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Schools in Galva · Galva Community Unit School District 224

Galva’s public schools score below 88% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Galva’s districts is 14%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Galva, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D− to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
14%
▼ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 9–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
471 students on the public path
In brief

Galva’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 14% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Galva’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,563 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Galva Jr-Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Galva’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 12% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (931)Better than 11%
D−B−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 222 test results and a graduating class of 39 could put Galva anywhere from D− to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Galva’s students in the tested grades sat them (216 in math, 227 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Galva, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Galva Elem SchoolGalva Community Unit School District 224C
7–12Galva Jr-Sr High SchoolGalva Community Unit School District 224B−

Galva’s public schools are run by Galva Community Unit School District 224, which also serves Bishop Hill, Burns, Galva and Lynn and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Galva Community Unit School District 224Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 471 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,563IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading14%
State average 29.9% · 227 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 216 students tested

Galva vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Galva’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GalvaDGalva Community Unit School District 224

Every school in Galva

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Galvain other towns
Galva Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
280 students13:1Rate it →
Galva Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
191 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Galva’s schools

Are Galva’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Galva children attend score below 88% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Galva in?

Galva Community Unit School District 224, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 471 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Galva’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Galva Community Unit School District 224 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Galva spend per student?

$15,563 in Galva Community Unit School District 224 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.