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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALENA USD 120·NCES 171605001914
Galena Elementary and Middle School
1230 Franklin St, Galena, IL 61036 · (815) 777-2413 · Jo Daviess County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
177 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 44% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Galena Elementary and Middle School→Galena High School
Based on grade levels within Galena USD 120. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
55.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 46.2% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Galena Elementary and Middle School
Galena Elementary and Middle School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena Elementary and Middle School this school | 576 | 30.7% | 58.7% |
| West Elementary School Crystal Lake | 520 | 28.7% | 51.6% |
| Whitman Post Elementary School Rockton | 509 | 32.6% | 64.4% |
| Mary Morgan Elementary School Byron | 631 | 28.8% | 65.5% |
| Manteno Elementary School Manteno | 694 | 34.3% | 54.6% |
| Palos West Elementary School Palos Park | 700 | 34.7% | 73.4% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Galena Elementary and Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Jo Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #350 of 1,925 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #521 of 2,077 ▼ 129 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #485 of 2,077 ▼ 104 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #318 of 2,419 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #544 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #1,329 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #1,766 of 2,132 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +68.9% | #18 of 615 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
576
+272 (+89%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 392
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 | 576 | 48 | 12.0:1 | 31% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 47.1 | 12.5:1 | 29% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 23.2 | 13.7:1 | 30% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 22.3 | 15.3:1 | 32% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 43% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 37% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 22 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galena Elementary and Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 69% (341 to 576); teachers up 115% (22.3 to 48).
About Galena Elementary and Middle School
Galena Elementary and Middle School is a large elementary school found in Galena, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 576 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Galena Elementary and Middle School is part of Galena USD 120, where 2 schools serve 836 students.
Roughly 80% of students at Galena Elementary and Middle School are White. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic and 2% Black. Among people living in Jo Daviess County, the White share is about 94%. The diversity index for Galena Elementary and Middle School is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 48 full-time-equivalent teachers at Galena Elementary and Middle School, giving a ratio of 12.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. A total of 177 students, or 31%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in Jo Daviess County.
Galena Elementary and Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.7%, compared with a predicted 53.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jo Daviess County show that the median household earns about $73,993 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Jo Daviess County, 21 public schools serve about 3,012 students.
Galena High School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Galena Elementary and Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. Galena Elementary and Middle School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Galena Elementary and Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal records list enrollment at Galena Elementary and Middle School as 304 in 2020-21 and 576 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
The allk12 page for Galena Elementary and Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jo Daviess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,851
Census ACS
Median income
$73,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galena USD 120
- Galena High SchoolHigh · 260 students
- Galena Middle SchoolCombined
Other schools in Galena
- Galena High SchoolHigh · 260 students
- Galena Middle SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Galena High School0.1 mi · 260
- Southwestern Wisconsin High7.1 mi · 151
- Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle7.1 mi · 96
- Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary7.2 mi · 281
- Benton Middle10.1 mi · 31
- Benton High10.1 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About Galena Elementary and Middle SchoolHow many students attend Galena Elementary and Middle School?
Galena Elementary and Middle School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-08.
Is Galena Elementary and Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Galena Elementary and Middle School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Galena Elementary and Middle School have?
Galena Elementary and Middle School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Galena Elementary and Middle School?
Student demographics at Galena Elementary and Middle School are roughly 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Galena Elementary and Middle School in?
Galena Elementary and Middle School is part of Galena USD 120.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.