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King School

Public Grades K-4

1667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

King School is an elementary school in Galesburg, Illinois, serving 525 students in grades K-4. The school 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.

King School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.1% of King School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide and 34.7% in the Galesburg CUSD 205 district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 34.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

In contrast, the nearby Steele School and Silas Willard Elementary School, which are also part of the Galesburg CUSD 205 district, perform significantly better than King School on academic measures. Additionally, the Williamsfield Elementary School, which is in a different district (Williamsfield CUSD 210), outperforms King School by a wide margin, with proficiency rates that are 30-50 percentage points higher in both ELA and Mathematics.

510

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,314

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1018 S Farnham St
Galesburg, IL 61401-6324

(309) 973-2012

District: Galesburg CUSD 205

Students who attend King School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

African American:

21.2%

Two or more races:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

Illinois avg46%

1,667^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	20.0	1667 of 2056	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1537 of 2067	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1617 of 2077	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1509 of 2082	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	1352 of 1948	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1222 of 2086	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1208 of 2037	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.6	1228 of 2044	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.9	1453 of 2046	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.6	1325 of 2093	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	1362 of 2167	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.6	1095 of 2166	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.4	1350 of 2147	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.0	1242 of 2139	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.3	1404 of 2120	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	1271 of 2092	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.1	1094 of 2095	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.0	1325 of 2086	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.1	1245 of 2022	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	70.4	683 of 2030	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	63.2	905 of 2020	55.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	633 of 688	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	540 of 655	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	612 of 692	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	302 of 684	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	87 of 428	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	228 of 698	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1554 of 1942	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1475 of 1942	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1620 of 1957	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1572 of 1970	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1294 of 1680	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1098 of 2019	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	908 of 1964	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	634 of 959	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	713 of 970	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1404 of 1800	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1112 of 1793	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1299 of 1808	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1187 of 1763	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	822 of 1514	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	828 of 1816	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	720 of 1765	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1592 of 1947	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1394 of 1959	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1462 of 1984	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1295 of 1977	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1163 of 1707	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1235 of 2019	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1353 of 1972	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	106 of 120	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	78 of 95	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	27 of 40	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1078 of 1292	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	854 of 1195	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	885 of 1113	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	528 of 640	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	604 of 1194	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	626 of 763	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1280 of 1389	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1191 of 1392	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1302 of 1419	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1333 of 1425	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1231 of 1308	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1082 of 1462	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1199 of 1463	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)34th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-21 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 King School

Is King School a good school?

King School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is King School in?

Galesburg CUSD 205

What schools do graduates of King School attend?

Students who attend King School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend King School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended King School.

What is the racial makeup of King School?

Students at King School are 47% White, 21% African American, 20% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic.

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