Gardner Elementary School: special education data

Grades 4 - 5 · Waterloo CUSD 5, Monroe County · 36 students with IEPs

In 2024–25, 35.1% of Gardner Elementary School's 36 students with IEPs were taught in a regular classroom at least 80% of the day, compared with the Illinois district median of 55.7%.

That ranks 4 of 4 comparable schools in Waterloo CUSD 5.

Reading proficiency among students with IEPs was 32.8% (typical Illinois district: 27.9%).

Source: ISBE 2024–25 Illinois Report CardMethodologyReport an error

Inclusion

35.1%of this school's students with IEPs are in a regular classroom most of the day (ISBE 2024–25)

35.1%In a regular classroom most of the day — 80%+ of the time

45.9%Split between a regular class and a separate room — 40–79%

13.5%Mostly in a separate special-ed room — under 40%

5.4%In a separate school — the most separated

ISBE Illinois Report Card 2025 — Special Education data set 2026-06-10

How students with disabilities do at this school

The “Children with Disabilities” subgroup at this school. The state withholds a figure when too few students would make an individual identifiable — common at smaller schools, so some rows below may be blank here but available at the district level.

Chronic absenteeism

20.0% · typical IL district 27.4% (ISBE 2024–25)

Share of special-ed students missing 10%+ of school days. Lower is better.

Reading (ELA) proficiency

32.8% · typical IL district 27.9% (ISBE 2024–25)

Math proficiency

24.1% · typical IL district 22.5% (ISBE 2024–25)

ISBE Illinois Report Card 2025 — Special Education data set 2026-06-10

Discipline

Discipline of students with IEPs at this school (incident counts, ISBE 2024–25).

Out-of-school suspensions

withheld by the state to protect a small group of students

In-school suspensions

withheld by the state to protect a small group of students

ISBE Illinois Report Card 2025 — Discipline (per-school, IEP subgroup) 2026-06-10

For the fuller picture (support staffing, restraint and seclusion, discipline disparities, and how this school compares with others in the district), see the Waterloo CUSD 5 scorecard .