Galena High School

Galena High School is a public high school in Galena, Illinois, serving 240 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Galena Unified School District 120, which is ranked 188 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Galena High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 46 and 153 over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT, is generally above the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. Galena High School's proficiency rates in these tests are often higher than the district and state averages, indicating strong academic achievement. The school has also maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 91.5% over the past few years, which is above the state average, and a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 2.4% to 4.0%.

Galena High School's performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and special education students, is particularly noteworthy, often ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is also impressive, with the school ranking among the top 35-112 high schools in Illinois for this subgroup. While the school has experienced some fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 10.3% to 26.3% over the past few years, it generally outperforms the nearby River Ridge High School and East Dubuque High School in academic metrics, such as test scores and graduation rates. However, Scales Mound High School, another nearby school, also demonstrates strong academic performance, with several metrics on par or exceeding Galena High School's.