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Best Elementary Schools in Junction, IL

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314

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Top rankedGallatin Elementary School990^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Junction, Illinois has only one elementary school, Gallatin Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has 291 students. The school is part of the Gallatin CUSD 7 district, which is ranked 574 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gallatin Elementary School has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past 3 years, going from 625 out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 990 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025, though it maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in ELA (52.4%) and Math (38.5%) for the 2024-2025 school year are slightly above the district averages but below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% for the 2024-2025 school year.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.2 and above-average per-student spending of $13,540, its academic performance is not exceptional, suggesting that factors beyond just resources may be at play. Without additional data on other schools in the area, it's difficult to determine if Gallatin Elementary School is a standout performer or if it is representative of the broader educational landscape in Junction, Illinois.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				IAR English Language Arts (2025)			IAR Mathematics (2025)			% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gallatin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5175 Highway 13	Junction	62954	Gallatin County	Gallatin CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 272-3821	314	24	13.2	56.7%	290 (92.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	50.7	990^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.8%		62.8	684^th of 2067 public elementary schools	66.9%	306	42.6	62.7	52.4	40.7	36.0	38.5	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.6	97.3	97.3	17.7	$13,935	$1,735	$12,200

Cities Near Junction

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eldorado	13.76 mi	3	564^th
Elizabethtown	14.66 mi	3	636^th
Harrisburg	15.77 mi	6	569^th
Norris City	19.94 mi	5	655^th
Carrier Mills	20.44 mi	2	689^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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