VALLEY MILLS J H

VALLEY MILLS J H is an one-room-style intermediate school in VALLEY MILLS, Texas, overseen by VALLEY MILLS ISD. The school enrolls 137 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 79% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

VALLEY MILLS J H is one of 3 schools operated by VALLEY MILLS ISD, a district that serves 669 students overall.

On demographics, VALLEY MILLS J H lists that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 47% of students at VALLEY MILLS J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below McLennan County's rate of about 62%.

With demographic context factored in, VALLEY MILLS J H is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.2%; VALLEY MILLS J H posts 37.9%, -15.3 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (McLennan County) records that median household income runs about $66,643, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, McLennan County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), of which VALLEY MILLS J H is one.

The closest other public school is VALLEY MILLS H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VALLEY MILLS J H ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VALLEY MILLS J H has edged up 47%, going from 93 students in 2018 to 137 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 28% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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