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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 62954

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School

186

Students

Top rankedGallatin Junior High School707^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Summary:

The zip code 62954 contains a single middle school, Gallatin Junior High School, which serves grades 5-8 and is part of the Gallatin CUSD 7 district. While the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are above the state average, its mathematics and science proficiency rates are significantly below, indicating an imbalance in the school's curriculum or instructional approaches.

Gallatin Junior High School has faced a concerning decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 417 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 707 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025, accompanied by a drop in its star rating from 3 to 2 stars. This trend suggests the school is struggling to maintain its academic performance. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which may be contributing to the overall decline in student achievement.

Despite the high per-student spending of $13,981 in 2023-2024, the school serves a student population with a high percentage (62.19%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. This raises questions about how the school's resources are being utilized and whether they are effectively targeted to address the unique challenges faced by students from low-income backgrounds.

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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 (2025)	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 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 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
Gallatin Junior High School	Public	5-8	5175 Highway 13	Junction	62954	Gallatin County	Gallatin CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 272-3821	186	16	11.4	60.2%	180 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	44.4	707^th of 1368 public middle schools	48.3%		57.6	486^th of 1363 public middle schools	64.3%	221	22.7	22.7	45.5	53.3	73.2	54.5	56.3	11.4	15.6	26.8	18.2	17.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	76.0	$15,668	$1,463	$14,205

Cities Near Zip Code 62954

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Junction	4.35 mi	3	566^th
Eldorado	13.76 mi	3	564^th
Elizabethtown	14.66 mi	3	636^th
Harrisburg	15.77 mi	6	569^th
Norris City	19.94 mi	5	655^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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