For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 261 students in Galva Community Unit School District 224. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Elementary School in Galva Community Unit School District 224 have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,103 Schools
# Students
462 Students
1,223,913 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Galva Community Unit School District 224, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#640 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
50%
Graduation Rate
75%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
6%
% Hispanic
6%
27%
% Black
1%
17%
% White
90%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,706 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,688 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,706
$21,990
Spending / Student
$18,688
$21,244
Best Galva Community Unit School District 224 ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Elementary Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Galva Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
224 Morgan Rd
Galva, IL 61434
(309) 932-2420
Galva, IL 61434
(309) 932-2420
Gr: PK-6 | 261 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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