Best Public Schools in Valley Mills, TX

Summary:

The city of Valley Mills, Texas, is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Valley Mills Elementary, Valley Mills High School, and Valley Mills J H. These schools are part of the Valley Mills Independent School District (Isd).

Among the standout schools in Valley Mills, Valley Mills High School stands out with its impressive 100% four-year graduation rate and 0% dropout rate in 2022-2023. The school also outperformed the state average in several STAAR EOC (End of Course) exams, including Biology, English I Reading, English II Reading, and U.S. History. Meanwhile, Valley Mills Elementary has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 2944th out of 4647 Texas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 2051st out of 4651 in 2024-2025, and it performed better than the district and state averages in several STAAR math assessments for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.

In terms of key metrics, Valley Mills Elementary has the largest enrollment with 328 students, followed by Valley Mills High School with 206 students and Valley Mills J H with 147 students. Valley Mills J H has the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 53.74%, while Valley Mills High School has the highest spending per student at $16,210 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.5.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Valley Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 W Ave C	Valley Mills	76689	Bosque County	Valley Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 932-5526	326	24	13.5	51.8%	203 (62.3%)	5 (1.5%)	105 (32.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	51.6	2051^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.9%		45.3	2487^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.2%	436						47.4	31.9	52.3				53.5	48.9	61.4				25.0			$8,504
Valley Mills High School	Public	9-12	Hwy # 6 & # 1 Eagle Way	Valley Mills	76689	McLennan County	Valley Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 932-5251	206	21	9.7	44.7%	129 (62.6%)	7 (3.4%)	60 (29.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	55.7	773^rd of 1974 public high schools	60.8%		50.4	925^th of 1990 public high schools	53.5%	152	26.3	67.9	63.5	57.4	70.9																$13,320
Valley Mills J H	Public	6-8	Hwy # 6 & # 1 Eagle Way	Valley Mills	76689	McLennan County	Valley Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 932-5251	137	12	11.1	47.4%	97 (70.8%)	1 (0.7%)	29 (21.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	33.3	1610^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.3%		39.1	1431^st of 2372 public middle schools	39.7%	179	64.7								48.8	36.4	49.1				48.8	29.6	25.0		22.6	11.3	$5,863

Cities Near Valley Mills

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clifton	9.12 mi	3	221^st
Crawford	10.32 mi	2	39^th
China Spring	11.87 mi	4	97^th
Waco	15.02 mi	66	754^th
McGregor	17.42 mi	5	405^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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