Galesburg High School

Galesburg High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1135 W Fremont St,  Galesburg, IL
Galesburg Community Unit School District No. 205
3.6
1.7
1,762 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Leroy Vanmeter
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Average SAT Score
1130
Average ACT Score
25
Math Proficiency
19%
Reading Proficiency
19%
Average GPA
3.43
Graduation Rate
86%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B
Teachers
C+
College Prep
C-
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
C
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.43
Reading Proficiency
19%
Math Proficiency
19%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Teachers
80
Full Time Teachers
80
Teachers in First or Second Year
9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1130
Math
570
Verbal
570
Average ACT
25
Math
24
English
25
Reading
26
Science
23
Number of AP Courses
6
AP Pass Rate
39.2%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
249:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.1%
Female
49.9%
White
59.8%
Black
14%
Hispanic
13%
Two or more races
12.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Carl Sandburg College 153 Students
Illinois State University 107 Students
Knox College 87 Students
Western Illinois University 83 Students
University of Iowa 79 Students
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 77 Students
Bradley University 68 Students
Northern Illinois University 56 Students
Monmouth College 54 Students
Augustana College - Illinois 48 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 48 Students
Business 46 Students
Biology 45 Students
Psychology 39 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 30 Students
Arts 25 Students
Chemistry 22 Students
Computer Science 20 Students
Political Science and Government 19 Students
Physical Therapy 17 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 179 Reviews
3.0 Senior
11/21/2024
My experience at this school has been middling but the parts that make me like it are the sports, friends, and some of my teachers. Some of whom often teach me more than just their subject. But the sad part is the administration is really a bad part of the school often feeling like it is way too strict on some stuff but then being hypocrites on it all. I would say the tardy policy is the worst of it all you could be 5 minutes late to class 3 times for a quarter and the school will treat it like you said something bad to a teacher which is kind of wild because I have seen way worse stuff happen here and they will give out the same type of punishment. Overall it's allright but the policies really drag the place down.
3.0 Senior
6/27/2023
The bad parts about GHS is that the rules aren't enforced on certain people so it becomes unfair and always our school board makes decisions by themselves and doesn't include us the students or the parents to vote and get a say. The best parts are the sports games and some classes
3.0 Senior
5/5/2022
About the only good things there are some of the students, some cool classes, and the teachers that teach said classes.
GreatSchools Reviews
1.7 6 Reviews
1.0 student
9/25/2024
Teachers tend to ignore 504s and IEPS. I have autism and a sensitivity to loud noises. I wear noise-reducing wireless headphones as a result. I had a meltdown in the office because they refused to let me have noise-canceling headphones due to the "no Bluetooth devices" rule. They said the rule overr...
1.0 parent
3/27/2023
Zero communication to parents nor each department they cater to the teachers and administrators more then they teach any students. They worry more about pronouns then lessons. I would recommend a small town near Williamsfield district.
5.0 parent
2/17/2022
There are many dedicated educators available to assist students in this school. It has a strong sports program as well as an excellent music program. There are numerous extracurricular activities and a good drama program. The school is in the process of being modernized tremendously. While it is som...
1.0 parent
12/19/2019
If I could give it a zero, I would. There are few saving graces. This is not the school I remember.

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