Enrollment
124
Middle
DISTRICT 152 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKAW VALLEY CUSD 302·NCES 170022304224
Okaw Valley Middle School
501 W Division St, Findlay, IL 62534 · (217) 756-8521 · Shelby County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+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 Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
62 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 5 | 34 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 18% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Okaw Valley Middle School→Okaw Valley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Okaw Valley CUSD 302. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.5pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 15.3% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Okaw Valley Middle School
Okaw Valley Middle School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okaw Valley Middle School this school | 124 | 50.0% | 40.6% |
| Tri-City Jr High School Buffalo | 137 | 48.9% | 50.6% |
| Aplington Middle School Polo | 114 | 48.2% | 41.5% |
| Galatia Jr High Galatia | 96 | 51.0% | 42.2% |
| Illini Central Middle School Mason City | 139 | 45.3% | 35.7% |
| Carthage Middle School Carthage | 167 | 49.7% | 44.2% |
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 Okaw Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #314 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #441 of 640 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #245 of 640 ▲ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #626 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #290 of 581 |
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
124
-18 (-13%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 108
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 | 124 | 11.3 | 11.0:1 | 50% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 11.4 | 11.4:1 | 53% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 115 | 11.5 | 10.0:1 | 42% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 143 | 13.1 | 10.9:1 | 52% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 10 | 15.1:1 | 48% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 34% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okaw Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (143 to 124); teachers down 14% (13.1 to 11.3).
About Okaw Valley Middle School
Okaw Valley Middle School is a middle school in Findlay, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school's enrollment of 124 students covers grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 73% lower than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
Okaw Valley CUSD 302 is the local district for Okaw Valley Middle School. It runs 3 schools with 456 students.
White students are the large majority at Okaw Valley Middle School, with 98% of enrollment. The county population is about 97% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Okaw Valley Middle School comes in at 5%.
Federal data list 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Okaw Valley Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.0:1. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. The lunch program counts 50% of students at Okaw Valley Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Okaw Valley Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Okaw Valley Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 42.6%. Okaw Valley Middle School scores 40.6%, 2.0 points below that line.
Census estimates describe Shelby County this way: median household income is about $72,095, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 14 public schools in Shelby County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,922.
The closest other public school is Shelbyville High School, about 7.9 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Okaw Valley Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Okaw Valley Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 124 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 142.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,720
Census ACS
Median income
$72,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,922 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okaw Valley CUSD 302
- Okaw Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
- Okaw Valley High SchoolHigh · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Shelbyville High School7.9 mi · 345
- Moulton Elementary School7.9 mi · 455
- Main Street Elementary School8.2 mi · 370
- Shelbyville Kindergarten Center8.2 mi · 78
- Okaw Valley High School8.3 mi · 162
- Okaw Valley Elementary School8.8 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Okaw Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Okaw Valley Middle School?
Okaw Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 124 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Okaw Valley Middle School serve?
Okaw Valley Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Okaw Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Okaw Valley Middle School is approximately 11.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Okaw Valley Middle School?
At Okaw Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Okaw Valley Middle School public or private?
Okaw Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Okaw Valley CUSD 302.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.