Enrollment
218
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIANT CITY CCSD 130·NCES 171659001964
Giant City Elementary School
1062 Boskydell Rd, Carbondale, IL 62902 · (618) 457-5391 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
84 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 5% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
50.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 49.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Giant City Elementary School
Giant City Elementary School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant City Elementary School this school | 218 | 38.5% | 61.1% |
| Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City | 213 | 39.9% | 40.3% |
| Milne Grove Elementary School Lockport | 233 | 42.1% | 65.8% |
| Montmorency CCSD #145 Rock Falls | 209 | 37.8% | 44.1% |
| New Baden Elementary School New Baden | 246 | 40.7% | 70.0% |
| Hampton Elementary School Hampton | 225 | 40.0% | 39.1% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Giant City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #298 of 1,925 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #659 of 2,077 ▼ 337 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #249 of 2,077 ▲ 41 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #1,984 of 2,419 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,105 of 2,035 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #1,103 of 2,042 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #1,586 of 2,132 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #494 of 615 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
218
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 218 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 39% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 16.7 | 14.5:1 | 39% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 16.2 | 14.8:1 | 42% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 211 | 15.2 | 13.9:1 | 35% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 14 | 17.6:1 | 32% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 29% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Giant City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (211 to 218); teachers up 5% (15.2 to 16).
About Giant City Elementary School
Giant City Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Carbondale, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 218 students covers pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 43% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Giant City Elementary School is run by Giant City CCSD 130.
Giant City Elementary School is 74% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Black. The county population is about 73% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Giant City Elementary School is 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. About 39% of students, or 84, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 73% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Giant City Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Giant City Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.1% is 11.8 points above the 49.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Jackson County this way: the median household income is $48,763, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Giant City Elementary School, Jackson County has 31 other public schools.
Nearby, Unity Point Elementary School is about 3.0 miles away. Within five miles of Giant City Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.2%; Giant City Elementary School's is 61.1%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Giant City Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment has fallen by 9 students since 2020-21, to 218.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,064
Census ACS
Median income
$48,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,811 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carbondale
- Carbondale Comm High SchoolHigh · 1,023 students
- Unity Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Parrish Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Carbondale Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Lewis SchoolElementary · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Unity Point Elementary School3.0 mi · 620
- Carbondale Middle School3.5 mi · 457
- Lewis School3.5 mi · 325
- Carbondale Comm High School3.8 mi · 1,023
- Thomas Elementary School4.9 mi · 400
- Parrish Elementary School5.7 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Giant City Elementary SchoolHow large is Giant City Elementary School?
Giant City Elementary School enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Giant City Elementary School serve?
Giant City Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Giant City Elementary School have?
Giant City Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Giant City Elementary School?
At Giant City Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Giant City Elementary School public or private?
Giant City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Giant City CCSD 130.
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