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Enrollment
534
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALESBURG CUSD 205·NCES 171608006773
Lombard Middle School
1220 E Knox St, Galesburg, IL 61401 · (309) 973-2004 · Knox County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
430 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 5 | 274 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 260 | 49% |
Student demographics
63%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
35.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
16.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 11.6% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Lombard Middle School
Lombard Middle School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard Middle School this school | 534 | 80.5% | 27.3% |
| Galesburg Jr High School Galesburg | 518 | 79.0% | 26.4% |
| Zadok Casey Middle School Mount Vernon | 380 | 83.9% | 22.7% |
| Grigsby Intermediate School Granite City | 818 | 70.8% | 18.3% |
| Central Elementary School Kewanee | 353 | 72.8% | 31.5% |
| Northlawn Jr High School Streator | 614 | 71.7% | 27.6% |
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 Lombard Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #465 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #520 of 640 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #533 of 640 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #259 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #321 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #109 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #61 of 581 |
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
534
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
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 | 534 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 81% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 42.7 | 12.1:1 | 77% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 40.1 | 13.3:1 | 77% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lombard Middle School.
About Lombard Middle School
Lombard Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Galesburg, Illinois. It educates 534 students in grades 5 through 6.
The district, Galesburg CUSD 205, has 3,863 students enrolled across 7 schools.
White students are the majority at Lombard Middle School, with 54% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Black, 16% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. The county population is about 82% White. Lombard Middle School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.4 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 81%. Across public schools in Knox County, the average is 64%.
allk12 grades Lombard Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.0%.
Within Knox County, the median household income is $57,030, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Lombard Middle School, Knox County has 25 other public schools.
The closest public school, King School, is about 0.4 miles from Lombard Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lombard Middle School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Lombard Middle School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Lombard Middle School dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 592 to 534 students.
The Lombard Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Galesburg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- King SchoolElementary · 510 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
- Galesburg Jr High SchoolMiddle · 518 students
- King SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Silas Willard Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Bright Futures Pre-K ProgElementary · 176 students
Nearby schools
- King School0.4 mi · 510
- Silas Willard Elementary School1.7 mi · 425
- Steele School2.3 mi · 542
- Bright Futures Pre-K Prog2.3 mi · 176
- Galesburg Senior High School2.5 mi · 1,158
- Galesburg Jr High School2.5 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Lombard Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lombard Middle School?
Lombard Middle School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Lombard Middle School serve?
Lombard Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lombard Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lombard Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lombard Middle School?
At Lombard Middle School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 11% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Lombard Middle School public or private?
Lombard Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Galesburg CUSD 205.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.