📍 PO Box 70, Gifford, Champaign County, 61847
Gifford Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gifford, Champaign County. The school has 166 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Lindenmeyer. It is part of the Gifford CCSD 188 school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gifford Grade School enrolls 166 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 8.4% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 145 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 8.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
57 of the school's 166 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.
Gifford Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 52, state house district 104.
Gifford Grade School is one of 1 schools in Gifford CCSD 188, based in Gifford, Illinois. The district serves 151 students district-wide and employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 166 students, Gifford Grade School is close to the district average of about 151 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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