Valley Mills Junior High School
Public middle school in Valley Mills, Texas · Valley Mills ISD · Grades 6–8
Valley Mills Junior High School serves 137 students in grades 6–8 in Valley Mills (McLennan County). It is one of 3 schools in Valley Mills ISD. By enrollment it is the 1625th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 12.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Valley Mills ISD |
| County | McLennan County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484376007525 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Valley Mills ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 137 | 669 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 11.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.4% | 48.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Valley Mills Junior High School in context
Size
Valley Mills Junior High School is the only middle school in Valley Mills ISD. Its 137 students are 20.5% of the district's 669. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 14.3 miles away and have a median of 487 students, so Valley Mills Junior High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 50 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 42, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% more students than grade 6 (50 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 70.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Valley Mills ISD (64.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 21.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.7% across Valley Mills ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Valley Mills Junior High School has 12.33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 137 students would have about 9.5 teachers, so Valley Mills Junior High School has 2.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is China Spring Middle School, 9.9 miles away in China Spring ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 70.8% |
| Hispanic | 21.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.7% |
54.7% of students are girls and 45.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 45 |
| Grade 7 | 42 |
| Grade 8 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
Hwy # 6 & # 1 Eagle Way, Valley Mills, TX 76689
Phone: (254)932-5251
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Valley Mills Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Spring Middle School | China Spring ISD | 9.9 mi | 483 | 16.1 | 34.2% |
| Clifton Middle School | Clifton ISD | 12.8 mi | 235 | 11.8 | 54% |
| China Spring Intermediate School | China Spring ISD | 13.1 mi | 491 | 15.8 | 34.6% |
| River Valley Middle School | Midway ISD | 13.9 mi | 902 | 13.9 | 28.2% |
| Isbill Junior High School | McGregor ISD | 14.7 mi | 333 | 11 | 52.3% |
| Bosqueville Middle School | Bosqueville ISD | 15.3 mi | 183 | 12.3 | 37.2% |
| Tennyson Middle School | Waco ISD | 17.4 mi | 963 | 15.6 | 81.9% |
| Midway Middle School | Midway ISD | 18.6 mi | 1,112 | 14.4 | 47% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Valley Mills ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Mills Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 326 |
| Valley Mills High School | High | 9–12 | 206 |