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Enrollment
546
Middle
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNLAP CUSD 323·NCES 171270006009
Dunlap Valley Middle School
13120 N State Route 91, Dunlap, IL 61525 · (309) 243-1034 · Peoria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Illinois public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
122 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 153 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 38% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dunlap Valley Middle School→Dunlap High School
Based on grade levels within Dunlap CUSD 323. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
79.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.5% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 54.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Dunlap Valley Middle School
Dunlap Valley Middle School's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunlap Valley Middle School this school | 546 | 22.3% | 68.2% |
| Madison Jr High School Naperville | 566 | 16.4% | 70.5% |
| Murphy Junior High School Plainfield | 700 | 19.9% | 57.0% |
| Heritage Grove Middle School Plainfield | 841 | 23.3% | 67.0% |
| Springman Middle School Glenview | 811 | 26.8% | 68.5% |
| Central Middle School Burlington | 418 | 16.5% | 69.7% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Dunlap Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #40 of 578 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #100 of 640 ▼ 45 | #3 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #80 of 640 ▼ 30 | #3 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #253 of 691 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #431 of 558 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #163 of 560 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #508 of 581 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.9% | #6 of 127 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
546
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 430
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 | 546 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 22% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 37.1 | 15.7:1 | 21% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 35.1 | 16.1:1 | 22% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 20% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 14% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 17 | 25.3:1 | 10% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunlap Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (393 to 546); teachers up 54% (24 to 37).
About Dunlap Valley Middle School
Dunlap Valley Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school found in Dunlap, Illinois. A total of 546 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
Dunlap CUSD 323 has 4,837 students spread across 8 schools.
At Dunlap Valley Middle School, White students make up 59% of the student body. The remaining shares are 18% Asian, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Peoria County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 14.7 students per teacher and 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 22%. The 57% average for public schools in Peoria County is 35 points higher.
allk12 grades Dunlap Valley Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.6% at Dunlap Valley Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.2%.
Dunlap Valley Middle School is located in Peoria County, where the median household income is $65,108, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dunlap Valley Middle School is one of 81 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Dunlap Middle School is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Dunlap Valley Middle School, there are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Dunlap Valley Middle School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 541 students in 2020-21 and 546 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dunlap CUSD 323
- Dunlap High SchoolHigh · 1,420 students
- Hickory Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 865 students
- Dunlap Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Wilder-Waite Grade SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Banner Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Dunlap
- Dunlap High SchoolHigh · 1,420 students
- Hickory Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 865 students
- Dunlap Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Banner Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Dunlap Grade SchoolElementary · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Dunlap Middle School0.3 mi · 541
- Dunlap High School0.5 mi · 1,420
- Dunlap Grade School0.7 mi · 253
- Banner Elementary School2.5 mi · 375
- Hickory Grove Elementary School2.8 mi · 865
- Wilder-Waite Grade School3.4 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Dunlap Valley Middle SchoolHow large is Dunlap Valley Middle School?
Dunlap Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dunlap Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dunlap Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Dunlap Valley Middle School have?
Dunlap Valley Middle School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dunlap Valley Middle School?
At Dunlap Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dunlap Valley Middle School in?
Dunlap Valley Middle School is part of Dunlap CUSD 323.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.