Gard Elementary School has 535 learners in grades Kindergarten-4.

Gard Elementary School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Illinois for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower than 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 12% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 32%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 10% (which is lower than the Illinois state average of 37%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner: teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the Illinois state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 69% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the Illinois state average of 52% (majority Latino).

Upper Placements:

Gard Elementary School places among the upper 20% of public schools in Illinois for:

Category Attribute

equity Most diverse schools (upper 20%)

Gard Elementary School’s learner population of 535 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 36 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

Gard Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 3,672 schools in Illinois (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Gard Elementary School is 0.61, which is less than the equity score at the state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.