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Schools in Rice Township

Rice Township’s public schools

Galena Unit School District 120 and River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rice Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 157% 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
39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▼ 18% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Galena Unit School District 120
Students per teacher
11.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,188 students on the public path
In brief

Rice Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Rice Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. River Ridge Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); Galena Elementary and Middle Sch lowest (70%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rice Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Galena High School and River Ridge 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 Rice Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Galena Unit School District 120.

Two districts serve Rice Township

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

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−
River Ridge Community Unit School District 210Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 443 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,925IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–12, River Ridge Community Unit School District 21035%
State average 29.9% · 224 students tested
Math · PK–12, River Ridge Community Unit School District 21032%
State average 25.8% · 224 students tested

Rice Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rice Township—Galena Unit School District 120 PK–12 · River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 PK–12
East GalenaA−Galena Unit School District 120
HanoverB+River Ridge Community Unit School District 210
Elizabeth—River Ridge Community Unit School District 210

2 of the 3 neighbors share River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 with Rice Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rice 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 Rice Townshipin other towns
Galena Elementary and Middle Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Galena
B+
576 students12:1Rate it →
River Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanover
A−
224 students11:1Rate it →
Galena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galena
B+
260 students12:1Rate it →
River Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanover
A−
128 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Rice Township’s schools

Are Rice Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rice Township. Galena Unit School District 120 and River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rice Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rice Township in?

Galena Unit School District 120 and River Ridge Community Unit School District 210.

Where do Rice Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Galena High School and River Ridge High 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.