Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch
Public · Grades 6–8 · 288 students
GCMS Middle School
316 E 19th St, Gibson City, IL 60936
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
211
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5
Ford County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About GCMS Middle School
GCMS Middle School is a public middle school in Gibson City, Illinois, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5. The school is located in a rural area in Ford County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 211 students were enrolled, with about 10.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 211 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5
- County
- Ford County
- NCES school ID
- 170004100268
Schools near GCMS Middle School
All 3 schools in Gibson City →
Ridgeview Jr High School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 107 students
J W Eater Jr High School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 477 students
Rise Academy at JW Eater
Alternative · Grades 5–8
Prairie Central Upper Elementary
Public · Grades 5–6 · 216 students
Prairie Central Jr High School
Public · Grades 7–8 · 250 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.