Is Giant City Elementary School a good school?

Giant City Elementary School ranks 380 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Giant City Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 242 students attended Giant City Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Giant City Elementary School?

Students at Giant City Elementary School are 78% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Giant City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Giant City Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Carbondale Community High School

Giant City Elementary School

Summary:

Giant City Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Carbondale, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 239 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top 20-25% of Illinois elementary schools.

Academically, Giant City Elementary School impresses with its strong performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, with 57.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 49.3% in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's science performance is also noteworthy, with 84% of students proficient or better on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), compared to the state average of 53.2%. When compared to nearby schools, such as Carruthers Elementary School and DeSoto Elementary School, Giant City's academic metrics are significantly higher.

Despite serving a significant population of low socioeconomic status students, Giant City Elementary School has been able to maintain its strong academic performance, ranking 289 out of 1,793 Illinois elementary schools for this subgroup. This suggests the school has effective strategies and resources in place to support and engage students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Additionally, the school's decreasing chronic absenteeism rate and increased per-student spending indicate a focus on improving student attendance and investing in resources to support student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

1062 Boskydell Rd
Carbondale, IL 62902-7743

(618) 457-5391

District: Giant City CCSD 130

SchoolDigger Rank:
380^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,310

Students who attend Giant City Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Carbondale Community High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 242

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

Two or more races:

8.3%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Giant City Elementary School ranks better than 81.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.42. (See more...)

Compare Details Giant City Elementary School ranks better than 87.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.5. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.1%), two or more races (8.3%), Hispanic (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Giant City Elementary School is 14.4. (See more...)

Compare Giant City Elementary School employs 16.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Giant City Elementary School is $12,310.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Giant City Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Giant City Elementary School 380^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Giant City Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Giant City Elementary School 166^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Giant City Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Giant City CCSD 130:

SchoolDigger ranks Giant City CCSD 130 126^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Giant City Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	85.40	161^st	2020	92.0%
2004	83.35	230^th	2030	88.7%
2005	85.01	124^th	2022	93.9%
2006	79.45	322^nd	2086	84.6%
2007	79.49	301^st	2095	85.6%
2008	74.16	578^th	2092	72.4%
2009	75.08	557^th	2120	73.7%
2010	72.41	650^th	2139	69.6%
2011	74.08	575^th	2147	73.2%
2012	70.57	709^th	2166	67.3%
2013	74.65	535^th	2167	75.3%
2014	80.47	373^rd	2093	82.2%
2015	91.67	160^th	2052	92.2%
2016	87.36	223^rd	2046	89.1%
2017	91.06	145^th	2044	92.9%
2018	85.12	256^th	2037	87.4%
2019	88.47	189^th	2086	90.9%
2021	77.95	376^th	1948	80.7%
2022	89.34	197^th	2082	90.5%
2023	75.71	454^th	2077	78.1%
2024	79.42	380^th	2067	81.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	79.29	183^rd	1816	89.9%
2023	75.85	246^th	1808	86.4%
2024	73.54	289^th	1793	83.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.86	150^th	1964	92.4%
2019	84.84	226^th	2019	88.8%
2021	81.61	238^th	1680	85.8%
2022	89.20	178^th	1970	91.0%
2023	74.46	429^th	1957	78.1%
2024	78.22	346^th	1942	82.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.41	364^th	1972	81.5%
2019	88.30	173^rd	2019	91.4%
2022	69.54	525^th	1977	73.4%
2023	82.21	284^th	1984	85.7%
2024	74.98	429^th	1959	78.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.83	331^st	1463	77.4%
2019	86.28	121^st	1462	91.7%
2021	75.64	229^th	1308	82.5%
2022	79.28	214^th	1425	85.0%
2023	63.39	459^th	1419	67.7%
2024	65.74	425^th	1392	69.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Giant City Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	92.72	39^th	1185	96.7%
2004	83.52	157^th	1204	87.0%
2005	87.15	98^th	1209	91.9%
2006	85.18	101^st	1272	92.1%
2007	76.85	260^th	1287	79.8%
2008	79.46	211^th	1293	83.7%
2009	77.16	267^th	1318	79.7%
2010	81.86	155^th	1327	88.3%
2011	78.15	239^th	1344	82.2%
2012	79.67	215^th	1365	84.2%
2013	73.80	323^rd	1367	76.4%
2014	75.74	284^th	1322	78.5%
2015	87.45	148^th	1302	88.6%
2016	94.99	41^st	1294	96.8%
2017	97.21	29^th	1293	97.8%
2018	89.42	103^rd	1293	92.0%
2019	94.82	49^th	1356	96.4%
2021	91.89	76^th	1241	93.9%
2022	87.16	134^th	1369	90.2%
2023	88.37	129^th	1367	90.6%
2024	85.50	166^th	1363	87.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	93.62	23^rd	1019	97.7%
2022	85.79	68^th	1221	94.4%
2023	78.66	142^nd	1234	88.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.54	64^th	1226	94.8%
2019	95.72	23^rd	1276	98.2%
2021	90.23	61^st	1017	94.0%
2022	91.57	85^th	1286	93.4%
2023	87.92	119^th	1275	90.7%
2024	91.14	86^th	1251	93.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.53	136^th	1223	88.9%
2019	96.07	34^th	1296	97.4%
2021	78.81	161^st	1048	84.6%
2022	67.45	324^th	1286	74.8%
2023	83.21	173^rd	1292	86.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Giant City Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.31	103^rd	889	88.4%
2019	91.46	37^th	905	95.9%
2021	85.85	79^th	813	90.3%
2022	75.10	160^th	898	82.2%
2023	77.99	149^th	895	83.4%
2024	68.80	228^th	875	73.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, July 21, 2012

At one time, this was a good school. It is no longer a place where children matter--unless the child is from a family who has a parent on the school board or money. It is a political mess and being ran by people who know nothing about education. I would strongly suggest Unity Point or Carbondale New School before considering Giant City. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Giant City Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	231	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	236
1990	213	2	7	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	223
1991	207	4	6	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	217
1992	223	3	7	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
1993	224	4	9	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	237
1994	218	3	9	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	230
1995	241	4	11	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
1996	241	4	11	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
1997	247	3	11	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
1998	250	3	10	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	264
1999	247	6	9	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	266
2000	239	7	16	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	266
2001	239	5	12	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
2002	245	4	9	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
2003	245	4	9	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
2004	257	7	11	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2005	234	8	14	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
2006	232	10	16	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	259
2007	227	5	14	0	0	n/a	n/a	6	252
2008	221	12	14	3	0	n/a	n/a	1	251
2009	253	13	15	4	0	n/a	n/a	11	296
2010	258	15	19	5	0	n/a	n/a	7	304
2011	244	25	19	4	3	0	9	0	304
2012	230	12	19	2	3	0	14	0	280
2013	211	16	9	5	0	0	14	0	255
2014	208	23	11	6	0	0	15	0	263
2015	198	17	12	11	0	0	16	0	254
2016	201	18	6	10	0	0	11	0	246
2017	178	16	3	11	0	0	14	0	222
2018	175	14	3	8	0	0	11	0	211
2019	186	20	4	4	1	0	19	0	234
2020	168	21	14	7	0	0	28	0	238
2021	157	25	13	8	1	0	23	0	227
2022	182	17	12	11	2	0	22	0	246
2023	188	15	8	10	2	0	16	0	239
2024	189	10	7	16	0	0	20	0	242

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Giant City Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	236	11.5	20.5	n/a
1990	223	12.0	18.5	n/a
1991	217	12.0	18.0	n/a
1992	233	12.0	19.4	n/a
1993	237	12.0	19.8	n/a
1994	230	12.5	18.4	n/a
1995	257	15.7	16.4	n/a
1996	257	15.7	16.4	n/a
1997	261	17.2	15.2	n/a
1998	264	17.3	15.3	n/a
1999	266	18.6	14.3	n/a
2000	266	18.5	14.4	n/a
2001	257	18.5	13.9	n/a
2002	261	18.6	14.0	20.3
2003	261	18.6	14.0	20.3
2004	277	18.1	15.3	22
2005	257	17.9	14.4	21.4
2006	259	18.1	14.3	24.4
2007	252	17.0	14.8	30.1
2008	251	17.0	14.8	27.6
2009	296	19.0	15.6	31.6
2010	304	19.0	16.0	33
2011	304	18.2	16.6	28.6
2012	280	19.0	14.7	32.9
2013	255	n/a	n/a	30.6
2014	263	n/a	n/a	34.6
2015	254	16.0	15.8	37.8
2016	246	14.0	17.5	31.7
2017	222	15.6	14.2	33.3
2018	211	15.2	13.8	34.6
2019	234	16.2	14.4	36.8
2020	238	17.0	14.0	37
2021	227	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	246	17.0	14.4	34.6
2023	239	16.2	14.7	42.3
2024	242	16.7	14.4	38.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Giant City Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	236	11.5	20.5	n/a
1990	223	12.0	18.5	n/a
1991	217	12.0	18.0	n/a
1992	233	12.0	19.4	n/a
1993	237	12.0	19.8	n/a
1994	230	12.5	18.4	n/a
1995	257	15.7	16.4	n/a
1996	257	15.7	16.4	n/a
1997	261	17.2	15.2	n/a
1998	264	17.3	15.3	n/a
1999	266	18.6	14.3	n/a
2000	266	18.5	14.4	n/a
2001	257	18.5	13.9	n/a
2002	261	18.6	14.0	20.3
2003	261	18.6	14.0	20.3
2004	277	18.1	15.3	22
2005	257	17.9	14.4	21.4
2006	259	18.1	14.3	24.4
2007	252	17.0	14.8	30.1
2008	251	17.0	14.8	27.6
2009	296	19.0	15.6	31.6
2010	304	19.0	16.0	33
2011	304	18.2	16.6	28.6
2012	280	19.0	14.7	32.9
2013	255	n/a	n/a	30.6
2014	263	n/a	n/a	34.6
2015	254	16.0	15.8	37.8
2016	246	14.0	17.5	31.7
2017	222	15.6	14.2	33.3
2018	211	15.2	13.8	34.6
2019	234	16.2	14.4	36.8
2020	238	17.0	14.0	37
2021	227	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	246	17.0	14.4	34.6
2023	239	16.2	14.7	42.3
2024	242	16.7	14.4	38.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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