Okaw Valley Middle School

Okaw Valley Middle School is an one-room-style middle school in Findlay, Illinois, operated by Okaw Valley CUSD 302. The school enrolls 124 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 73% smaller than the state mean of about 462.

Okaw Valley CUSD 302 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 456 students; Okaw Valley Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Okaw Valley Middle School shows that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Okaw Valley Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Okaw Valley Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

In the broader community, Shelby County reports that median household income runs about $72,095, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,922 students), Okaw Valley Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Shelbyville High School, roughly 7.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Okaw Valley Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 143 students in 2018 compared to 124 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.