Enrollment
151
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GIFFORD CCSD 188·NCES 171665001969
Gifford Grade School
406 S Main St, Gifford, IL 61847 · (217) 568-7733 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.8:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
51 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 | 5 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 24% smaller than its 8th grade class (17).
Student demographics
17%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.8pp since 2023
Math
39.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 39.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 23.7% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Gifford Grade School
Gifford Grade School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Grade School this school | 151 | 33.8% | 48.3% |
| Orangeville Elementary School Orangeville | 155 | 36.1% | 43.9% |
| Centennial School El Paso | 165 | 33.9% | 46.2% |
| Morrisonville Elementary School Morrisonville | 155 | 31.6% | 49.5% |
| P L Bolin Elementary School East Peoria | 145 | 33.8% | 55.7% |
| Williamsfield Elementary School Williamsfield | 128 | 32.8% | 68.5% |
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 Gifford Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #639 of 1,925 | #9 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #988 of 2,077 ▲ 47 | #11 of 30 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #805 of 2,077 ▲ 27 | #8 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #2,211 of 2,419 | #33 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #1,706 of 2,132 | #26 of 32 |
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
151
-12 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 164
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 | 151 | 14 | 10.8:1 | 34% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 14.1 | 11.5:1 | 33% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 14.1 | 11.8:1 | 34% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 15.6 | 12.7:1 | 28% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 32% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 13 | 14.8:1 | 32% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 16 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 164 | 10 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gifford Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (198 to 151); teachers down 10% (15.6 to 14).
About Gifford Grade School
Gifford Grade School is a very small elementary school in Gifford, Illinois, administered by Gifford CCSD 188. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 151 students enrolled. It has 60% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Gifford Grade School is run by Gifford CCSD 188.
At Gifford Grade School, 91% of students are White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Champaign County is about 64% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
With 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.8:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Gifford Grade School, 34% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Champaign County average 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Gifford Grade School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Gifford Grade School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.3% is 3.7 points below the 52.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Champaign County show that the median household earns about $63,683 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Champaign County has 66 public schools with about 25,919 students, including Gifford Grade School.
Measured in a straight line, Prairieview-Ogden Jr High School is about 4.9 miles from Gifford Grade School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Gifford Grade School at 2nd of 8.
Gifford Grade School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 163 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 151 by 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
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- Prairieview-Ogden Jr High School4.9 mi · 68
- Pleasant Acres Elementary School5.5 mi · 293
- Eastlawn Elementary School6.0 mi · 276
- Northview Elementary School6.8 mi · 218
- Rantoul Twp High School6.8 mi · 901
- J W Eater Jr High School6.9 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Gifford Grade SchoolHow large is Gifford Grade School?
Gifford Grade School enrolls approximately 151 students in grades KG-08.
Is Gifford Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gifford Grade School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Gifford Grade School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Gifford Grade School.
How diverse is Gifford Grade School?
Gifford Grade School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Gifford Grade School public or private?
Gifford Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gifford CCSD 188.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.