Enrollment
42
Middle
DISTRICT 79 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOON RIVER VALLEY CUSD 4·NCES 173696003808
Spoon River Valley Jr High School
35265 N IL Route 97, London Mills, IL 61544 · (309) 778-2201 · Fulton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL42 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% 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.
- B-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
7.4:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
20 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 15 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 33% |
Student demographics
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
Spoon River Valley Jr High School→Spoon River Valley Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Spoon River Valley CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
IL avg 37.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 38.1% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Spoon River Valley Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 42 | #688 of 691 | #6 of 6 |
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
42
-11 (-21%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 95
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 | 42 | 5.7 | 7.4:1 | 48% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 6.3 | 7.1:1 | 64% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 4.7 | 10.6:1 | 54% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 53 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 55 | 4.6 | 12.0:1 | 47% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 3 | 16.0:1 | 44% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 68 | 5 | 13.6:1 | 43% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 76 | 4 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 95 | 3 | 31.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spoon River Valley Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (55 to 42); teachers up 24% (4.6 to 5.7).
About Spoon River Valley Jr High School
Spoon River Valley Jr High School is a public very small middle-grades school in London Mills, Illinois. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 42 students. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 91% lower.
Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 is responsible for 3 schools, Spoon River Valley Jr High School included, with 236 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Spoon River Valley Jr High School is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black.
Spoon River Valley Jr High School lists 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 7.4 students per teacher. The school's 7.4:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 48% of the student body.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Spoon River Valley Jr High School outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Spoon River Valley Jr High School's results are within a point of predicted: 44.0% against 44.0%.
Fulton County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,599 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fulton County number 24, with about 4,160 students.
Spoon River Valley Jr High School's closest public school neighbor is Spoon River Valley Sr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Spoon River Valley Jr High School, there are 2 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Spoon River Valley Jr High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Spoon River Valley Jr High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 42, from 53 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Spoon River Valley Jr High School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,020
Census ACS
Median income
$60,599
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
4,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spoon River Valley CUSD 4
- Spoon River Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 134 students
- Spoon River Valley Sr High SchoolHigh · 60 students
Other schools in London Mills
- Spoon River Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 134 students
- Spoon River Valley Sr High SchoolHigh · 60 students
Nearby schools
- Spoon River Valley Sr High School0.0 mi · 60
- Spoon River Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 134
- Farmington Central High School9.1 mi · 383
- Farmington Central Elementary School9.1 mi · 633
- Farmington Central Jr High School9.1 mi · 253
- Lincoln Elementary School10.7 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Spoon River Valley Jr High SchoolHow large is Spoon River Valley Jr High School?
Spoon River Valley Jr High School enrolls approximately 42 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Spoon River Valley Jr High School serve?
Spoon River Valley Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spoon River Valley Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spoon River Valley Jr High School is approximately 7.4:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spoon River Valley Jr High School?
At Spoon River Valley Jr High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Spoon River Valley Jr High School in?
Spoon River Valley Jr High School is part of Spoon River Valley CUSD 4.
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