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Schools in Gold Hill Township · Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Gold Hill Township’s public schools score below 62% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Gold Hill Township’s districts is 11%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Gold Hill Township, 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 BK–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
34%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▼ 22% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
703 students on the public path
In brief

Gold Hill Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 814 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gold Hill Township’s, its schools beat 49%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 11% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,825 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Gallatin Junior High School, then Gallatin 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 Gold Hill Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 38% 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 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (814)Better than 49%
Towns in Gallatin County (10)Better than 10%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 331 test results and a graduating class of 62 could put Gold Hill Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Gold Hill Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (318 in math, 344 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Gallatin Elementary Schoolin JunctionB−
5–8Gallatin Junior High Schoolin JunctionB
9–12Gallatin High Schoolin JunctionB−

Gold Hill Township’s public schools are run by Gallatin Community Unit School District 7. 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.

Gallatin Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 703 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,825IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 29.9% · 344 students tested
Math11%
State average 25.8% · 318 students tested

Gold Hill Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Gold Hill Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gold Hill TownshipC+Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Shawnee—Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Equality—Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Bowlesville—Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Ridgway—Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
New Haven—Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

All 5 neighbors share Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 with Gold Hill Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Gold Hill Township

3 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 Gold Hill Townshipin other towns
Gallatin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Junction
B−
314 students13:1Rate it →
Gallatin Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Junction
B
186 students11:1Rate it →
Gallatin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Junction
B−
203 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Gold Hill Township’s schools

Are Gold Hill Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gold Hill Township children attend score below 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gold Hill Township in?

Gallatin Community Unit School District 7, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 703 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Gold Hill Township kids go to high school?

Gallatin High School in Junction, with 203 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Gold Hill Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Gold Hill Township spend per student?

$16,825 in Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 (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.