Summary:
Zip code 62935 has one listed high school, Galatia High School, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 115 students. With no other high schools in the area list, comparisons are with Illinois rather than nearby schools. The school’s strongest relative results are in ELA, especially grade 9, while mathematics is the clearest concern: in 2025–26, grade 11 ACT math proficiency was 29%, 11 points below the state’s 40%, and all three reported math results in 2024–25 were below Illinois.
Grade 9 ELA stands out as a strength: proficiency was 65% versus 62% statewide in 2025–26, and 67% versus 62% in 2024–25. Results are less strong in other grades and subjects: grade 10 ELA was 52% versus 54% statewide in 2025–26, and grade 10 science was 37% versus 48%, an 11-point shortfall. Grade 11 ACT science was 43% versus 48% statewide. Graduation is another strong reported measure: Galatia’s rate was 100%, compared with 90% statewide. However, chronic absenteeism was 35%, 12 points above Illinois’ 24%.
Grade 11 ACT science improved substantially, rising from 27% in 2024–25 to 43% in 2025–26; its gap with the state narrowed from 21 points to 5 points, though it remained below Illinois. Grade 10 ELA moved the other way, falling 14 points, from 66% to 52%. SchoolDigger ranks the district—not the high school—396th of 738 districts, in the 46th percentile, with 2 stars; its ranking was 335th of 697 in 2023–24 and 374th of 698 in 2024–25. In 2024–25, the school had a 9.6:1 student-teacher ratio, and 47% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch.
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