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Galesburg Junior High School

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Galesburg Junior High School ranks 997 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

997^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Galesburg Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Galesburg, Illinois, which is part of the Galesburg CUSD 205 district. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 495 out of 1,293 Illinois middle schools in 2017-2018 to its current rank of 997 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025.

Galesburg Junior High School consistently underperforms the state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, only 32.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 15.5%, well below the state's 38.5%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, with its rankings for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students often in the bottom 25% of Illinois middle schools. Additionally, Galesburg Junior High School has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.8% to 30.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Lombard Middle School, which is also in the Galesburg CUSD 205 district, outperforms Galesburg Junior High School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. This suggests that the challenges faced by Galesburg Junior High School may be unique to the school and not necessarily reflective of the entire district. To address these issues, the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student engagement, attendance, and academic achievement, particularly for its diverse student population.

518

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,811

Per pupil spending ?

79%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1135 W Fremont St
Galesburg, IL 61401-2432

(309) 973-2002

District: Galesburg CUSD 205

Students who attend Galesburg Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Galesburg Senior High School

Feeder schools for Galesburg Junior High School:

Elementary:	King School
	Silas Willard Elementary School
	Steele School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

African American:

17.6%

Two or more races:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2014 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg31%

Illinois avg46%

997^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

710^th of 811Galesburg CUSD 205 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	997 of 1368	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1014 of 1363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	838 of 1369	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	677 of 1241	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	517 of 1356	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	495 of 1293	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.7	547 of 1293	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.0	628 of 1294	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.4	709 of 1302	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.7	521 of 1322	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.8	626 of 1367	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	474 of 1365	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	410 of 1344	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.3	384 of 1327	71.1%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	407 of 1318	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.9	397 of 1293	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.9	445 of 1287	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.4	403 of 1272	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.4	619 of 1209	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	66.1	452 of 1204	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	67.4	416 of 1185	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	556 of 574	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	496 of 548	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	351 of 573	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	184 of 385	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	250 of 565	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	351 of 511	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	599 of 694	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	375 of 639	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	476 of 483	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	385 of 486	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	941 of 1248	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	958 of 1251	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	796 of 1286	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	612 of 1017	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	487 of 1276	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	429 of 1226	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	628 of 669	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	483 of 643	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	466 of 662	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	308 of 517	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	243 of 639	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	149 of 590	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	922 of 1229	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	912 of 1219	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	768 of 1221	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	645 of 1019	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	493 of 1217	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	455 of 1161	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	898 of 1271	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	922 of 1264	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	788 of 1286	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	621 of 1048	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	499 of 1296	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	509 of 1223	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	159 of 204	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	135 of 184	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	156 of 195	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	105 of 179	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	115 of 164	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	660 of 812	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	652 of 802	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	554 of 781	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	346 of 548	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	554 of 792	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	220 of 602	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	773 of 884	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	781 of 875	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	747 of 898	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	570 of 813	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	480 of 905	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	388 of 889	56.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-9 vs state

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Mathematics16%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)						IAR Mathematics (2025)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Galesburg Junior High School	Public	7-8	1135 W Fremont St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 973-2002	518	32	16.0	79.0%	290 (56.0%)	91 (17.6%)	59 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (14.7%)	26	997^th of 1368 public middle schools	27.1%		24.4	1014^th of 1363 public middle schools	25.6%	17		36.3				30.6	34.8	32.7				13.2	17.8	15.5	94.9	95.2	95.4	95.4	95.0	94.4	95.2	91.8	$14,811	$1,269	$13,542
Lombard Middle School	Public	5-6	1220 E Knox St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 973-2004	534	40	13.3	80.5%	290 (54.3%)	98 (18.4%)	60 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (15.7%)								(n/a)	31.0			39.9	31.2			35.6		19.8	13.9			16.9	85.5	89.9	89.9	89.9	95.2	89.3	87.9	4.6	$14,544	$1,181	$13,363
Knoxville Junior High School	Public	5-8	701 E Mill St	Knoxville	61448	Knox County	Knoxville CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 289-4126	262	19	14.0	36.3%	252 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	52.5	588^th of 1368 public middle schools	57.0%		33.9	839^th of 1363 public middle schools	38.4%	251	29.0	37.7		56.5	81.0	40.8	45.6	56.2		17.4	41.3	32.7	21.5	27.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.1	98.5	73.1	$13,221	$644	$12,577
Central Intermediate School	Public	4-6	401 E 2nd Ave	Monmouth	61462	Warren County	Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 734-2213	318	25	12.5	59.7%	162 (50.9%)	19 (6.0%)	94 (29.6%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)								(n/a)	40.2		29.6	40.8	35.1			35.0	27.1	26.5	21.3			25.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.3	99.3	99.0	29.6	$13,100	$1,316	$11,785
United Intermediate School	Public	4-6	2140 State Highway 135	Monmouth	61462	Warren County	United CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 734-8511	198	17	11.4	44.4%	172 (86.9%)	5 (2.5%)	15 (7.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Williamsfield Middle School	Public	5-8	325 W Kentucky Ave	Williamsfield	61489	Knox County	Williamsfield CUSD 210	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 639-2219	83	8	10.0	50.6%	77 (92.8%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	69.7	365^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.3%		41.6	720^th of 1363 public middle schools	47.2%	355	43.8	59.3		68.8	54.2	71.4	59.3	61.7		43.8	37.5	57.1	29.6	39.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	71.3	$19,330	$552	$18,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Galesburg Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Galesburg Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Galesburg Junior High School usually go on to attend Galesburg Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Galesburg Junior High School?

Students at Galesburg Junior High School are 56% White, 18% African American, 15% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

Is Galesburg Junior High School a good school?

Galesburg Junior High School ranks 997^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Galesburg Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Galesburg Junior High School.

What district is Galesburg Junior High School in?

Galesburg CUSD 205

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