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Steele School

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Steele School ranks 1413 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Steele School is an elementary school in Galesburg, Illinois, serving 520 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. It is part of the Galesburg CUSD 205 district, which is ranked 710 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Steele School has consistently underperformed academically compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.6% of Steele School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.7% in the district and 53.1% statewide. In Mathematics, Steele School's proficiency rate was 31.7%, while the district averaged 21% and the state 38.5%. Steele School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.1% to 30.8% in recent years.

While Steele School's performance lags behind nearby King School and Silas Willard Elementary School in the Galesburg CUSD 205 district, it still outperforms some more distant schools like AlWood Elementary School and R O W V A Elementary School. Addressing Steele School's chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to support all students could be important steps in improving the school's overall academic performance.

542

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,481

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1480 W Main St
Galesburg, IL 61401-3318

(309) 973-2016

District: Galesburg CUSD 205

Students who attend Steele School usually attend:

Middle:	Galesburg Junior High School
	Lombard Middle School
High:	Galesburg Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

African American:

26.6%

Two or more races:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2021 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (34% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2021) to 31st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg28%

Illinois avg46%

1,413^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Galesburg CUSD 205

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	30.8	1413 of 2056	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1113 of 2067	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	1096 of 2077	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	976 of 2082	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	881 of 1948	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	1490 of 2086	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1539 of 2037	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1542 of 2044	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	1560 of 2046	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	1521 of 2052	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.6	1744 of 2093	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	1659 of 2167	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	1595 of 2166	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	1544 of 2147	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.1	1593 of 2139	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.3	1535 of 2120	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.7	1513 of 2092	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	1476 of 2095	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	57.2	1136 of 2086	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.0	1182 of 2022	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.8	1292 of 2030	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	36.0	1456 of 2020	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	408 of 688	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	264 of 655	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.8	614 of 692	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	425 of 684	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	180 of 428	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	405 of 711	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	531 of 698	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	617 of 1049	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	787 of 886	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	470 of 788	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1206 of 1942	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	1006 of 1942	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1005 of 1957	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	816 of 1970	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	749 of 1680	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	1418 of 2019	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1487 of 1964	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	827 of 982	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	463 of 955	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	474 of 938	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	1216 of 1800	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	720 of 1793	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	775 of 1808	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	656 of 1763	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	692 of 1514	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	1297 of 1816	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1361 of 1765	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	1494 of 1947	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1066 of 1959	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1072 of 1984	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	983 of 1977	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	892 of 1707	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1429 of 2019	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1503 of 1972	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	85 of 120	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.0	42 of 93	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	47 of 93	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	42 of 95	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	19 of 40	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	64 of 89	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	46 of 78	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	820 of 1292	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	644 of 1195	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	893 of 1113	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	458 of 640	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	759 of 1194	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	738 of 763	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1085 of 1389	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	960 of 1392	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	892 of 1419	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	843 of 1425	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	622 of 1308	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.7	1222 of 1462	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1309 of 1463	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-18 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 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)	% Pneumococcal (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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Steele School	Public	K-4	1480 W Main St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 973-2016	542	41	13.2	76.6%	263 (48.5%)	144 (26.6%)	57 (10.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.3%)	30.8	1413^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.3%		42	1113^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.2%	300		27.7	42.6			35.6	29.8	33.3			31.7	82.0	90.1	89.8	89.8	98.8	89.2	87.7			$14,481	$1,596	$12,885
Bright Futures Pre-K Prog	Public	PK-K	940 W Fremont St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 973-2031	176	8	21.8	74.4%	71 (40.3%)	41 (23.3%)	29 (16.5%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	31 (17.6%)								(n/a)												74.5	77.6	77.6	77.6	77.1	75.0	72.4	74.5		$13,713	$670	$13,044
Silas Willard Elementary School	Public	K-4	460 Fifer St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 973-2015	425	38	11.1	72.5%	241 (56.7%)	54 (12.7%)	69 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (14.1%)	38.7	1236^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.9%		51.7	896^th of 2067 public elementary schools	56.7%	340		35.8	42.2			38.8	41.1	34.9			38.2	87.7	88.8	88.8	88.8	98.5	86.3	89.6			$16,040	$731	$15,309
King School	Public	K-4	1018 S Farnham St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 973-2012	510	36	14.3	87.3%	242 (47.5%)	108 (21.2%)	59 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (19.6%)	20	1667^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.9%		25.2	1537^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.6%	130		27.2	36.8			32.1	20.9	16.8			18.8	73.3	75.1	75.1	75.1	98.2	72.5	76.9			$14,314	$924	$13,390
Mable Woolsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	106 Pleasant Ave	Knoxville	61448	Knox County	Knoxville CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 289-4134	383	23	16.6	41.8%	372 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	66.5	679^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.0%		67.6	594^th of 2067 public elementary schools	71.3%	85		54.7	66.7			60.5	53.3	44.4			49.0	98.5	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.0	98.5	98.3	13.5		$13,365	$1,061	$12,304
Hedding Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Latimer St	Abingdon	61410	Knox County	Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 462-2363	376	34	11.0	62.0%	322 (85.6%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	59.5	822^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	60.0%		73.8	495^th of 2067 public elementary schools	76.1%	327	47.4	35.7	54.1	68.4		52.9	51.8	50.8	33.3		45.4	98.7	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.7	12.5		$15,723	$493	$15,230
United Elementary School - North	Public	PK, KG-3	411 W Hunt Ave	Alexis	61412	Warren County	United CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 482-3332	186	17	11.0	44.6%	157 (84.4%)	7 (3.8%)	13 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)		46.9				46.9	46.9				46.9	93.6	94.8	94.8	94.8	96.0	94.8	94.4	12.5		$17,804	$160	$17,645
R O W V A Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	333 W Holmes St	Oneida	61467	Knox County	R O W V A Cusd 208	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 483-6376	369	28	13.4	44.7%	332 (90.0%)	10 (2.7%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	68.4	638^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.0%		42.3	1107^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.4%	469	76.7	56.9	50.0	66.7	76.7	61.6	53.4	30.4	50.0	32.6	41.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	14.4	10.9	$12,639	$340	$12,299
Lincoln Early Childhood School	Public	PK, KG-1	325 S 11th St	Monmouth	61462	Warren County	Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 734-2213	324	21	15.4	62.7%	162 (50.0%)	26 (8.0%)	74 (22.8%)	24 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.1%)								(n/a)												96.3	96.5	96.5	96.5	97.4	96.5	96.8	35.5		$12,585	$1,974	$10,611
Harding Primary School	Public	2-3	415 E 9th Ave	Monmouth	61462	Warren County	Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 734-4915	240	18	13.0	65.8%	128 (53.3%)	18 (7.5%)	65 (27.1%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)								(n/a)		35.6				35.6	34.7				34.7	97.7	98.1	98.1	98.1	99.1	98.1	97.7			$13,209	$1,532	$11,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Steele School

How many students attend Steele School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Steele School.

Is Steele School a good school?

Steele School ranks 1413^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Steele School in?

Galesburg CUSD 205

What is the racial makeup of Steele School?

Students at Steele School are 49% White, 27% African American, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Steele School attend?

Students who attend Steele School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Galesburg Junior High School
Middle : Lombard Middle School
High : Galesburg Senior High School

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