Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch
London Mills, IL · Spoon River Valley CUSD 4
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant
421st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 39%▼ Declining
35265 N IL Route 97, London Mills, IL 61544
(309)778-2201NCES ID 173696003808Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch 421st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 39% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 72th in 2019 to 39th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 45 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.5% | 91.1% | ▼ 7.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 4.4% | ▲ 4.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.5% | 2.2% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 2.2% | ▲ 2.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $101K in zip 61544 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch
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What school district is Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch in?
Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch is part of the Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 district in London Mills, Illinois.
Is Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch 421st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 39% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch?
White 91%, Two or more races 4%, Black 2%, Hispanic 2% (45 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61544 is $101K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.