Peter M Gombert Elementary School

2707 Ridge Road

School District

Indian Prairie Community Unit 204
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

School Map for Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204

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Reviews

Submitted by other on September 27, 2022

I Used to go to this school over 10 years ago and while I was there I had a blast. When I was there the teachers were very nice and they taught us everything we needed to know. Personally i would recommend going to this school, excluding my bias they had a great academic plan and they made sure all the kids needs were fufilled.
Submitted by parent on August 19, 2022

My son was denied his lunch today because he did not have any money in his account, but he is approved for FREE Lunch this school year, and today is the last day for FREE Lunch for ALL Students. I do not understand why he was denied lunch. VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!
Submitted by parent on August 13, 2021

My son is autistic and requires special education and the whole team here at Gombert made sure not only his needs where met but made sure our needs as a family where met as well… Can’t thank them enough for all of there help and hard work.
Submitted by student on May 12, 2019

This school is a great school with very friendly students. It is a small school, so it feels like a great big community.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2018

I have 3 children attend this school. My son attended 4th and 5th grade here and my daughter attended K- 5th. My youngest is a kindergartner who just started. I have been extremely happy with this school. The entire staff has been great. Both of my kids excelled at this school and I have the hope that my little one will thrive here too
Submitted by parent on January 14, 2014

Update on below .other email regarding over 29.. that is a typo.. meant to indicate over 20 students in each class.. where does average of 15 come from?
Submitted by parent on July 30, 2012

Gombert has great staff, and I had the pleasure of subbing at Gombert prior to moving here so the ranking did not bother me. As someone who has subbed and been a parent in both district 204 and 203 schools I can honestly say 204 is way better, especially if you have a child with special needs or a child that needs early intervention. 203 actually comes and observes 204 special needs classes because that is what we are known for and 204 was the pioneers of the inclusion movement. Gombert is not ranked very high in comparision to the other 204 schools but the curriculuum and quality of teachers is just as high as at White Eagle. The difference is we have a higher ESL population and standardized tests have been proven to be biased and not properly measure this kind of student, thus since the rank is based on test scores alone it does not give an accurate account of the ability level of students at Gombert . I love Gombert though and the neighborhood I live in ( I live less then a block from Gombert) and I plan on staying here for a long time, the jr. is also great and so is the highschool.
Submitted by parent on October 06, 2011

I agree with the parents regarding the friendly atmosphere and parent involvement... however, I feel that the school does not adequately prepare students for the challenges, discipline, and rigors of middle school. It is also very discouraging to see that when our district's newsletter goes out that none of our teachers or school programs ever receive any acknoweldgements. I don't know if that's because our teachers don't get recognized on a state or district level for any achievements or if Gombert is simply overlooked. OUr test scores also always seem to be some of the lowest in our district as well.