Best Public Schools in Gardner, IL

Summary:

The city of Gardner, Illinois is home to two schools - Gardner Elementary School and Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School. These schools serve students from preschool through 12th grade and are part of the Gardner CCSD 72C and Gardner S Wilmington Township HSD 73 districts.

Gardner Elementary School stands out for its consistently high performance in 8th grade English Language Arts, with 84.6% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024. The school also excels in science, with 65.4% of students proficient or better on the ISA/Science assessment. In contrast, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate of 87.2% and outperforms the district and state averages in 11th grade SAT/English Language Arts.

While both schools have a significant proportion of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, around 33-34% in 2022-2023, they differ in their resource allocation. Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School spends significantly more per student ($25,367) compared to Gardner Elementary School ($17,941) in 2022-2023, and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 7.5 compared to the elementary school's 10.2.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	598 N Elm St	Gardner	60424	Grundy County	Gardner CCSD 72C	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 237-2313	148	15	10.2	34.5%	134 (90.5%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	1022^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	50.6%		51.1	926^th of 2077 public elementary schools	55.4%	96	65.4	16.7	37.5	30.8	60.0	29.4	84.6	43.0	33.3	18.8	15.4	20.0	52.9	46.2	31.4											$17,730	$1,132	$16,598
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School	Public	9-12	500 E Main St	Gardner	60424	Grundy County	Gardner S Wilmington Township HSD 73	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 237-2176	147	19	7.5	33.3%	131 (89.1%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	54	271^st of 697 public high schools	61.1%		63.3	221^st of 699 public high schools	68.4%	50	48.4															15.6	31.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$28,270	$1,175	$27,095

Cities Near Gardner

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Wilmington	2.25 mi	1	398^th
Braceville	4.9 mi	1	733^rd
Mazon	7.42 mi	2	336^th
Coal City	7.43 mi	5	183^rd
Dwight	8.01 mi	2	628^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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