% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of GCMS Middle School?
White 85%, Hispanic 8%, Two or more races 4%, Black 2% (214 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near GCMS Middle 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.