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Enrollment
728
Middle
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANKAKEE VALLEY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180528000934
Kankakee Valley Middle School
5258 W SR 10, Wheatfield, IN 46392 · (219) 987-8810 · Jasper County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Indiana 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.
- C+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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
334 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 234 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 35% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 57% · 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
Kankakee Valley Middle School→Kankakee Valley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kankakee Valley School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
33.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Kankakee Valley Middle School
Kankakee Valley Middle School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Valley Middle School this school | 728 | 45.9% | 37.9% |
| LaPorte Middle School LaPorte | 862 | 43.7% | 39.7% |
| Charlestown Middle School Charlestown | 647 | 44.0% | 41.7% |
| Kesling Intermediate School LaPorte | 847 | 49.5% | 44.8% |
| Wawasee Middle School Syracuse | 608 | 49.2% | 29.8% |
| New Prairie Middle School New Carlisle | 667 | 40.9% | 50.0% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Kankakee Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #162 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #179 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #152 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #98 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #134 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #198 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #205 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #93 of 187 |
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
728
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 728 | 50.5 | 14.4:1 | 46% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 746 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 45% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 45% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 40% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 47 | 17.3:1 | 41% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 810 | 45 | 18.0:1 | 40% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 27 | 20.8:1 | 37% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 756 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 22% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 46 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kankakee Valley Middle School.
About Kankakee Valley Middle School
As a mid-sized middle school, Kankakee Valley Middle School serves students in Wheatfield, Indiana. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 728 students. The school is 23% above the average for middle schools in Indiana.
Kankakee Valley Middle School is among 5 schools run by Kankakee Valley School Corp, which serves 3,093 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 16% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
A staff of 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.4:1. The average for middle schools in Indiana, 15.6:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 46%. Public schools in Jasper County average a similar 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, Kankakee Valley Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Indiana public middle schools.
Test results at Kankakee Valley Middle School are 5.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (37.9% actual, 43.1% predicted).
In Jasper County, home to about 33,234 people, the median household earns about $77,314 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Kankakee Valley Middle School shares Jasper County with 9 other public schools.
Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch is the nearest public school to Kankakee Valley Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Nearby schools with test data average 45.8% proficiency; Kankakee Valley Middle School posts 37.9%.
Kankakee Valley Middle School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 728, down from 756 in 2020-21.
The Kankakee Valley Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,234
Census ACS
Median income
$77,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kankakee Valley School Corp
- Kankakee Valley High SchoolHigh · 976 students
- DeMotte Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Kankakee Valley Intermediate SchElementary · 469 students
- Wheatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
Other schools in Wheatfield
- Kankakee Valley High SchoolHigh · 976 students
- Kankakee Valley Intermediate SchElementary · 469 students
- Wheatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
Nearby schools
- Kankakee Valley Intermediate Sch0.2 mi · 469
- Kankakee Valley High School1.3 mi · 976
- DeMotte Elementary School2.9 mi · 596
- Wheatfield Elementary School4.8 mi · 324
- Lincoln Elementary School8.9 mi · 244
- Hebron High School9.0 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Kankakee Valley Middle SchoolHow large is Kankakee Valley Middle School?
Kankakee Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 728 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kankakee Valley Middle School serve?
Kankakee Valley Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kankakee Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kankakee Valley Middle School is approximately 14.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kankakee Valley Middle School?
At Kankakee Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kankakee Valley Middle School?
Kankakee Valley Middle School is overseen by Kankakee Valley School Corp in Jasper County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.