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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61401

At a glance

Schools

3,863

Students

Districts

Top rankedGalesburg Senior High School448^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Galesburg Junior High School up 17 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Silas Willard Elementary School 11.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

11 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 61401 zip code area in Galesburg, Illinois is home to 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all of which belong to the Galesburg CUSD 205 district. This district is ranked 710 out of 811 in Illinois and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting the district as a whole is underperforming compared to other districts in the state.

Among the schools in the area, Silas Willard Elementary School and Steele School stand out as the top-performing elementary schools, with higher statewide rankings and proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the other elementary schools. Galesburg Senior High School, on the other hand, has lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to state averages.

The schools in the 61401 zip code area face several challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 25.4%, and high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 36.11% at Bright Futures Pre-K Prog to 84.95% at King School. These factors suggest that the student population in this area may face socioeconomic challenges that could impact their educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th 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 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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
RAES West	Public	6-12	932 Harrison St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Henderson/Knox/Mercer/Warren ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 734-3818	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Raes Rssp	Public	6-12	932 Harrison St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Henderson/Knox/Mercer/Warren ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 345-3828	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
RAES West Alt Educational	Public	6-12	932 Harrison St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Henderson/Knox/Mercer/Warren ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 734-3818	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
RAES Night School	Public	6-12	932 Harrison St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Henderson/Knox/Mercer/Warren ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 345-3828	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
RAES East Alt Educational	Public	6-12	932 Harrison St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Henderson/Knox/Mercer/Warren ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 345-3828	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Galesburg Area Vocational Center	Public	10-12	1135 W Fremont St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Henderson/Knox/Mercer/Warren ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 973-2005	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Roe 33 Alop	Public	7-12	932 Harrison St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Henderson/Knox/Mercer/Warren ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 345-3828	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Knox-Warren SpEd TRAIL Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1172 Monroe St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Knox Warren Special Education Districts	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 351-7224	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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
Galesburg Senior High School	Public	9-12	1135 W Fremont St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 973-2001	1,158	78	14.7	69.9%	700 (60.4%)	157 (13.6%)	137 (11.8%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	152 (13.1%)	39.5	448^th of 698 public high schools	35.8%		44.1	363^rd of 697 public high schools	47.9%	85	44.6	46.7	18.8	25.8	36.2	43.3	45.6	26.2	35.9																	94.5	94.7	94.7	94.8	94.0	93.8	95.2		86.6	$15,425	$776	$14,648
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
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
Knox County Mary Davis Detention Home	Public	6-12	1319 E 5th St	Galesburg	61401	Knox County	Galesburg CUSD 205	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 343-5112	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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

Cities Near Zip Code 61401

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Galesburg	0.2 mi	18	694^th
Knoxville	5.67 mi	3	429^th
Abingdon	10.07 mi	2	519^th
Oneida	11.58 mi	3	298^th
Monmouth	11.98 mi	8	596^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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