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Schools in Valley Mills · Valley Mills Independent School District

Valley Mills’s public schools outscore 53% of Texas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Valley Mills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
49%
▼ 2 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 2 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 6% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
669 students on the public path
In brief

Valley Mills’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 631 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Valley Mills’s, its schools beat 62%, higher than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,532 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Valley Mills J H, then Valley Mills H S. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Valley Mills’s grade

B Test scores

B−: better than 53% of Texas school districts. Test scores are above the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (631)Better than 62%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 334 test results could put Valley Mills anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Valley Mills’s students in the tested grades sat them (338 in math, 331 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Valley Mills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Valley Mills ElValley Mills Independent School DistrictB+
6–8Valley Mills J HValley Mills Independent School DistrictB−
9–12Valley Mills H SValley Mills Independent School DistrictA−

Valley Mills’s public schools are run by Valley Mills Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Valley Mills Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 669 students · 11.6 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,532TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 331 students tested
Math43%
State average 40.9% · 338 students tested

Valley Mills vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Valley Mills’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valley MillsB−Valley Mills Independent

Every school in Valley Mills

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Valley Millsby address
Valley Mills El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
326 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Valley Millsin other towns
Valley Mills J H
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
137 students11:1Rate it →
Valley Mills H S
High · Grades 9–12
A−
206 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Valley Mills’s schools

Are Valley Mills’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Valley Mills children attend outscore 53% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Valley Mills in?

Valley Mills Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 669 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Valley Mills kids go to high school?

Valley Mills H S, with 206 students; its own test results earn an A−.

How much does Valley Mills spend per student?

$13,532 in Valley Mills Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.