Steele School

Summary:

Steele School is an elementary school located in Galesburg, Illinois, serving 503 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Galesburg CUSD 205 district, which is ranked 615 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Steele School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower academic performance compared to state and district averages, and disparities in subgroup performance. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 881 out of 1,948 Illinois elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1,113 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. While the school's spending per student is higher than the state average, suggesting investment in resources, its academic performance still lags behind. Nearby Silas Willard Elementary School outperforms Steele School in areas like test scores and chronic absenteeism, but King School has even lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism.

To address these issues, Steele School and the Galesburg CUSD 205 district will need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes, particularly for subgroups with lower performance. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates should also be a priority, as this may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.


Detail:

Public K-4

 1480 W Main St
       Galesburg, IL  61401-3318


(309) 973-2016

District: Galesburg CUSD 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
1113th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,524 Help


Students who attend Steele School usually attend:

Middle:    Galesburg Junior High School
    Lombard Middle School
High:    Galesburg Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  503

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.9%
African American:
25.4%
Two or more races:
12.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Steele School ranks worse than 53.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Galesburg CUSD 205 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.04. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Steele School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Galesburg CUSD 205 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Steele School is $13,524, which is the 2nd highest among 3 elementary schools in the Galesburg CUSD 205 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Steele School:

SchoolDigger ranks Steele School 1113th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Steele School in the ranking list.)

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Galesburg CUSD 205:

SchoolDigger ranks Galesburg CUSD 205 615th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Steele School

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Rank History for all students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 36.01 1456th 2020 27.9%
2004 45.80 1292nd 2030 36.4%
2005 52.01 1182nd 2022 41.5%
2006 57.24 1136th 2086 45.5%
2007 41.83 1476th 2095 29.5%
2008 36.73 1513th 2092 27.7%
2009 36.31 1535th 2120 27.6%
2010 34.14 1593rd 2139 25.5%
2011 37.13 1544th 2147 28.1%
2012 34.89 1595th 2166 26.4%
2013 26.85 1659th 2167 23.4%
2014 20.64 1744th 2093 16.7%
2015 26.39 1521st 2052 25.9%
2016 25.31 1560th 2046 23.8%
2017 25.21 1542nd 2044 24.6%
2018 24.82 1539th 2037 24.4%
2019 28.58 1490th 2086 28.6%
2021 48.87 881st 1948 54.8%
2022 48.42 976th 2082 53.1%
2023 43.75 1096th 2077 47.2%
2024 42.04 1113th 2067 46.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.06 46th 78 41.0%
2019 28.51 64th 89 28.1%
2021 38.21 19th 40 52.5%
2022 44.27 42nd 95 55.8%
2023 47.76 47th 93 49.5%
2024 46.04 42nd 93 54.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.18 738th 763 3.3%
2019 33.57 759th 1194 36.4%
2021 29.25 458th 640 28.4%
2022 25.80 893rd 1113 19.8%
2024 40.30 644th 1195 46.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.09 1361st 1765 22.9%
2019 33.02 1297th 1816 28.6%
2021 47.34 692nd 1514 54.3%
2022 55.30 656th 1763 62.8%
2023 51.46 775th 1808 57.1%
2024 53.23 720th 1793 59.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.12 1487th 1964 24.3%
2019 29.90 1418th 2019 29.8%
2021 50.51 749th 1680 55.4%
2022 52.78 816th 1970 58.6%
2023 44.49 1005th 1957 48.6%
2024 43.37 1006th 1942 48.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 22.32 787th 886 11.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.68 1503rd 1972 23.8%
2019 29.13 1429th 2019 29.2%
2021 42.71 892nd 1707 47.7%
2022 44.92 983rd 1977 50.3%
2023 41.84 1072nd 1984 46.0%
2024 40.73 1066th 1959 45.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.23 531st 698 23.9%
2019 39.53 405th 711 43.0%
2021 43.54 180th 428 57.9%
2022 35.29 425th 684 37.9%
2023 23.76 614th 692 11.3%
2024 49.04 264th 655 59.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.30 474th 938 49.5%
2019 47.44 463rd 955 51.5%
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Rank History for White students at Steele School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.95 1309th 1463 10.5%
2019 21.69 1222nd 1462 16.4%
2021 49.04 622nd 1308 52.4%
2022 42.44 843rd 1425 40.8%
2023 39.08 892nd 1419 37.1%
2024 34.34 960th 1392 31.0%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Steele School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 334 67 3 22 n/a n/a n/a 0 426
1989 318 65 n/a 16 n/a n/a n/a 0 399
1990 341 63 1 13 n/a n/a n/a 0 418
1991 312 68 1 16 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1992 305 69 1 16 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1993 313 57 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1994 281 82 0 19 0 n/a n/a 0 382
1995 295 72 0 15 2 n/a n/a 0 384
1996 295 72 0 15 2 n/a n/a 0 384
1997 294 68 1 23 0 n/a n/a 0 386
1998 283 61 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 366
1999 285 73 1 20 0 n/a n/a 0 379
2000 292 68 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 373
2001 280 76 2 28 0 n/a n/a 0 386
2002 279 81 1 27 1 n/a n/a 0 389
2003 279 81 1 27 1 n/a n/a 0 389
2004 269 115 1 31 2 n/a n/a 0 418
2005 228 69 1 18 0 n/a n/a 20 336
2006 218 60 1 12 0 n/a n/a 37 328
2007 198 77 2 23 2 n/a n/a 42 344
2008 189 99 0 33 0 n/a n/a 25 346
2009 191 83 1 29 0 n/a n/a 29 333
2010 189 91 1 27 3 n/a n/a 30 341
2011 181 84 1 39 1 0 22 0 328
2012 189 67 2 47 0 0 19 0 324
2013 180 75 0 50 0 0 30 0 335
2014 160 94 0 55 0 2 37 0 348
2015 204 89 0 73 0 2 59 0 427
2016 156 106 1 54 3 1 70 0 391
2017 146 104 1 51 3 0 60 0 365
2018 151 93 2 40 0 1 54 0 341
2019 151 105 5 41 3 1 58 0 364
2020 164 112 2 52 0 1 55 0 386
2021 236 133 1 35 0 0 72 0 477
2022 233 128 1 38 0 0 65 0 465
2023 251 128 4 54 0 1 65 0 503

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Steele School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 426 21.0 20.2 n/a
1989 399 20.0 19.9 n/a
1990 418 21.0 19.9 n/a
1991 397 21.0 18.9 n/a
1992 391 22.0 17.7 n/a
1993 392 22.0 17.8 n/a
1994 382 24.0 15.9 n/a
1995 384 23.0 16.7 n/a
1996 384 23.0 16.7 n/a
1997 386 25.0 15.4 n/a
1998 366 26.0 14.1 n/a
1999 379 26.8 14.1 n/a
2000 373 26.0 14.3 n/a
2001 386 25.0 15.4 n/a
2002 389 23.5 16.6 55.3
2003 389 23.5 16.6 55.3
2004 418 22.5 18.6 62.7
2005 336 21.0 16.0 70.6
2006 328 22.0 14.9 103.8
2007 344 21.0 16.4 83.4
2008 346 21.0 16.5 83.5
2009 333 21.9 15.2 79.9
2010 341 19.8 17.1 86.5
2011 328 20.0 16.4 79.3
2012 324 21.0 15.4 77.5
2013 335 41.4 8.0 81.5
2014 348 21.0 16.5 79.3
2015 427 30.0 14.2 84.5
2016 391 29.0 13.4 78.5
2017 365 31.0 11.7 74
2018 341 27.0 12.6 74.5
2019 364 29.1 12.5 70.6
2020 386 33.2 11.6 78.8
2021 477 n/a n/a n/a
2022 465 38.7 12.0 74.4
2023 503 40.3 12.4 75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Steele School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 426 21.0 20.2 n/a
1989 399 20.0 19.9 n/a
1990 418 21.0 19.9 n/a
1991 397 21.0 18.9 n/a
1992 391 22.0 17.7 n/a
1993 392 22.0 17.8 n/a
1994 382 24.0 15.9 n/a
1995 384 23.0 16.7 n/a
1996 384 23.0 16.7 n/a
1997 386 25.0 15.4 n/a
1998 366 26.0 14.1 n/a
1999 379 26.8 14.1 n/a
2000 373 26.0 14.3 n/a
2001 386 25.0 15.4 n/a
2002 389 23.5 16.6 55.3
2003 389 23.5 16.6 55.3
2004 418 22.5 18.6 62.7
2005 336 21.0 16.0 70.6
2006 328 22.0 14.9 103.8
2007 344 21.0 16.4 83.4
2008 346 21.0 16.5 83.5
2009 333 21.9 15.2 79.9
2010 341 19.8 17.1 86.5
2011 328 20.0 16.4 79.3
2012 324 21.0 15.4 77.5
2013 335 41.4 8.0 81.5
2014 348 21.0 16.5 79.3
2015 427 30.0 14.2 84.5
2016 391 29.0 13.4 78.5
2017 365 31.0 11.7 74
2018 341 27.0 12.6 74.5
2019 364 29.1 12.5 70.6
2020 386 33.2 11.6 78.8
2021 477 n/a n/a n/a
2022 465 38.7 12.0 74.4
2023 503 40.3 12.4 75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaVaricellaDTPHepatitis B
201598.6%98.4%98.4%98.4%99.3%98.1%
201698.7%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.5%98.2%
201797.5%98.4%98.4%98.4%97.8%97.0%
201895.8%97.3%97.3%97.3%96.1%97.0%
201995.5%95.2%95.2%95.2%95.0%95.5%
202192.6%92.6%92.6%92.6%92.6%92.6%92.6%
202298.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%
202387.4%92.0%92.0%92.0%91.6%89.2%
202482.0%90.1%89.8%89.8%89.2%87.7%98.8%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Steele School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $771 (6.5%) $11,025 (93.5%) $11,797
2020 $942 (7.6%) $11,415 (92.4%) $12,356
2021 $1,397 (13.0%) $9,364 (87.0%) $10,761
2022 $1,397 (13.0%) $9,364 (87.0%) $10,761
2023 $1,001 (6.9%) $13,485 (93.1%) $14,486
2024 $1,422 (10.5%) $12,102 (89.5%) $13,524

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Steele School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1490th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1096th of 2077 Elementary schools
 18.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Steele School)17.931.2
 13.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Galesburg CUSD 205)26.223.7
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Steele School)23.220.8
 2.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Galesburg CUSD 205)32.627.4
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Steele School)34.326.1
 8.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Galesburg CUSD 205)37.824.1
 13.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Steele School)12.123.9
 11.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Galesburg CUSD 205)23.320
 3.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students364503
 38.2%
African American105128
 21.9%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian54
 20%
Hispanic4154
 31.7%
Pacific Islander11
White151251
 66.2%
Two or More Races5865
 12.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.6%75.5%
 4.9%


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Steele School ranks 1113th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 503 students attended Steele School.

Students at Steele School are 50% White, 25% African American, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.


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