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Gallatin Junior High School

Junction, IL · Gallatin CUSD 7

Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Rural, remote

459th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 33%· Stable

5175 Highway 13, Junction, IL 62954

(618)272-3821NCES ID 170004505560Directory 202324

201
Students
2023–24 enrollment
11.8:1
Student / teacher ratio
60%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
31.3%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Gallatin Junior High School 459th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 33% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 37th in 2019 to 33th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%33%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Gallatin Junior High School
56%
IL average
52%
Math
Gallatin Junior High School
18%
IL average
38%
Science
Gallatin Junior High School
22%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Gallatin Junior High School IL average
25%50%75%56%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Gallatin Junior High School IL average
25%50%75%18%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Gallatin Junior High School IL average
25%50%75%22%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%56%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%18%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%23%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 201 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1991, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White97%
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categories changedWhite 97%100%19912023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White94.1%96.5% 2.4 pts
Two or more races0.0%2.5% 2.5 pts
Hispanic2.7%1.0% 1.7 pts
Asian0.5%0.0% 0.5 pts
Black2.7%0.0% 2.7 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1991. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

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What school district is Gallatin Junior High School in?

Gallatin Junior High School is part of the Gallatin CUSD 7 district in Junction, Illinois.

Is Gallatin Junior High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Gallatin Junior High School 459th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 33% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Gallatin Junior High School?

White 97%, Two or more races 3%, Hispanic 1% (201 students, 2023–24).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.