Summary:
The city of Gifford, Illinois has only one school, Gifford Grade School, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Gifford CCSD 188 district, which is ranked 510 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Gifford Grade School has a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.8%, which is higher than the state average. The school's test scores are mixed, with some grade levels performing better than the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science, but lagging behind in Mathematics. For example, 8th grade students scored 62.5% proficient in ELA, compared to 49.9% statewide, but only 41.7% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 28.1% statewide. Over 34% of students at Gifford Grade School receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic need.
Despite the school's small size of 166 students, it spends $12,834 per student, which is higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio is 11.7 to 1, which is relatively low. Overall, Gifford Grade School appears to have some areas of strength, such as ELA and Science performance, but also faces challenges in Mathematics and chronic absenteeism, which may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.
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