📍 1480 W Main St, Galesburg, Knox County, 61401
Steele School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Galesburg, Knox County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Keri Coate. It is part of the Galesburg CUSD 205 school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Steele School enrolls 503 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 25% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 11% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 503 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Steele School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 93.
Steele School is one of 8 schools in Galesburg CUSD 205, based in Galesburg, Illinois. The district serves 3,863 students district-wide and employs 277 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 503 students, Steele School is close to the district average of about 483 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant