Valley Junior High School

Valley Junior High School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Jasper, Alabama, part of Walker County, works with 602 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 25% larger than typical.

Walker County runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 7,091 students. Valley Junior High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Valley Junior High School records that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Valley Junior High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Valley Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.0%, the actual is 49.1%, a residual of +5.1 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Walker County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,509, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Walker County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,041 students), Valley Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bankhead Middle School, around 4.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Valley Junior High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Valley Junior High School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Valley Junior High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 617 (now 602). The White share of enrollment decreased from 83% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

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