Enrollment
121
Middle
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SESSER-VALIER CUSD 196·NCES 173594004831
Sesser-Valier Jr High School
4626 State Highway 154, Sesser, IL 62884 · (618) 625-5105 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test 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
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
80 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 40 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 34% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
IL avg 37.9% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 29.3% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Sesser-Valier Jr High School
Sesser-Valier Jr High School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sesser-Valier Jr High School this school | 121 | 66.1% | 43.0% |
| Sangamon Valley Middle School Illiopolis | 145 | 62.8% | 39.5% |
| Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School Mulkeytown | 100 | 63.0% | 25.7% |
| PLT Middle School Prophetstown | 148 | 70.9% | 53.9% |
| West Carroll Middle School Mount Carroll | 162 | 61.7% | 23.5% |
| Mary Miller Junior High School Georgetown | 192 | 69.8% | 33.5% |
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 Sesser-Valier Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #289 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #423 of 640 ▼ 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #262 of 640 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #629 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #125 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
121
-20 (-14%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 119
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 | 121 | 8.2 | 14.7:1 | 66% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 6.8 | 19.4:1 | 61% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 9 | 15.0:1 | 52% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 9.8 | 14.7:1 | 43% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 134 | 11 | 12.2:1 | 42% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 9 | 20.1:1 | 46% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 134 | 10 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 119 | 7 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sesser-Valier Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (144 to 121); teachers down 16% (9.8 to 8.2).
About Sesser-Valier Jr High School
Sesser-Valier Jr High School is a middle school in Sesser, Illinois, and it is part of Sesser-Valier CUSD 196. The school had 121 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The school's enrollment is 74% smaller than the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.
Sesser-Valier Jr High School reports to Sesser-Valier CUSD 196, which has 3 schools and 548 students.
At Sesser-Valier Jr High School, White students make up 93% of the student body. The remaining students are 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Sesser-Valier Jr High School comes in at 14%.
Staffing totals 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 66%. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Franklin County.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Sesser-Valier Jr High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.3%. Sesser-Valier Jr High School scores 43.0%.
Census estimates describe Franklin County this way: median household income is about $56,740, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Franklin County number 25 and enroll about 5,523.
Of nearby public schools, Sesser-Valier Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 43.0% is above the 36.7% average for nearby schools.
Sesser-Valier Jr High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Sesser-Valier Jr High School had 141 students in 2020-21 and 121 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,323
Census ACS
Median income
$56,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sesser-Valier CUSD 196
- Sesser-Valier Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Sesser-Valier High SchoolHigh · 175 students
Other schools in Sesser
- Sesser-Valier Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Sesser-Valier High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- Communication Disorders / Autism Franklin CountyElementary
Nearby schools
- Sesser-Valier Elementary School0.0 mi · 252
- Sesser-Valier High School0.0 mi · 175
- Christopher High7.0 mi · 206
- Christopher Elementary School7.8 mi · 510
- Waltonville High School9.2 mi · 98
- Waltonville Grade School9.3 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Sesser-Valier Jr High SchoolHow large is Sesser-Valier Jr High School?
Sesser-Valier Jr High School enrolls approximately 121 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Sesser-Valier Jr High School serve?
Sesser-Valier Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Sesser-Valier Jr High School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Sesser-Valier Jr High School.
How diverse is Sesser-Valier Jr High School?
Sesser-Valier Jr High School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sesser-Valier Jr High School in?
Sesser-Valier Jr High School is part of Sesser-Valier CUSD 196.
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