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Gardner CCSD 72c School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 145 students in Gardner CCSD 72c School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Gardner CCSD 72c School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
1,600 Schools
# Students
145 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Gardner CCSD 72c School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#390 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)30-34%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
6%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
92%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,400 is higher than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,434 is higher than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,400
$21,990
Spending / Student
$23,434
$21,244
Best Gardner CCSD 72c School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gardner Elementary School
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
598 N Elm St
Gardner, IL 60424
(815) 237-2313
Gardner, IL 60424
(815) 237-2313
Grades: PK-8
| 145 students
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