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Okaw Valley Middle School

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Okaw Valley Middle School ranks 539 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Okaw Valley Middle School in Findlay, Illinois, serves grades 5–8 and enrolls 124 students, the smallest enrollment among the six nearby schools in this comparison. Its most important academic finding is a sharp split: in 2025–2026, ELA proficiency was 70%, while math proficiency was just 12%, 27 percentage points below the state.

ELA is a relative strength: Okaw was 13 points above Illinois, 6 points above Okaw Valley CUSD 302, and 8 points above the average for four nearby schools serving grades 6–8. Its 70% ELA result was second to Central A & M Middle School at 72%. Math is the clearest weakness: Okaw was 4 points below its district and 20 points below those nearby schools’ average; it scored lower than every one of them. Science results also differ by grade: fifth-grade proficiency was 68%, 20 points above the state, while eighth-grade proficiency was 41%, 11 points below the state and the lowest among nearby schools reporting that grade.

Results are moving in different directions: ELA rose from 49% in 2023–2024 to 70% in 2025–2026, while math fell to 12% in the latest year after reaching 24% in 2024–2025. Over those three years, the math gap below the state widened from 13 to 27 points. SchoolDigger ranked Okaw at the 52nd percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026; its overall percentile has eased from 56 in 2022–2023. SchoolDigger’s rankings also varied notably by group: Female Students ranked at the 72nd percentile, compared with 52nd overall, while White Students ranked at the 28th percentile. These are SchoolDigger measures of how well the school serves each group. Okaw had the lowest nearby student-teacher ratio, 10.9 to 1, and the highest free/reduced lunch eligible share: 50% in 2024–2025, compared with the nearby average of 39%. Chronic absenteeism fell by 7 percentage points from 2021–2022 to 2025–2026, to 11%, though it remained 2 points above the district rate.

124

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,555

Per pupil spending ?

50.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

501 W Division St
Findlay, IL 62534-9679

(217) 756-8521

District: Okaw Valley CUSD 302

Students who attend Okaw Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Okaw Valley High School

Feeder schools for Okaw Valley Middle School:

Elementary:

Okaw Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.6%

Asian:

0.8%

Hispanic:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Illinois median (52nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Illinois avg49%

539^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

532^nd of 738Okaw Valley CUSD 302 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	539 of 1126	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	648 of 1368	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	625 of 1363	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	604 of 1367	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	765 of 1369	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	670 of 1241	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	773 of 1356	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	539 of 1293	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	497 of 1293	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	401 of 1294	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	511 of 1302	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.1	891 of 1322	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	751 of 1367	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.2	536 of 1365	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.8	537 of 1344	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.4	627 of 1327	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.7	706 of 1318	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.9	568 of 1293	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.4	456 of 1287	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.7	584 of 1272	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.2	271 of 1209	77.6%	★★★★☆
2004	72.1	356 of 1204	70.4%	★★★★☆
2003	66.8	425 of 1185	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	243 of 867	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	46.3	627 of 1248	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	558 of 1251	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	557 of 1275	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	596 of 1286	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	681 of 1017	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	704 of 1276	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	379 of 1226	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	410 of 1229	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	512 of 1219	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	595 of 1234	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	714 of 1221	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	456 of 1019	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	654 of 1217	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	674 of 1161	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	576 of 1271	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	590 of 1264	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	554 of 1292	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	782 of 1286	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	527 of 1048	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	828 of 1296	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	721 of 1223	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	546 of 754	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	651 of 884	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	620 of 875	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	640 of 895	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	741 of 898	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	606 of 813	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	710 of 905	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	546 of 889	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)72nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

White (2026)28th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+13 vs state

Science54%+5 vs state

Mathematics12%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)						IAR Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Okaw Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	501 W Division St	Findlay	62534	Shelby County	Okaw Valley CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 756-8521	124	11	10.9	50.0%	121 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	49.2	539^th of 1126 public middle schools	52.1%		48.2	648^th of 1368 public middle schools	52.6%	109	67.6	41.2		72.2	67.7	62.9	75.8	69.6				27.8		12.4	97.1%		$15,555	$26	$15,529
Moulton Elementary School	Public	4-8	1101 W North 6th St	Shelbyville	62565	Shelby County	Shelbyville CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 774-2169	455	34	13.2	44.8%	427 (93.8%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	64.4	350^th of 1126 public middle schools	68.9%		69.3	373^rd of 1368 public middle schools	72.7%	23	40.8	54.1	69.2	57.1	88.6	80.5	83.8	75.5	48.4	23.5	33.3	37.7	44.6	36.9	95.9%		$11,569	$621	$10,947
Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	735 N Main St	Sullivan	61951	Moultrie County	Sullivan CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 728-8381	266	16	16.3	47.4%	250 (94.0%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	41.8	632^nd of 1126 public middle schools	43.9%		58.5	505^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.1%	127		45.8			60.9	52.7	68.7	60.4			34.4	35.5	33.7	34.6	98.8%		$10,742	$153	$10,589
Central A & M Middle School	Public	6-8	404 Colegrove St Ste A	Assumption	62510	Christian County	Central A & M CUD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 226-4241	177	14	12.6	44.6%	165 (93.2%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	48.3	550^th of 1126 public middle schools	51.2%		30	935^th of 1368 public middle schools	31.7%	385		46.8			68.2	64.6	85.1	71.8			36.4	26.2	27.7	29.5	98.7%		$14,781	$407	$14,374
Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	728 S Wall St	Macon	62544	Macon County	Meridian CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 764-3367	195	16	12.1	42.6%	178 (91.3%)	4 (2.1%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	32.8	754^th of 1126 public middle schools	33.0%		42.8	732^nd of 1368 public middle schools	46.5%	22		47.3			53.1	50.8	50.0	51.4			32.8	34.4		27.6	99.5%		$14,115	$105	$14,010
Mt Zion Intermediate School	Public	4-6	310 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 864-2921	557	32	17.2	30.5%	507 (91.0%)	14 (2.5%)	9 (1.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)	63.5		69.4	61.6	63.3			64.7	55.9	41.2	43.8			46.9	98.9%		$12,064	$731	$11,333
Mt Zion Junior High School	Public	7-8	315 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 864-2369	378	23	16.3	26.7%	330 (87.3%)	9 (2.4%)	13 (3.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	55.3	456^th of 1126 public middle schools	59.5%		64.2	434^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.3%	22		61.9				58.3	72.8	64.9				44.1	33.7	39.4	99.2%		$12,331	$458	$11,872

Frequently Asked Questions about Okaw Valley Middle School

Is Okaw Valley Middle School a good school?

Okaw Valley Middle School ranks 539^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Okaw Valley Middle School in?

Okaw Valley CUSD 302

What is the racial makeup of Okaw Valley Middle School?

Students at Okaw Valley Middle School are 98% White.

How many students attend Okaw Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 124 students attended Okaw Valley Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Okaw Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Okaw Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Okaw Valley High School

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