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Gilson Brown Elementary School
Gilson Brown Elementary School is a public elementary school in Alton CUSD 11, serving grades K - 1 in Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois. In the 2025 Illinois Report Card (2024-25 school year), the Illinois State Board of Education designated it Targeted, the same designation it received in 2023 and 2024.
State designation, last three report cards
- 2023Targeted
- 2024Targeted
- 2025Targeted
What Targeted means: One or more student groups performing at or below the level of the "all students" group in the lowest 5 percent of Illinois schools. The school receives targeted state support.
How it compares with other Madison County elementary schools
| Measure | This school | County median | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELA proficiency | nan% | 44.9%32 schools | +nan pts |
| Math proficiency | nan% | 38.1%31 schools | +nan pts |
| Chronic absenteeism | 32.8% | 19.5%45 schools | +13.3 pts |
| Average class size | 21.4 | 21.148 schools | +0.2 |
| Low-income enrollment | 58.2% | 56.1%48 schools | +2.1 pts |
Median of other elementary schools in Madison County with reported data, this school excluded, not weighted by enrollment. Proficiency is from the 2024-25 state tests. Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores in 2025, so these percentages cannot be compared with earlier years.
What stands out
- Chronic absenteeism is 13.3 points above the median for other Madison County elementary schools (19.5%). Worth asking the school about.
Before you buy for this school
- Confirm the attendance boundary for the exact address with Alton CUSD 11. Boundaries change, and a listing's school field is not a guarantee.
- Visit. A designation summarizes test results, growth and attendance. It does not describe a classroom.
- Read the full report card for student-group results, growth and staffing.
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Other schools in Alton CUSD 11
- Alton High School Targeted
- Alton Middle School Targeted
- Early Childhood No designation
- East Elementary School Commendable
- Eunice Smith Elementary School Commendable
- Lewis & Clark Elementary School Targeted
- Lovejoy Elementary School Commendable
- North Elementary School Targeted
- West Elementary School Targeted
Sources
- Illinois Report Card: Gilson Brown Elementary School
- ISBE Report Card Public Data Sets, 2023, 2024 and 2025, retrieved 2026-10-06
- ISBE 2025 Report Card Glossary (designation definitions)
This page reports state-published data. It is not a rating or recommendation by Single Tree Team.
