Enrollment
145
Middle
DISTRICT 159 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANGAMON VALLEY CUSD 9·NCES 170032405626
Sangamon Valley Middle School
341 Matilda St, Illiopolis, IL 62539 · (217) 486-2241 · Sangamon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
91 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 6 | 55 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 30% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Sangamon Valley Middle School→Sangamon Valley High School
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.2pp since 2023
Math
18.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 9.0% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Sangamon Valley Middle School
Sangamon Valley Middle School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangamon Valley Middle School this school | 145 | 62.8% | 39.5% |
| West Central Middle School Stronghurst | 169 | 59.2% | 25.3% |
| Sesser-Valier Jr High School Sesser | 121 | 66.1% | 43.0% |
| Gallatin Junior High School Junction | 186 | 60.2% | 35.8% |
| Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School Bushnell | 131 | 58.0% | 30.1% |
| West Carroll Middle School Mount Carroll | 162 | 61.7% | 23.5% |
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 Sangamon Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #339 of 578 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #496 of 640 ▲ 55 | #14 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #365 of 640 ▲ 146 | #11 of 17 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #613 of 691 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #158 of 581 | #4 of 16 |
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
145
-18 (-11%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 169
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 | 145 | 13 | 11.2:1 | 63% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 12.5 | 10.9:1 | 67% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 13 | 11.5:1 | 65% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 14 | 11.5:1 | 38% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 177 | 13 | 13.6:1 | 43% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 10 | 16.9:1 | 40% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sangamon Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (161 to 145); teachers down 7% (14 to 13).
About Sangamon Valley Middle School
Students in Illiopolis, Illinois, attend Sangamon Valley Middle School, a very small middle school. It reported 145 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 69% lower.
Sangamon Valley CUSD 9 oversees Sangamon Valley Middle School and 3 other schools, with 634 students in total.
Sangamon Valley Middle School is 95% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Hispanic. In Sangamon County overall, about 78% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
With 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Sangamon Valley Middle School, 63% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sangamon County is 48%.
Sangamon Valley Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Illinois public middle schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.3%. Sangamon Valley Middle School scores 39.5%.
For the population of Sangamon County, the median household earns about $75,357 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Sangamon Valley Middle School shares Sangamon County with 76 other public schools.
Sangamon Valley Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Sangamon Valley Intermediate School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Sangamon Valley Middle School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 48.9% on proficiency, and Sangamon Valley Middle School is below that at 39.5%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% decline, from 163 to 145.
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Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sangamon Valley CUSD 9
- Sangamon Valley High SchoolHigh · 204 students
- Sangamon Valley Primary SchoolElementary · 170 students
- Sangamon Valley Intermediate SchoolElementary · 115 students
Other schools in Illiopolis
- Sangamon Valley Intermediate SchoolElementary · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Sangamon Valley Intermediate School0.0 mi · 115
- Sangamon Valley High School4.5 mi · 204
- Sangamon Valley Primary School8.4 mi · 170
- Tri-City Elementary School8.9 mi · 273
- Tri-City Jr High School8.9 mi · 137
- Tri-City High School8.9 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About Sangamon Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sangamon Valley Middle School?
Sangamon Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 145 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sangamon Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sangamon Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sangamon Valley Middle School have?
Sangamon Valley Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sangamon Valley Middle School?
At Sangamon Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sangamon Valley Middle School?
Sangamon Valley Middle School is overseen by Sangamon Valley CUSD 9 in Sangamon County.
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