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What's one thing Valley Junior High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345001611
Valley Junior High School
155 Valley School Rd, Jasper, AL 35504 · (205) 483-9381 · Walker County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
331 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 33% larger than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
33.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Valley Junior High School
Valley Junior High School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Junior High School this school | 602 | 55.0% | 49.1% |
| Fairview Elementary School Cullman | 601 | 53.2% | 53.2% |
| Memorial Park Elementary School Jasper | 483 | 54.7% | 68.6% |
| Blountsville Elementary School Blountsville | 648 | 61.3% | 41.2% |
| T R Simmons Elementary School Jasper | 507 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School Lester | 631 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Valley Junior High School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #315 of 626 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #372 of 626 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #302 of 626 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #173 of 709 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #536 of 655 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #331 of 658 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #412 of 696 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #323 of 364 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
602
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 602 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 55% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 68% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 32 | 18.7:1 | 70% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 53% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 56% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 668 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 55% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 46 | 12.9:1 | 56% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 58% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 22 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (617 to 602); teachers down 16% (38 to 32).
About Valley Junior High School
Valley Junior High School is a medium-sized elementary school in Walker County, located in Jasper, Alabama. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 602 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Alabama is roughly 480 students; this school is 25% bigger than that.
Walker County has 7,091 students in 17 schools, and Valley Junior High School is one of those schools.
White students account for 68% of enrollment at Valley Junior High School. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Walker County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Valley Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
With 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Valley Junior High School was 18.8:1. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. Valley Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 55%. That is close to the 54% average for public schools in Walker County.
The allk12 Grade for Valley Junior High School is C+. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Valley Junior High School would be expected to post about 44.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.1%.
In the county around the school, Walker County, median household income is about $56,509, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. A total of 24 public schools operate in Walker County, serving about 10,041 students.
The school nearest to Valley Junior High School is Bankhead Middle School, at a distance of about 4.0 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Valley Junior High School is 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Valley Junior High School saw enrollment rise 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Valley Junior High School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Sumiton Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 451 students
Other schools in Jasper
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Maddox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- T R Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Memorial Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Jasper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 467 students
Other Valley Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Valley Junior High. Valley Junior High School is the largest of the 2.
- Valley Jr HighWEST VALLEY CITY, UT · 546 students
Nearby schools
- Bankhead Middle School4.0 mi · 298
- Cordova Elementary School4.1 mi · 321
- Cordova High School4.2 mi · 451
- Jasper High School4.6 mi · 850
- Jasper Junior High School4.6 mi · 467
- T R Simmons Elementary School4.9 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Valley Junior High School?
Valley Junior High School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Valley Junior High School serve?
Valley Junior High School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Junior High School is approximately 18.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Valley Junior High School?
Valley Junior High School reports a student body of 68% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Valley Junior High School public or private?
Valley Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.