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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALESBURG CUSD 205·NCES 171608001931
King School
1018 S Farnham St, Galesburg, IL 61401 · (309) 973-2012 · Knox County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
445 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 Galesburg CUSD 205. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
32.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.9pp since 2023
Math
18.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.1% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.2% | 13.6% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 King School
King School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| King School this school | 510 | 87.3% | 23.2% |
| Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center Mount Vernon | 562 | 91.6% | 20.4% |
| George T Wilkins Elementary School Justice | 416 | 81.7% | 31.1% |
| Carruthers Elementary School Murphysboro | 426 | 93.4% | 32.1% |
| Southwest Elementary School Danville | 469 | 95.5% | 17.1% |
| Metropolis Elementary School Metropolis | 457 | 82.7% | 46.7% |
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 King School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #1,502 of 1,925 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #1,634 of 2,077 ▼ 169 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #1,607 of 2,077 ▼ 7 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #516 of 2,419 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,331 of 2,035 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #232 of 2,042 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #355 of 2,132 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.9% | #39 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
510
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 457
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 | 510 | 35.6 | 14.3:1 | 87% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 36.6 | 14.3:1 | 85% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 86% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 25.8 | 14.0:1 | 66% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 66% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 73% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 20 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for King School.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (362 to 510); teachers up 38% (25.8 to 35.6).
About King School
Galesburg, Illinois, is home to King School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 510 students. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 34% above average.
Galesburg CUSD 205 has 7 schools; together they serve 3,863 students.
White students account for 47% of enrollment at King School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 21% Black, 20% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. Among people living in Knox County, the White share is about 82%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, King School scores 68%.
Staffing at King School comes to 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. King School counts 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 64% average for public schools in Knox County.
On the allk12 Grade, King School lands at C, ahead of 29% of Illinois public elementary schools.
King School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.2%, compared with a predicted 21.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Knox County show that median household income comes to about $57,030, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Knox County counts 26 public schools with about 6,359 students.
Lombard Middle School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of King School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, King School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for King School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (517) and 2024-25 (510).
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Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,046
Census ACS
Median income
$57,030
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galesburg CUSD 205
- Galesburg Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Steele SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Lombard Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Galesburg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Silas Willard Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Bright Futures Pre-K ProgElementary · 176 students
Other schools in Galesburg
- Galesburg Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Steele SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Lombard Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Galesburg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- Silas Willard Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Bright Futures Pre-K ProgElementary · 176 students
Other King schools
One other US public school is named King. King School is the largest of the 2.
- King SchoolLAYTON, UT · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Lombard Middle School0.4 mi · 534
- Silas Willard Elementary School2.1 mi · 425
- Steele School2.6 mi · 542
- Bright Futures Pre-K Prog2.7 mi · 176
- Galesburg Jr High School3.0 mi · 518
- Galesburg Senior High School3.0 mi · 1,158
Frequently asked questions
About King SchoolHow many students attend King School?
King School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does King School serve?
King School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at King School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at King School is approximately 14.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at King School?
At King School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 12% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Who oversees King School?
King School is overseen by Galesburg CUSD 205 in Knox County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.