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Galena High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

602 East 8th Street, Galena, KS 66739 · (620) 783-4499 · Part of Galena Unified School District 499

Galena’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
236
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Galena High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Galena kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Galena Middle School174 students
9–12Galena HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

602 East 8th Street, Galena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 960
Grade 1062
Grade 1154
Grade 1260
Enrollment over time
247’20
257’21
251’22
236’23
236’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Galena High from Galena families.

Other schools in Galena Unified School District 499

The district →
Spring Grove Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Galena
229 students17:1
Liberty Elem
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Galena
B−
167 students12:1
Galena Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Galena
B−
174 students13:1
Galena Virtual School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galena
19 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Galena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.