Enrollment
291
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THREE RIVERS/JOSEPHINE COUNTY SD·NCES 410690000480
Illinois Valley High School
625 E. River St., Cave Junction, OR 97523 · (541) 592-2116 · Josephine County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
285 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 76%
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 | 76 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 22% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 59% · 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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Oregon average is about 43 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2023.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 55.9% | 19.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 →
Where Illinois Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Josephine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #63 of 177 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #87 of 194 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #93 of 201 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #147 of 257 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #63 of 171 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #128 of 171 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #21 of 102 | 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
291
-53 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.1:1
% White
75%
was 76%
% Hispanic
14%
was 13%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 291 | 16 | 18.2:1 | 98% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 15.5 | 20.4:1 | 75% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 16 | 20.0:1 | 49% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 73% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Illinois Valley High School.
About Illinois Valley High School
Illinois Valley High School is a small high school in Cave Junction, Oregon, one of the schools in Three Rivers/Josephine County SD. It educates 291 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 54% smaller than the 630 average for high schools in Oregon.
Illinois Valley High School sits within Three Rivers/Josephine County SD, which has 17 schools and 4,440 students.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Illinois Valley High School combined. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Native American. County-wide, 86% of Josephine County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Illinois Valley High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
At Illinois Valley High School, 16 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Oregon average 19.8:1. Roughly 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Josephine County averages 84%, lower than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Illinois Valley High School is 10.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 34.9%. Predicted: 24.6%.
Illinois Valley High School is located in Josephine County, where median household income is about $60,098, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 28 public schools in Josephine County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,944.
Nearby, Lorna Byrne Middle School is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Illinois Valley High School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Illinois Valley High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 291, 15% below the 344 of 2017-18.
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Josephine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,179
Census ACS
Median income
$60,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,944 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Three Rivers/Josephine County SD
- Hidden Valley High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- North Valley High SchoolHigh · 424 students
- Fleming Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Lorna Byrne Middle SchoolMiddle · 349 students
- Manzanita Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in Cave Junction
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Lorna Byrne Middle SchoolMiddle · 349 students
- Kalmiopsis Community Arts High SchoolHigh · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Lorna Byrne Middle School0.6 mi · 349
- Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School0.7 mi · 47
- Evergreen Elementary School1.1 mi · 378
- Hidden Valley High School18.6 mi · 522
- Williams Elementary School18.7 mi · 77
- Woodland Charter School19.0 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Illinois Valley High SchoolHow many students attend Illinois Valley High School?
Illinois Valley High School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Illinois Valley High School serve?
Illinois Valley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Illinois Valley High School have?
Illinois Valley High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Illinois Valley High School?
Student demographics at Illinois Valley High School are roughly 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Illinois Valley High School in?
Illinois Valley High School is part of Three Rivers/Josephine County SD.
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