📍 316 E 19th St, Gibson City, Ford County, 60936
GCMS Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gibson City, Ford County. The school has 208 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kent Nash. It is part of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
GCMS Middle School enrolls 208 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
92 of the school's 208 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
GCMS Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 53, state house district 106.
GCMS Middle School is one of 3 schools in Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5, based in Gibson City, Illinois. The district serves 975 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 208 students, GCMS Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant