📍 598 N Elm St, Gardner, Grundy County, 60424
Gardner Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gardner, Grundy County. The school has 148 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melanie Elias. It is part of the Gardner CCSD 72C school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gardner Elem School enrolls 148 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 134 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
51 of the school's 148 students (34%) 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.
Gardner Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 79.
Gardner Elem School is one of 1 schools in Gardner CCSD 72C, based in Gardner, Illinois. The district serves 146 students district-wide and employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 148 students, Gardner Elem School is close to the district average of about 146 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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