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Enrollment
388
High
STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL HSD 502·NCES 171803002082
Hall High School
800 W Erie St, Spring Valley, IL 61362 · (815) 664-2100 · Bureau County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Illinois public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
220 students
STATE 56%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 101 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 24% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Hall High School
Hall High School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall High School this school | 388 | 56.7% | 38.9% |
| Mendota Twp High School Mendota | 493 | 56.2% | 33.5% |
| Iroquois West High School Gilman | 284 | 54.6% | 21.7% |
| Hoopeston Area High School Hoopeston | 307 | 57.3% | 21.7% |
| South Beloit Sr High School South Beloit | 254 | 60.6% | 35.4% |
| Kewanee High School Kewanee | 582 | 60.8% | 23.7% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Hall High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Bureau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #206 of 573 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #386 of 708 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #72 of 528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #189 of 537 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #230 of 578 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #149 of 358 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
388
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 462
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 | 388 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 57% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 35.4 | 11.6:1 | 57% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 35 | 11.5:1 | 57% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 29.9 | 14.6:1 | 46% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 46% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 31% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 32 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hall High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (437 to 388); teachers up 14% (29.9 to 34).
About Hall High School
Hall High School is a public high school in Spring Valley, Illinois. It enrolled 388 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students each.
Hall High School falls under Hall HSD 502.
White students are the majority at Hall High School, with 63% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Bureau County, the White share is about 88%. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.4 students per teacher and 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.4 below the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 57%.
Hall High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hall High School would be expected to post about 38.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.9%.
Federal survey data for Bureau County show that the median household income is $69,257, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in Bureau County, enrolling about 4,547 students in all.
The next-closest public school is John F Kennedy Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Hall High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 419.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hall High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bureau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,866
Census ACS
Median income
$69,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
4,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spring Valley
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
Other Hall High schools
One other US public school is named Hall High. Hall High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hall High SchoolWest Hartford, CT · 1,332 students
Nearby schools
- John F Kennedy Elementary School0.5 mi · 632
- Dalzell Grade School2.9 mi · 45
- Ladd Comm Cons School3.6 mi · 183
- Parkside Middle School3.8 mi · 372
- Putnam County High School4.2 mi · 245
- Putnam Co Primary School4.2 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About Hall High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hall High School?
Hall High School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hall High School serve?
Hall High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Hall High School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Hall High School.
What is the student diversity at Hall High School?
Student demographics at Hall High School are roughly 63% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hall High School?
Hall High School is overseen by Hall HSD 502 in Bureau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.