Enrollment
152
Elementary
DISTRICT 112 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALMEYER CUSD 3·NCES 174008004865
Valmeyer Elementary School
300 S Cedar Bluff Dr, Valmeyer, IL 62295 · (618) 935-2100 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
33 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Based on grade levels within Valmeyer CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 20.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% 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 Valmeyer Elementary School
Valmeyer Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valmeyer Elementary School this school | 152 | 21.7% | 36.5% |
| Albers Elementary School Albers | 154 | 19.5% | 62.1% |
| Sowers Elementary School Roanoke | 161 | 22.4% | 71.9% |
| Taylor Ridge Elementary School Taylor Ridge | 138 | 22.5% | N/A |
| Hollis Consolidated Grade School Peoria | 147 | 23.8% | 56.6% |
| Scales Mound Elementary School Scales Mound | 138 | 18.8% | 63.0% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Valmeyer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,048 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,354 of 2,077 ▼ 203 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #1,279 of 2,077 ▼ 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #2,208 of 2,419 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #1,938 of 2,132 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #181 of 1,461 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
152
-8 (-5%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 269
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 | 152 | 13.2 | 11.5:1 | 22% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 11.9 | 13.3:1 | 31% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 13.3 | 11.3:1 | 28% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 14.5 | 15.0:1 | 22% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 28% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 13% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 206 | 15 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 12 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valmeyer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (217 to 152); teachers down 9% (14.5 to 13.2).
About Valmeyer Elementary School
Valmeyer Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Valmeyer, Illinois. Total enrollment is 152 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 60% lower.
Valmeyer CUSD 3 enrolls 335 students, and its 3 schools include Valmeyer Elementary School.
White students are 97% of those enrolled at Valmeyer Elementary School. That is in line with Monroe County, where about 96% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
Its ratio of 11.5:1 is based on 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 22%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 36.5%, is 22.5 points below the 59.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
For Monroe County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $102,880, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,006, Valmeyer Elementary School among them.
Valmeyer Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Valmeyer Jr High, its nearest public school. Valmeyer Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Valmeyer Elementary School ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 36.5% versus a 53.2% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 152 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 160.
On allk12, people connected to Valmeyer Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,036
Census ACS
Median income
$102,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valmeyer CUSD 3
- Valmeyer High SchoolHigh · 106 students
- Valmeyer Jr HighMiddle · 77 students
Other schools in Valmeyer
- Valmeyer High SchoolHigh · 106 students
- Valmeyer Jr HighMiddle · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Valmeyer Jr High0.0 mi · 77
- Valmeyer High School0.0 mi · 106
- WINDSOR HIGH6.1 mi · 887
- SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE6.1 mi · 347
- TAYLOR EARLY CHILDHOOD6.2 mi · 170
- WINDSOR ELEM.6.3 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Valmeyer Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valmeyer Elementary School?
Valmeyer Elementary School enrolls approximately 152 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Valmeyer Elementary School serve?
Valmeyer Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Valmeyer Elementary School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Valmeyer Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valmeyer Elementary School?
At Valmeyer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Is Valmeyer Elementary School public or private?
Valmeyer Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valmeyer CUSD 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.