VALLEY MILLS H S

Set in VALLEY MILLS, Texas, VALLEY MILLS H S is a very small senior high, part of VALLEY MILLS ISD. It teaches 206 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so VALLEY MILLS H S sits 74% leaner than that benchmark.

VALLEY MILLS ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 669 students. VALLEY MILLS H S is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, VALLEY MILLS H S lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 29% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with McLennan County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, VALLEY MILLS H S has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at VALLEY MILLS H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against McLennan County (around 62%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, VALLEY MILLS H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for McLennan County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,643, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McLennan County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), of which VALLEY MILLS H S is one.

VALLEY MILLS J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around VALLEY MILLS H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VALLEY MILLS H S at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 55.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VALLEY MILLS H S has stayed largely flat, going from 206 students in 2018 to 206 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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