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Ben-Gil Elementary School

Regular School · Gillespie, IL

Ben-Gil Elementary School is a regular school school in Gillespie, Illinois, serving grades PK–05 with 523 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
523
Teachers (FTE)
42.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 494 94%
Black or African American 14 3%
Hispanic/Latino 6 1%
Two or more races 6 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 523 278M / 245F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 7.0% -20.7pp 27.7% 209
Reading Proficiency 15.0% -17.7pp 32.7% 211

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.25 grade levels
Math
-0.20 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
71
13.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 523 100%

Contact & Location

340 Kelly St

Gillespie, IL 62033

Phone: (217)839-4828

http://www.joomla.gcusd7.org

District

Gillespie CUSD 7

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,264

District enrollment: 1,140

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

171668001973

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD