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Schools in Ridgway

Ridgway’s public schools

Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridgway. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 97% 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
34%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
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

Ridgway’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ridgway’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Gallatin Junior High School places highest (better than 58%); Gallatin High School lowest (45%). 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 Ridgway, 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−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gallatin Community Unit School District 7.

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

Ridgway vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridgway—Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Every school in Ridgway

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 Ridgwayin 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 Ridgway’s schools

Are Ridgway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ridgway. Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridgway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ridgway in?

Gallatin Community Unit School District 7.

Where do Ridgway kids go to high school?

Gallatin 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.