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What's one thing Stillman Valley High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
433
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDIAN CUSD 223·NCES 172569002781
Stillman Valley High School
425 S Pine St, Stillman Valley, IL 61084 · (815) 645-2230 · Ogle County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Illinois public high schools
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
131 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 104 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 25% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 Meridian CUSD 223. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Stillman Valley High School
Stillman Valley High School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillman Valley High School this school | 433 | 30.3% | 46.6% |
| Seneca High School Seneca | 378 | 31.5% | 38.5% |
| Peotone High School Peotone | 420 | 27.6% | 43.7% |
| Johnsburg High School Johnsburg | 502 | 32.1% | 44.3% |
| Winnebago High School Winnebago | 422 | 27.7% | 47.5% |
| Coal City High School Coal City | 642 | 28.3% | 48.4% |
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 Stillman Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Ogle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #112 of 573 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #353 of 708 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #227 of 528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #292 of 537 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #499 of 578 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.3% | #33 of 358 | N/A |
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
433
-127 (-23%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 372
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 | 433 | 31.2 | 13.9:1 | 30% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 33.1 | 14.2:1 | 27% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 24% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 29% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 18% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 22 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stillman Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (596 to 433); teachers down 2% (32 to 31.2).
About Stillman Valley High School
Stillman Valley High School sits in Stillman Valley, Illinois, and is classified as a high school. The student body numbers 433 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Illinois) has about 834 students.
Meridian CUSD 223 runs Stillman Valley High School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,469 students in total.
At Stillman Valley High School, White students make up 81% of the student body. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Stillman Valley High School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stillman Valley High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.9:1. Across high schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The lunch program counts 30% of students at Stillman Valley High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Ogle County averages 40%, higher than here.
Stillman Valley High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Stillman Valley High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.6% is 7.4 points below the 54.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Ogle County this way: median household income is about $82,132, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 26 public schools in Ogle County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,269.
The nearest public school is Highland Elementary School, at about 0.2 miles. Stillman Valley High School has 4 other public schools within five miles. The school's 46.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Stillman Valley High School's location as Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 433, 23% below the 560 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ogle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,495
Census ACS
Median income
$82,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,269 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meridian CUSD 223
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Meridian Jr High SchoolMiddle · 328 students
- Monroe Center Grade SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other schools in Stillman Valley
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Meridian Jr High SchoolMiddle · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Elementary School0.2 mi · 381
- Meridian Jr High School0.5 mi · 328
- Mary Morgan Elementary School4.9 mi · 631
- Byron High School 9-125.0 mi · 464
- Byron Middle School5.1 mi · 366
- Kings Elementary School7.8 mi · 81
Frequently asked questions
About Stillman Valley High SchoolHow many students attend Stillman Valley High School?
Stillman Valley High School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Stillman Valley High School serve?
Stillman Valley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Stillman Valley High School have?
Stillman Valley High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Stillman Valley High School?
Student demographics at Stillman Valley High School are roughly 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Stillman Valley High School in?
Stillman Valley High School is part of Meridian CUSD 223.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.