Is Valmeyer High School a good school?

Valmeyer High School ranks 202 nd of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valmeyer High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 111 students attended Valmeyer High School.

What is the racial makeup of Valmeyer High School?

Students at Valmeyer High School are 99% White.

What schools feed into Valmeyer High School?

Valmeyer High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Valmeyer Elementary School Middle : Valmeyer Junior High

Valmeyer High School

Summary:

Valmeyer High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Valmeyer, Illinois, with an enrollment of 118 students. The school is part of the Valmeyer CUSD 3 district, which is ranked 560 out of 813 districts in the state.

Valmeyer High School has maintained consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 89.1% to 100% over the past five years, significantly outperforming the nearby Cahokia High School, which had a 55.2% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024. The school's students generally perform better on standardized tests compared to the state average in English Language Arts, but lag behind in Mathematics. However, Valmeyer High School has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.6% in 2019-2020 to 21.6% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby Waterloo High School, which had a 15.4% chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-2024.

Valmeyer High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly over the years, from a high of 42nd in 2012-2013 to a low of 411th in 2021-2022, suggesting that the school's performance may be influenced by factors beyond its control. Additionally, the school's data shows some disparities between different student subgroups, with male students outperforming female students and white students lagging behind the overall school performance. While Valmeyer High School generally outperforms the nearby Cahokia High School, it lags behind the higher-performing Columbia High School and Waterloo High School in several key metrics.

Detail:

Public 9-12

300 S Cedar Bluff Dr
Valmeyer, IL 62295-3133

(618) 935-2100

District: Valmeyer CUSD 3

SchoolDigger Rank:
202^nd of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,178

Feeder schools for Valmeyer High School:

Elementary:	Valmeyer Elementary School
Middle:	Valmeyer Junior High

Student/teacher ratio: 9.5

Number of students: 111

Racial breakdown:

White:

99.1%

African American:

0.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valmeyer High School ranks better than 71% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.57. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Valmeyer High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 (99.1%), African American (0.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valmeyer High School is 9.5. (See more...)

Compare Valmeyer High School employs 11.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valmeyer High School is $15,178.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valmeyer High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Valmeyer High School 202^nd of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Valmeyer High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Valmeyer CUSD 3:

SchoolDigger ranks Valmeyer CUSD 3 560^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valmeyer High School

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Rank History for all students at Valmeyer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	63.48	220^th	586	62.5%
2004	59.28	256^th	592	56.8%
2005	68.10	185^th	590	68.6%
2006	83.56	74^th	596	87.6%
2007	55.06	313^th	612	48.9%
2008	84.75	73^rd	624	88.3%
2009	68.22	209^th	632	66.9%
2010	69.88	185^th	643	71.2%
2011	63.93	264^th	655	59.7%
2012	70.76	186^th	665	72.0%
2013	90.33	42^nd	670	93.7%
2014	80.31	128^th	670	80.9%
2016	79.49	59^th	643	90.8%
2017	72.17	141^st	642	78.0%
2018	66.57	189^th	647	70.8%
2019	45.45	381^st	701	45.6%
2021	50.15	300^th	688	56.4%
2022	41.22	411^th	699	41.2%
2023	62.90	224^th	699	68.0%
2024	63.57	202^nd	697	71.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Valmeyer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.55	131^st	620	78.9%
2019	35.57	428^th	665	35.6%
2021	47.00	314^th	639	50.9%
2022	50.53	315^th	658	52.1%
2023	43.82	372^nd	656	43.3%
2024	63.07	206^th	664	69.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Valmeyer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.20	274^th	619	55.7%
2019	52.05	289^th	675	57.2%
2021	50.32	289^th	653	55.7%
2022	26.53	483^rd	664	27.3%
2023	82.56	96^th	668	85.6%
2024	60.28	216^th	668	67.7%

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Rank History for White students at Valmeyer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.75	242^nd	548	55.8%
2019	26.96	415^th	552	24.8%
2021	30.42	369^th	553	33.3%
2022	29.00	407^th	560	27.3%
2023	42.63	297^th	557	46.7%
2024	46.09	257^th	554	53.6%

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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 Valmeyer High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	137	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	138
1990	126	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	128
1991	138	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	138
1992	149	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	149
1993	155	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	155
1994	152	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	153
1995	130	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	131
1996	130	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	131
1997	126	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	127
1998	143	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	144
1999	147	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	148
2000	148	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	149
2001	153	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	153
2002	133	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	133
2003	133	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	133
2004	142	0	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	143
2005	140	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	142
2006	152	0	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	155
2007	144	0	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	147
2008	134	0	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	137
2009	143	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	145
2010	32	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	33
2011	131	0	0	0	0	1	0	132
2012	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	135
2013	133	0	0	1	0	0	0	134
2014	134	0	0	2	0	0	0	136
2015	150	1	0	1	0	0	0	152
2016	134	2	0	1	0	0	1	138
2017	127	2	0	0	0	0	1	130
2018	142	2	0	2	0	0	2	148
2019	110	2	0	1	0	0	2	115
2020	112	2	0	4	0	0	1	119
2021	133	2	0	5	0	0	1	141
2022	115	3	0	5	0	0	1	124
2023	113	1	0	4	0	0	0	118
2024	110	1	0	0	0	0	0	111

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Valmeyer High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	138	12.0	11.5	n/a
1990	128	12.0	10.6	n/a
1991	138	13.0	10.6	n/a
1992	149	12.5	11.9	n/a
1993	155	12.5	12.4	n/a
1994	153	11.5	13.3	n/a
1995	131	10.5	12.5	n/a
1996	131	10.5	12.5	n/a
1997	127	10.1	12.6	n/a
1998	144	11.5	12.5	n/a
1999	148	12.6	11.7	n/a
2000	149	15.6	9.6	n/a
2001	153	14.0	10.9	n/a
2002	133	13.7	9.7	6
2003	133	13.7	9.7	6
2004	143	12.8	11.2	11.2
2005	142	12.8	11.1	8.5
2006	155	14.6	10.6	7.7
2007	147	14.0	10.5	9.5
2008	137	10.0	13.7	4.4
2009	145	12.0	12.1	9.7
2010	33	9.0	3.6	63.6
2011	132	8.2	16.0	13.6
2012	135	7.7	17.3	13.3
2013	134	16.9	7.9	19.4
2014	136	11.7	11.6	25
2015	152	12.0	12.6	21.7
2016	138	13.0	10.6	11.6
2017	130	12.6	10.2	10
2018	148	12.1	12.1	10.8
2019	115	12.5	9.1	16.5
2020	119	11.3	10.4	16.8
2021	141	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	124	11.4	10.7	19.4
2023	118	9.2	12.7	20.3
2024	111	11.6	9.5	25.2

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 Valmeyer High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	138	12.0	11.5	n/a
1990	128	12.0	10.6	n/a
1991	138	13.0	10.6	n/a
1992	149	12.5	11.9	n/a
1993	155	12.5	12.4	n/a
1994	153	11.5	13.3	n/a
1995	131	10.5	12.5	n/a
1996	131	10.5	12.5	n/a
1997	127	10.1	12.6	n/a
1998	144	11.5	12.5	n/a
1999	148	12.6	11.7	n/a
2000	149	15.6	9.6	n/a
2001	153	14.0	10.9	n/a
2002	133	13.7	9.7	6
2003	133	13.7	9.7	6
2004	143	12.8	11.2	11.2
2005	142	12.8	11.1	8.5
2006	155	14.6	10.6	7.7
2007	147	14.0	10.5	9.5
2008	137	10.0	13.7	4.4
2009	145	12.0	12.1	9.7
2010	33	9.0	3.6	63.6
2011	132	8.2	16.0	13.6
2012	135	7.7	17.3	13.3
2013	134	16.9	7.9	19.4
2014	136	11.7	11.6	25
2015	152	12.0	12.6	21.7
2016	138	13.0	10.6	11.6
2017	130	12.6	10.2	10
2018	148	12.1	12.1	10.8
2019	115	12.5	9.1	16.5
2020	119	11.3	10.4	16.8
2021	141	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	124	11.4	10.7	19.4
2023	118	9.2	12.7	20.3
2024	111	11.6	9.5	25.2

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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