Is Tri-Valley Middle School a good school?

Tri-Valley Middle School ranks 139 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tri-Valley Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 457 students attended Tri-Valley Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Tri-Valley Middle School?

Students at Tri-Valley Middle School are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Tri-Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tri-Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Tri-Valley High School

Tri-Valley Middle School

Summary:

Tri-Valley Middle School is a public middle school located in Downs, Illinois, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 463 students. The school is part of the Tri Valley CUSD 3 district, which is ranked 61 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Tri-Valley Middle School has consistently maintained a high ranking among Illinois middle schools, with a current ranking of 139 out of 1,363 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year.

Tri-Valley Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (68.9%) and Mathematics (52.3%) were significantly higher than the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rate of 82.7% was also well above the state average of 53.2%. Additionally, Tri-Valley Middle School has demonstrated strong performance across various student subgroups, with its female students, white students, special education students, and disabled students all ranking within the top 25% of Illinois middle schools in their respective categories.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Ridgeview Junior High School and Lexington Junior High School have significantly lower academic proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to Tri-Valley Middle School. This consistent high performance is a testament to Tri-Valley Middle School's effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support systems. The school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 10.37% in 2022-2023, suggests it may serve a more affluent student population, which could contribute to its strong academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public 4-8

505 E Washington St
Downs, IL 61736-9331

(309) 378-3414

District: Tri Valley CUSD 3

SchoolDigger Rank:
139^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,271

Students who attend Tri-Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tri-Valley High School

Feeder schools for Tri-Valley Middle School:

Elementary:

Tri-Valley Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 457

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 9.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tri-Valley Middle School ranks better than 90.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.88. (See more...)

Compare Details Tri-Valley Middle School ranks better than 89.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.18. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.3%), Hispanic (4.2%), two or more races (3.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 9.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tri-Valley Middle School is 14.1. (See more...)

Compare Tri-Valley Middle School employs 32.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tri-Valley Middle School is $20,271.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tri-Valley Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tri-Valley Middle School 191^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Tri-Valley Middle School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Tri-Valley Middle School 139^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Tri-Valley Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

Tri Valley CUSD 3:

SchoolDigger ranks Tri Valley CUSD 3 61^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tri-Valley Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.95	89^th	2020	95.6%
2004	87.23	104^th	2030	94.9%
2005	82.35	232^nd	2022	88.5%
2006	82.91	183^rd	2086	91.2%
2007	82.15	210^th	2095	90.0%
2008	85.75	115^th	2092	94.5%
2009	87.24	71^st	2120	96.7%
2010	85.45	130^th	2139	93.9%
2011	85.60	121^st	2147	94.4%
2012	85.33	126^th	2166	94.2%
2013	91.42	103^rd	2167	95.2%
2014	92.75	58^th	2093	97.2%
2015	88.06	234^th	2052	88.6%
2016	92.13	131^st	2046	93.6%
2017	94.82	82^nd	2044	96.0%
2018	92.74	112^th	2037	94.5%
2019	93.73	98^th	2086	95.3%
2021	94.69	86^th	1948	95.6%
2022	89.27	198^th	2082	90.5%
2023	87.42	223^rd	2077	89.3%
2024	89.88	191^st	2067	90.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.48	84^th	763	89.0%
2019	92.66	45^th	1194	96.2%
2021	88.01	40^th	640	93.8%
2022	83.60	92^nd	1113	91.7%
2023	85.95	97^th	1156	91.6%
2024	80.57	155^th	1195	87.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	61.44	532^nd	1808	70.6%
2024	66.36	416^th	1793	76.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.62	128^th	1964	93.5%
2019	94.26	60^th	2019	97.0%
2021	94.99	52^nd	1680	96.9%
2022	91.28	130^th	1970	93.4%
2023	88.69	179^th	1957	90.9%
2024	87.14	205^th	1942	89.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	94.99	20^th	907	97.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.30	105^th	1972	94.7%
2019	90.55	136^th	2019	93.3%
2021	90.33	122^nd	1707	92.9%
2022	85.03	241^st	1977	87.8%
2023	82.42	282^nd	1984	85.8%
2024	89.72	172^nd	1959	91.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.77	140^th	1463	90.4%
2019	86.34	119^th	1462	91.9%
2021	89.29	83^rd	1308	93.7%
2022	81.01	193^rd	1425	86.5%
2023	76.60	253^rd	1419	82.2%
2024	80.61	206^th	1392	85.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Tri-Valley Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	85.79	123^rd	1185	89.6%
2004	80.14	221^st	1204	81.6%
2005	82.99	167^th	1209	86.2%
2006	81.35	170^th	1272	86.6%
2007	84.23	103^rd	1287	92.0%
2008	83.14	142^nd	1293	89.0%
2009	81.00	176^th	1318	86.6%
2010	83.03	129^th	1327	90.3%
2011	83.68	117^th	1344	91.3%
2012	78.45	237^th	1365	82.6%
2013	82.82	195^th	1367	85.7%
2014	88.94	102^nd	1322	92.3%
2015	87.87	140^th	1302	89.2%
2016	91.33	79^th	1294	93.9%
2017	91.00	84^th	1293	93.5%
2018	96.36	35^th	1293	97.3%
2019	94.91	47^th	1356	96.5%
2021	90.51	83^rd	1241	93.3%
2022	84.26	161^st	1369	88.2%
2023	92.36	82^nd	1367	94.0%
2024	87.18	139^th	1363	89.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	77.95	83^rd	792	89.5%
2021	84.45	36^th	548	93.4%
2022	86.33	39^th	781	95.0%
2023	86.44	72^nd	805	91.1%
2024	86.30	75^th	802	90.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	85.71	79^th	1234	93.6%
2024	75.83	175^th	1219	85.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	96.30	28^th	1226	97.7%
2019	93.25	51^st	1276	96.0%
2021	89.52	67^th	1017	93.4%
2022	88.26	117^th	1286	90.9%
2023	95.52	34^th	1275	97.3%
2024	90.18	93^rd	1251	92.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	96.51	9^th	674	98.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.29	37^th	1223	97.0%
2019	95.00	44^th	1296	96.6%
2021	85.81	97^th	1048	90.7%
2022	76.56	227^th	1286	82.3%
2023	85.52	141^st	1292	89.1%
2024	80.97	199^th	1264	84.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Tri-Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.38	39^th	889	95.6%
2019	88.33	56^th	905	93.8%
2021	83.22	92^nd	813	88.7%
2022	74.87	163^rd	898	81.8%
2023	85.12	94^th	895	89.5%
2024	77.18	150^th	875	82.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Tri-Valley Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	156	n/a	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	157
1990	164	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	164
1991	170	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	171
1992	177	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	179
1993	183	0	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	187
1994	171	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	172
1995	184	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	186
1996	184	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	186
1997	203	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	203
1998	208	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	209
1999	297	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
2000	298	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
2001	377	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2002	415	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
2003	415	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
2004	401	4	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	412
2005	417	3	1	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	428
2006	397	6	2	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	415
2007	388	3	1	10	3	n/a	n/a	0	405
2008	359	9	6	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	381
2009	397	12	6	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	422
2010	396	14	2	3	1	n/a	n/a	3	419
2011	403	14	1	6	1	0	0	0	425
2012	390	9	5	4	0	0	0	0	408
2013	400	3	6	4	0	0	0	0	413
2014	381	2	5	4	0	1	0	0	393
2015	375	3	7	7	0	1	2	0	395
2016	352	4	10	5	1	1	2	0	375
2017	364	0	6	9	2	1	12	0	394
2018	342	1	4	6	0	1	9	0	363
2019	367	0	5	6	0	0	12	0	390
2020	384	3	3	8	0	0	12	0	410
2021	400	6	4	14	0	0	10	0	434
2022	424	6	5	12	1	0	14	0	462
2023	420	6	5	14	0	0	18	0	463
2024	408	6	6	19	0	0	18	0	457

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tri-Valley Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	157	6.0	26.1	n/a
1990	164	6.0	27.3	n/a
1991	171	6.5	26.3	n/a
1992	179	8.5	21.0	n/a
1993	187	11.0	17.0	n/a
1994	172	9.0	19.1	n/a
1995	186	12.0	15.5	n/a
1996	186	12.0	15.5	n/a
1997	203	12.0	16.9	n/a
1998	209	12.6	16.6	n/a
1999	298	16.0	18.6	n/a
2000	299	17.0	17.6	n/a
2001	378	28.6	13.2	n/a
2002	416	29.1	14.3	6.5
2003	416	29.1	14.3	6.5
2004	412	28.6	14.4	7.8
2005	428	27.0	15.9	9.1
2006	415	30.0	13.8	11.1
2007	405	28.0	14.5	12.8
2008	381	24.0	15.9	8.1
2009	422	30.0	14.1	8.3
2010	419	30.0	13.9	10.8
2011	425	28.0	15.1	10.6
2012	408	25.0	16.3	9.8
2013	413	n/a	n/a	9.4
2014	393	n/a	n/a	8.4
2015	395	24.0	16.4	9.4
2016	375	26.0	14.4	6.4
2017	394	26.0	15.1	6.3
2018	363	26.0	13.9	6.1
2019	390	29.0	13.4	10.5
2020	410	30.0	13.6	9.3
2021	434	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	462	32.2	14.3	7.1
2023	463	33.4	13.8	10.4
2024	457	32.3	14.1	9.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tri-Valley Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	157	6.0	26.1	n/a
1990	164	6.0	27.3	n/a
1991	171	6.5	26.3	n/a
1992	179	8.5	21.0	n/a
1993	187	11.0	17.0	n/a
1994	172	9.0	19.1	n/a
1995	186	12.0	15.5	n/a
1996	186	12.0	15.5	n/a
1997	203	12.0	16.9	n/a
1998	209	12.6	16.6	n/a
1999	298	16.0	18.6	n/a
2000	299	17.0	17.6	n/a
2001	378	28.6	13.2	n/a
2002	416	29.1	14.3	6.5
2003	416	29.1	14.3	6.5
2004	412	28.6	14.4	7.8
2005	428	27.0	15.9	9.1
2006	415	30.0	13.8	11.1
2007	405	28.0	14.5	12.8
2008	381	24.0	15.9	8.1
2009	422	30.0	14.1	8.3
2010	419	30.0	13.9	10.8
2011	425	28.0	15.1	10.6
2012	408	25.0	16.3	9.8
2013	413	n/a	n/a	9.4
2014	393	n/a	n/a	8.4
2015	395	24.0	16.4	9.4
2016	375	26.0	14.4	6.4
2017	394	26.0	15.1	6.3
2018	363	26.0	13.9	6.1
2019	390	29.0	13.4	10.5
2020	410	30.0	13.6	9.3
2021	434	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	462	32.2	14.3	7.1
2023	463	33.4	13.8	10.4
2024	457	32.3	14.1	9.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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