Summary:
Junction, Illinois, has one listed middle school, Gallatin Junior High School, serving grades 5–8 with 186 students. Because it is the only school in the list, there is no local school-to-school comparison. Its results vary considerably by subject: in 2025–2026, all-grades ELA proficiency was above the state average, while mathematics and science proficiency were below it. The most important takeaway is this contrast between stronger ELA results and a substantial mathematics shortfall.
Gallatin Junior High School stands out positively in ELA: 61% of students were proficient, 5 percentage points above Illinois and 4 points above Gallatin CUSD 7. Mathematics is the clearest weakness: 17% were proficient, 22 points below the state and 11 points below the district. Science was also below the state in both reported grades: grade 5 was 32% versus 48% statewide, a 16-point gap, and grade 8 was 46% versus 52%, a 6-point gap. ELA results differed by grade, too: grade 6 was 50%, 9 points below the state, while grades 5, 7, and 8 were above it.
Recent results show improvement in ELA and science, but not mathematics. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all-grades ELA rose from 56% to 61%; grade 5 science rose from 23% to 32%, and grade 8 science from 23% to 46%. Mathematics slipped from 18% to 17%, leaving its state deficit wider. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 49th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the 64th percentile in 2023–2024 and 48th in 2024–2025. Other context includes a 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1 and 60% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 25%, 6 points above the district and 2 points above the state.
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