Grigsby Intermediate School

Set in Granite City, Illinois, Grigsby Intermediate School is a heavily attended intermediate school, part of Granite City CUSD 9. It serves 818 students across grades 5 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 77% larger than typical.

Grigsby Intermediate School is one of 8 schools operated by Granite City CUSD 9, a district that caters to 5,747 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Grigsby Intermediate School logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 23% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Grigsby Intermediate School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Grigsby Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Madison County shows median household earnings sit near $75,793, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Grigsby Intermediate School is one of 84 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students).

The closest other public school is Maryville Elem School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grigsby Intermediate School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 19.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.