Enrollment
77
Middle
DISTRICT 112 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALMEYER CUSD 3·NCES 174008004866
Valmeyer Jr High
300 S Cedar Bluff Dr, Valmeyer, IL 62295 · (618) 935-2100 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL77 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
20 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Valmeyer Jr High→Valmeyer High School
Feeds from
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
39.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.7pp since 2023
Math
21.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
77
-25 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 13.9:1
% White
100%
was 92%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Valmeyer Jr High
Located at 300 S Cedar Bluff Dr, in Valmeyer, Illinois, Valmeyer Jr High is an one-room-style middle-grades school that serves 77 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Valmeyer CUSD 3. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 83% smaller than typical.
Valmeyer CUSD 3 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 335 students. Valmeyer Jr High is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Valmeyer Jr High records that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Valmeyer Jr High has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Valmeyer Jr High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at Valmeyer Jr High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Valmeyer Jr High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 56.5%; this one comes in at 30.6%, -25.9 points off the demographic line.
Around the school, Monroe County reports that median household income runs about $102,880, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Monroe County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,006 students), of which Valmeyer Jr High is one.
The closest other public school is Valmeyer Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Valmeyer Jr High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.1%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 25%: 102 students in 2018 compared to 77 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 92% to 100%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 152 students
- Valmeyer High SchoolHigh · 106 students
Other schools in Valmeyer
- Valmeyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 152 students
- Valmeyer High SchoolHigh · 106 students
Nearby schools
- Valmeyer Elementary School0.0 mi · 152
- 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 Jr HighHow large is Valmeyer Jr High?
Valmeyer Jr High enrolls approximately 77 students in grades 06-08.
Is Valmeyer Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valmeyer Jr High is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Valmeyer Jr High?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Valmeyer Jr High.
What is the student diversity at Valmeyer Jr High?
Student demographics at Valmeyer Jr High are roughly 100% White.
What district is Valmeyer Jr High in?
Valmeyer Jr High is part of Valmeyer CUSD 3.
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