Galena Elementary and Middle Sch

Galena Elementary and Middle Sch is one of the sprawling elementary-level communitys in Galena, Illinois, operated by Galena USD 120, with 576 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 51% larger than typical.

Galena Elementary and Middle Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Galena USD 120, a district that works with 836 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Galena Elementary and Middle Sch reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 2% Black. By comparison, Jo Daviess County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jo Daviess County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Galena Elementary and Middle Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Jo Daviess County) shows that median household earnings sit near $73,993, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jo Daviess County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,012 students), Galena Elementary and Middle Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Galena High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Galena Elementary and Middle Sch comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 59.5%.

Galena Elementary and Middle Sch operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Galena Elementary and Middle Sch's enrollment has ticked up 69% since 2018, when it stood at 341 (now 576). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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