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Kankakee Valley High School

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Kankakee Valley High School ranks 73 rd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 83% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Kankakee Valley High School is a public high school located in Wheatfield, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 995 students. The school is part of the Kankakee Valley School Corporation, which is ranked 75 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Kankakee Valley High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Indiana high schools, with a current ranking of 73 out of 429 schools.

Kankakee Valley High School has demonstrated strong academic performance, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in various standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 54.39% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, 57.81% in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and 31.64% in SAT/Mathematics. These scores are consistently higher than the state and district averages. The school has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.2% to 97.4% over the past few years, which is a notable strength compared to the state and district averages. Additionally, Kankakee Valley High School has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, with particularly noteworthy results for special education students.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Crown Point High School, Rensselaer Central High School, and N Judson-San Pierre Junior Senior High School, Kankakee Valley High School generally performs better academically, with higher test scores and graduation rates. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school has maintained strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from diverse backgrounds. As the school continues to invest in its resources and address areas for improvement, such as chronic absenteeism, it is well-positioned to maintain its position as a top-tier educational institution in the state.

976

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,039

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3923 W Sr 10
Wheatfield, IN 46392

(219) 956-3143

District: Kankakee Valley School Corp

Feeder schools for Kankakee Valley High School:

Elementary:	DeMotte Elementary School
	Kankakee Valley Intermediate School
	Wheatfield Elementary School
Middle:	Kankakee Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Indiana high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Indiana avg42%

73^rd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 380Kankakee Valley School Corp among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	73 of 429	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	116 of 432	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	93 of 398	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	82 of 409	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	74 of 388	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	210 of 389	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	117 of 385	69.6%	★★★★☆
2017	43.6	229 of 380	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.3	134 of 394	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.7	188 of 400	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.6	84 of 379	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	50.3	136 of 353	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.4	196 of 373	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.1	122 of 364	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.6	104 of 362	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	71 of 364	80.5%	★★★★☆
2008	68.3	99 of 360	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	50.9	211 of 354	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.1	224 of 349	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.2	160 of 349	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	45 of 119	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	54 of 387	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.0	148 of 392	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	88 of 388	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	60 of 181	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	73 of 184	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	42 of 166	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	34 of 164	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	46 of 377	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	114 of 377	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	70 of 379	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	107 of 386	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	95 of 392	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	116 of 383	69.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	141 of 298	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	48 of 289	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	13 of 285	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	88 of 377	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	118 of 381	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	106 of 375	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	96 of 378	74.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing58%+3 vs state

Biology54%+9 vs state

Mathematics32%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kankakee Valley High School	Public	9-12	3923 W Sr 10	Wheatfield	46392	Jasper County	Kankakee Valley School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 956-3143	976	66	14.9	40.6%	816 (83.6%)	2 (0.2%)	128 (13.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.0%)	71.8	73^rd of 429 public high schools	83.0%		63.1	116^th of 432 public high schools	73.1%	43	57.8	31.6														54.4	$12,039	$167	$11,871
Hebron High School	Public	9-12	509 S Main St	Hebron	46341	Porter County	MSD Boone Township	No	No	No	No	(219) 996-4771	307	25	12.5	40.4%	249 (81.1%)	5 (1.6%)	45 (14.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	54	179^th of 429 public high schools	58.3%		47.4	216^th of 432 public high schools	50.0%	37	56.3	16.1														48.4	$13,174	$288	$12,886
Kouts Middle/High School	Public	6-12	302 E College Ave	Kouts	46347	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 766-2231	381	28	13.8	16.3%	354 (92.9%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	70.2	80^th of 429 public high schools	81.4%		86.3	25^th of 432 public high schools	94.2%	55	56.4	27.3		50.0	51.8	52.6	51.6		47.5	37.5	45.6	43.1	55.0	55.0		59.7	$10,340	$68	$10,273
Boone Grove High School	Public	9-12	260 S 500 W	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Porter Township School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 476-3455	467	36	12.9	27.2%	352 (75.4%)	17 (3.6%)	87 (18.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	65.8	104^th of 429 public high schools	75.8%		60.6	136^th of 432 public high schools	68.5%	32	71.0	35.5														32.7	$13,266	$354	$12,912
Tri-Township Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	11 N Michigan St	La Crosse	46348	LaPorte County	Tri-Township Cons School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 754-2461	143	17	8.6	39.2%	132 (92.3%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	23.4	330^th of 429 public high schools	23.1%		29	310^th of 432 public high schools	28.2%	20	45.8	0.0		31.3	13.3	31.6	26.0		18.8	13.3	10.5	14.0				22.7	$11,367	$284	$11,082
Morgan Township Middle/High School	Public	6-12	299 S Sr 49	Valparaiso	46383	Porter County	East Porter County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 462-5883	440	31	14.1	12.3%	385 (87.5%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	86.8	24^th of 429 public high schools	94.4%		94.8	7^th of 432 public high schools	98.4%	17	71.0	38.7	70.0	57.1	60.6	65.1	62.2	56.7	39.7	50.0	50.8	48.2	54.0	54.0	80.0	66.2	$10,258	$97	$10,161
Lowell Senior High School	Public	9-12	2051 E Commercial Ave	Lowell	46356	Lake County	Tri-Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(219) 696-7733	981	48	20.5	26.8%	805 (82.1%)	14 (1.4%)	133 (13.6%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.9%)	59.1	146^th of 429 public high schools	66.0%		75.6	58^th of 432 public high schools	86.6%	88	56.3	21.7														48.9	$12,260	$411	$11,849
West Central Senior High School	Public	9-12	1852 S Us 421	Francesville	47946	Pulaski County	West Central School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 567-9119	203	18	11.6	46.8%	174 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.5%)	55.2	170^th of 429 public high schools	60.4%		71.6	73^rd of 432 public high schools	83.1%	97	55.8	19.2														45.8	$15,273	$274	$14,999
N Judson-San Pierre Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Bluejay Dr	North Judson	46366	Starke County	North Judson-San Pierre School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 896-2158	443	36	12.4	43.1%	413 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	42.9	241^st of 429 public high schools	43.8%		34.6	286^th of 432 public high schools	33.8%	45	64.0	10.7			27.1	55.0	40.0			20.0	31.7	25.4				27.4	$14,291	$622	$13,669
Rensselaer Central High School	Public	9-12	1106 E Grace St	Rensselaer	47978	Jasper County	Rensselaer Central School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 866-5175	432	37	11.8	34.3%	341 (78.9%)	5 (1.2%)	74 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	69.5	86^th of 429 public high schools	80.0%		60.2	138^th of 432 public high schools	68.1%	52	63.8	27.7														48.1	$15,130	$150	$14,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Kankakee Valley High School

What schools feed into Kankakee Valley High School?

Kankakee Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : DeMotte Elementary School
Elementary : Kankakee Valley Intermediate School
Elementary : Wheatfield Elementary School
Middle : Kankakee Valley Middle School

How many students attend Kankakee Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 976 students attended Kankakee Valley High School.

What is the racial makeup of Kankakee Valley High School?

Students at Kankakee Valley High School are 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Kankakee Valley High School in?

Kankakee Valley School Corp

Is Kankakee Valley High School a good school?

Kankakee Valley High School ranks 73^rd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026

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2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJul 16, 2025

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