Enrollment
60
High
DISTRICT 79 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOON RIVER VALLEY CUSD 4·NCES 173696003809
Spoon River Valley Sr High School
35265 N IL Route 97, London Mills, IL 61544 · (309) 778-2201 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Illinois public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
26 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 15 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 18 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Spoon River Valley CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Spoon River Valley Sr High School
Spoon River Valley Sr High School's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spoon River Valley Sr High School this school | 60 | 43.3% | 20.5% |
| Hartsburg-Emden Jr-Sr High School Hartsburg | 85 | 44.7% | 36.5% |
| Astoria High School Astoria | 86 | 44.2% | 27.5% |
| Palestine High School Palestine | 80 | 45.0% | 26.3% |
| Griggsville-Perry High School Griggsville | 89 | 42.7% | 18.4% |
| V I T Sr High School Table Grove | 90 | 45.6% | 24.7% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Spoon River Valley Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #695 of 708 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
60
-30 (-33%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 180
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 | 60 | 8.4 | 7.2:1 | 43% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 9 | 7.0:1 | 40% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 9.4 | 7.8:1 | 32% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 90 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 102 | 10.7 | 9.5:1 | 39% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 121 | 14 | 8.6:1 | 42% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 133 | 11 | 12.1:1 | 45% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 133 | 16 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 180 | 17 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spoon River Valley Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (102 to 60); teachers down 22% (10.7 to 8.4).
About Spoon River Valley Sr High School
This page covers Spoon River Valley Sr High School, a small high school in London Mills, Illinois. Enrolled students number 60 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students each.
The district, Spoon River Valley CUSD 4, operates 3 schools serving 236 students.
The large majority of students at Spoon River Valley Sr High School, 93%, are White. The next largest groups are 3% Black. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Spoon River Valley Sr High School has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Spoon River Valley Sr High School is 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 7.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. About 43% of students, or 26, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Fulton County is 8 points.
Measured against Illinois public high schools, Spoon River Valley Sr High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Spoon River Valley Sr High School are 26.0 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.5%, compared with a predicted 46.5%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Fulton County (population about 33,020), median household income is about $60,599, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 24 public schools operate in Fulton County, serving about 4,160 students.
The school nearest to Spoon River Valley Sr High School is Spoon River Valley Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Spoon River Valley Sr High School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Spoon River Valley Sr High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Spoon River Valley Sr High School went from 90 students to 60.
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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 Jr High SchoolMiddle · 42 students
Other schools in London Mills
- Spoon River Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 134 students
- Spoon River Valley Jr High SchoolMiddle · 42 students
Nearby schools
- Spoon River Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 134
- Spoon River Valley Jr High School0.0 mi · 42
- Farmington Central Jr High School9.1 mi · 253
- Farmington Central High School9.1 mi · 383
- Farmington Central Elementary School9.1 mi · 633
- Lincoln Elementary School10.7 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Spoon River Valley Sr High SchoolHow large is Spoon River Valley Sr High School?
Spoon River Valley Sr High School enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 09-12.
Is Spoon River Valley Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spoon River Valley Sr High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Spoon River Valley Sr High School have?
Spoon River Valley Sr High School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spoon River Valley Sr High School?
At Spoon River Valley Sr High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Spoon River Valley Sr High School?
Spoon River Valley Sr High School is overseen by Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 in Fulton County.
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