Summary
Galena Middle School in Galena, Kansas, serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 174 students; the supplied nearby comparison, Riverton Middle, serves the same grades and enrolls 147. In 2025–26, Galena’s proficiency was higher than Riverton’s in ELA, math, and science, but below state results in all three subjects. Most importantly, Galena’s local lead—especially in math—has not yet translated into above-state proficiency.
Compared with Riverton, Galena was ahead by 7 percentage points in ELA, 17 in math, and 12 in science. Math was its clearest advantage over the nearby school, while ELA was closest to the state: Galena reached 45% in ELA, 40% in math, and 34% in science, versus state results of 46%, 41%, and 38%. Compared with the Galena district, the school was 1 point lower in ELA but 3 points higher in math and 6 higher in science. Results also varied by grade: grade 8 was a bright spot in ELA and math, at 55% and 45%, while grade 7 was weaker at 37% and 30%—below both state and Riverton results in those subjects.
Over the past four years, ELA proficiency rose 14 points and science rose 12, while math gained 4 points overall but fell 8 points in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranked Galena at the 51st percentile with 3 stars in 2025–26, down from the 78th percentile and 4 stars in 2023–24; it still ranked above Riverton, at the 27th percentile and 1 star. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves students receiving special education showed a 7th-percentile ranking, far below its overall 51st percentile. Its ranking for students with low socioeconomic status also dropped, from the 92nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 60th in 2025–26. As context, the 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 13.0, and 66% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch; these figures describe school conditions but do not explain the score differences.
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