Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLATIN CUSD 7·NCES 170004505239
Gallatin Elementary School
5175 Highway 13, Junction, IL 62954 · (618) 272-3821 · Gallatin County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
178 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (52).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Based on grade levels within Gallatin CUSD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
38.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 38.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.1% | 31.5% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Gallatin Elementary School
Gallatin Elementary School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin Elementary School this school | 314 | 56.7% | 43.8% |
| Villa Grove Elementary School Villa Grove | 310 | 56.5% | 49.2% |
| New Central Elementary School Havana | 286 | 55.9% | 38.2% |
| Pittsfield South Elementary School Pittsfield | 340 | 58.2% | N/A |
| West Central Elementary School Biggsville | 321 | 53.9% | 32.0% |
| Parkside Primary School Bethalto | 321 | 55.1% | 34.7% |
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 Gallatin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #795 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,007 of 2,077 ▼ 250 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #923 of 2,077 ▼ 315 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #1,458 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #993 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #1,776 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #1,114 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #468 of 615 |
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
314
+18 (+6%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 270
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 | 314 | 23.6 | 13.3:1 | 57% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 23.7 | 12.3:1 | 60% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 23.5 | 12.3:1 | 59% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 23.6 | 12.8:1 | 75% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 69% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 53% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallatin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (302 to 314); teachers unchanged (23.6 to 23.6).
About Gallatin Elementary School
Gallatin Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Junction, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 314 students in pre-K through 4.
Gallatin CUSD 7 has 3 schools and 703 students, and Gallatin Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Gallatin Elementary School is 92% White. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial. In Gallatin County overall, the White share is about 96%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
A staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. That is in line with the 57% average for public schools in Gallatin County.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Gallatin Elementary School outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Gallatin Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.8% and a predicted 38.8%.
In Gallatin County, home to about 4,819 people, median household income comes to about $59,219, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gallatin County's 3 public schools enroll about 703 students and include Gallatin Elementary School.
Gallatin Junior High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Gallatin Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 32.9% proficiency; Gallatin Elementary School posts 43.8%.
The NCES locale for Gallatin Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school grew from 296 students in 2020-21 to 314 in 2024-25.
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Gallatin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,819
Census ACS
Median income
$59,219
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gallatin CUSD 7
- Gallatin High SchoolHigh · 203 students
- Gallatin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 186 students
Other schools in Junction
- Gallatin High SchoolHigh · 203 students
- Gallatin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 186 students
Other Gallatin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gallatin Elementary. Gallatin Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gallatin ElementaryDowney, CA · 788 students
Nearby schools
- Gallatin Junior High School0.0 mi · 186
- Gallatin High School0.0 mi · 203
- Eldorado High School10.2 mi · 309
- Eldorado Middle School10.5 mi · 246
- Eldorado Elementary School10.6 mi · 550
- East Side Intermediate School14.2 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Gallatin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gallatin Elementary School?
Gallatin Elementary School enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Gallatin Elementary School serve?
Gallatin Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gallatin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gallatin Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gallatin Elementary School?
At Gallatin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Gallatin Elementary School public or private?
Gallatin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gallatin CUSD 7.
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