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Schools in Menominee Township · East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119, Galena Unit School District 120

Menominee Township’s public schools outscore 72% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Menominee Township’s districts is 42%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Menominee 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.

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
42%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▼ 18% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Galena Unit School District 120
Students per teacher
11.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,375 students on the public path
In brief

Menominee Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1288 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Menominee Township’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 33% across both districts 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

East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 spends $16,321 per student and Galena Unit School District 120 $17,684, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Menominee Township’s grade

A− Test scoresC− Graduation

B+: better than 72% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1288)Better than 79%
Towns in Jo Daviess County (23)Better than 65%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 726 test results and a graduating class of 61 could put Menominee Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Menominee Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (723 in math, 729 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Menominee Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119). From grade PK, students attend the Galena Unit School District 120, shared with Council Hill, East Galena, Galena, Rawlins, Rice, Vinegar Hill and West Galena. Its school is in Galena. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Menominee Township

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

East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 623 students · 10.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,321IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Galena Unit School District 120Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 836 students, up 57% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,684IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, East Dubuque Community Unit School District 11945%
State average 29.9% · 312 students tested
Math · PK–12, East Dubuque Community Unit School District 11927%
State average 25.8% · 298 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Galena Unit School District 12039%
State average 29.9% · 417 students tested
Math · PK–12, Galena Unit School District 12038%
State average 25.8% · 425 students tested

Menominee Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Menominee TownshipB+East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 PK–12 · Galena Unit School District 120 PK–12
Rawlins—Galena Unit School District 120
West GalenaA−Galena Unit School District 120
DunleithBEast Dubuque Community Unit School District 119
Vinegar Hill—Galena Unit School District 120

3 of the 4 neighbors share Galena Unit School District 120 with Menominee Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Hazel Green, WI and Jamestown, WI border Menominee Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Menominee Township

4 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 Menominee Townshipin other towns
Galena Elementary and Middle Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Galena
B+
576 students12:1Rate it →
East Dubuque Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · East Dubuque
B
359 students12:1Rate it →
Galena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galena
B+
260 students12:1Rate it →
East Dubuque High School
High · Grades 9–12 · East Dubuque
B+
180 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Menominee Township’s schools

Are Menominee Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Menominee Township children attend outscore 72% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Menominee Township in?

Two districts: East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 runs grades PK–12, and Galena Unit School District 120 runs grades PK–12, shared with Council Hill, East Galena, Galena, Rawlins, Rice, Vinegar Hill and West Galena.

Where do Menominee Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Galena High School and East Dubuque High School.

What is Menominee Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Menominee Township spend per student?

$16,321 in East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 and $17,684 in Galena Unit School District 120 (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.