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Schools in Long Branch Township

Long Branch Township’s public schools

Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 and Galatia Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Long Branch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
19%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,468 students on the public path
In brief

Long Branch Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Long Branch Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Galatia Jr High places highest (better than 65%); Eldorado Elem School lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Long Branch Township, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Eldorado High School and Galatia 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Long Branch Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Eldorado Community Unit School District 4.

Two districts serve Long Branch Township

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

Eldorado Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,105 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,482IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Galatia Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 382 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,233IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Eldorado Community Unit School District 419%
State average 29.9% · 515 students tested
Math · PK–12, Eldorado Community Unit School District 411%
State average 25.8% · 477 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Galatia Community Unit School District 128%
State average 29.9% · 207 students tested
Math · PK–12, Galatia Community Unit School District 117%
State average 25.8% · 199 students tested

Long Branch Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Long Branch Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Long Branch Township—Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Galatia Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
South Twigg—Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Tate—Galatia Community Unit School District 1
RaleighCEldorado Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Galatia Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Rector—Eldorado Community Unit School District 4

2 of the 4 neighbors share Galatia Community Unit School District 1 with Long Branch Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Long Branch Township

6 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 Long Branch Townshipin other towns
Eldorado Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eldorado
C−
550 students14:1Rate it →
Galatia Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Galatia
C+
152 students10:1Rate it →
Eldorado Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eldorado
B−
246 students12:1Rate it →
Galatia Jr High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Galatia
B+
96 students15:1Rate it →
Eldorado High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eldorado
C
309 students12:1Rate it →
Galatia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galatia
C−
115 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Long Branch Township’s schools

Are Long Branch Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Long Branch Township. Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 and Galatia Community Unit School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Long Branch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Long Branch Township in?

Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 and Galatia Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Long Branch Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Eldorado High School and Galatia High School.

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What Long Branch Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.