Enrollment
96
Middle
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALATIA CUSD 1·NCES 171602001910
Galatia Jr High
200 N McKinley St, Galatia, IL 62935 · (618) 297-4571 · Saline County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
49 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 41 | 43% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 26% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Galatia Jr High→Galatia High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Galatia CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.8%
IL avg 51.0% . -10.7pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 25.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Galatia Jr High
Galatia Jr High's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galatia Jr High this school | 96 | 51.0% | 42.2% |
| River Ridge Middle School Hanover | 91 | 51.6% | 66.0% |
| Williamsfield Middle School Williamsfield | 83 | 50.6% | 50.8% |
| Cuba Middle School Cuba | 80 | 51.3% | 29.7% |
| Spring Garden Middle School Ina | 93 | 47.3% | 31.3% |
| Aplington Middle School Polo | 114 | 48.2% | 41.5% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Galatia Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #645 of 691 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
96
+39 (+68%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 71
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96 | 6.5 | 14.7:1 | 51% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 5.9 | 13.7:1 | 48% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 6.5 | 13.8:1 | 46% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 57 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 76 | 4.1 | 18.5:1 | 58% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 4 | 17.0:1 | 41% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 59 | 4 | 14.8:1 | 49% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 59 | 6 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 71 | 2 | 35.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galatia Jr High.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (76 to 96); teachers up 59% (4.1 to 6.5).
About Galatia Jr High
Federal records list Galatia Jr High as a middle-grades school in Galatia, Illinois. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 96 students enrolled. It has 79% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Illinois (about 462).
Galatia CUSD 1 serves 382 students across 4 schools.
The share of students at Galatia Jr High who are White is 91%. Enrollment also includes 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Saline County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. At Galatia Jr High, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 62% average among public schools in Saline County.
Galatia Jr High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Illinois public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.0%.
In Saline County, home to about 23,213 people, median household income comes to about $53,117, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,704, Galatia Jr High among them.
Galatia Jr High is less than a tenth of a mile from Galatia High School, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Galatia Jr High's average proficiency of 42.2% compares with 35.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Galatia Jr High enrolled 57 in 2020-21 and 96 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
Galatia Jr High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,213
Census ACS
Median income
$53,117
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,704 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galatia CUSD 1
- Galatia Elementary SchoolElementary · 152 students
- Galatia High SchoolHigh · 115 students
- Galatia Grade School AnnexElementary · 19 students
Other schools in Galatia
- Galatia Elementary SchoolElementary · 152 students
- Galatia High SchoolHigh · 115 students
- Galatia Grade School AnnexElementary · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Galatia High School0.0 mi · 115
- Galatia Grade School Annex0.5 mi · 19
- Galatia Elementary School0.5 mi · 152
- School District 428 IYC-HRB7.8 mi · 42
- West Side Primary School8.1 mi · 400
- East Side Intermediate School8.2 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Galatia Jr HighHow large is Galatia Jr High?
Galatia Jr High enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Galatia Jr High serve?
Galatia Jr High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Galatia Jr High?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Galatia Jr High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Galatia Jr High?
At Galatia Jr High, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Galatia Jr High in?
Galatia Jr High is part of Galatia CUSD 1.
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