Gilson Brown Elementary School

Gilson Brown Elementary School is a small elementary school in Godfrey, Illinois, one of the schools in Alton CUSD 11. It teaches 176 students in kindergarten through 1. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 54% lower.

Gilson Brown Elementary School belongs to Alton CUSD 11, a district of 10 schools and 5,526 students.

The student body at Gilson Brown Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 45%. Other groups make up 32% Black, 15% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Madison County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Gilson Brown Elementary School are from different groups.

The school had 16 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. The school's 11.0:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 60%. That is 15 points above the 46% average for public schools in Madison County.

The school's county is Madison County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $75,793 a year, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Madison County number 84, with about 35,253 students.

Gilson Brown Elementary School's nearest public school is North Elementary School (about 1.8 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The NCES locale for Gilson Brown Elementary School is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 16%.

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