Summary:
ZIP code 66740 has one middle school, Galesburg Middle School, serving grades 5–8 and enrolling 112 students. With only one listed school, there is no school-to-school comparison within the ZIP code. In 2025–26, Galesburg’s proficiency was 44% in English Language Arts (ELA), 45% in mathematics, and 39% in science, compared with Kansas rates of 46%, 41%, and 38%. The most important takeaway is that after scoring below Kansas in all three subjects the prior year, Galesburg moved above the state in mathematics and science.
Mathematics is Galesburg’s clearest current strength overall: its 45% result was 4 percentage points above Kansas. But grade-level results show a sharp exception: grade 7 mathematics was 25%, 13 points below the state’s 38%, while grades 5, 6, and 8 were 8, 9, and 12 points above their state comparisons. ELA was close to the state overall, 44% versus 46%; Galesburg was ahead in grades 5 and 7, but behind in grades 6 and 8. Science was 1 point above Kansas overall, although Galesburg’s grade 5 and grade 8 results were 2 and 4 points below their state comparisons. These differences make grade 7 mathematics the clearest area of concern, despite the school’s stronger overall math result.
Results improved in all three subjects from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA rose 6 points, mathematics 15 points, and science 11 points. SchoolDigger also raised Galesburg’s rating from 1 star and rank 257 of 363 schools (percentile 29) to 3 stars and rank 172 of 368 (percentile 53). Other context for families includes an 11.2 student–teacher ratio and a 66% free/reduced-lunch rate in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism was 21% in 2025–26, above the Erie-Galesburg district’s 20% and Kansas’s 18%; this is a separate concern alongside the academic gains.
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