Elementary school (grades K-5) · Findlay, IL

Okaw Valley Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Okaw Valley Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 170022304224
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
56
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Okaw Valley Middle School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 79% of Illinois schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

54
Resource Index · Higher
11.3:1
small classes for Illinois
124
students enrolled

Okaw Valley Middle School has class sizes smaller than 79% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+14 students YoY

Okaw Valley Middle School grew from 115 students in 2022-23 to 129 in 2023-24 (+12.2%).

Teacher FTE held 11.5 → 11.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+14 students YoY 170022304224 · Findlay, IL Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

124 enr · 11.3:1 · RII 54

Nearest enrollment peer: Okaw Valley Elementary School (170 students)

Okaw Valley Middle School grew from 115 students in 2022-23 to 129 in 2023-24 (+12.2%). Teacher FTE held 11.5 → 11.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Illinois schools → · Find another →

Okaw Valley Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Okaw Valley Middle School reports 124 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Okaw Valley Middle School compares

Okaw Valley Middle School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.3:1 ▼ 19% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 124 top 92% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.3:1
Leaner classes than 81% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
124
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.3:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 21% in Illinois - lower ratio than 79% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$16,803
per pupil, district-wide - below Illinois avg of $18,196
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 124 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.6%
Hispanic or Latino 0.8%
Asian 0.8%
Two or More 0.8%

Largest group: White at 97.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.7, Okaw Valley Middle School is less mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

District finance for Okaw Valley Cusd 302 reports $16,803 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Okaw Valley Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Okaw Valley Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Okaw Valley High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Okaw Valley Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Okaw Valley Cusd 302 · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Okaw Valley Middle School

How many students attend Okaw Valley Middle School?

Okaw Valley Middle School has 124 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Findlay, IL. CCD year-over-year: 115 (2022-23) → 129 (2023-24), up 14.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Okaw Valley Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Okaw Valley Middle School is 11.3:1, which is 19% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 28% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Okaw Valley Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Okaw Valley Middle School is White at 97.6% of enrollment, in Findlay, IL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Okaw Valley Middle School?

Okaw Valley Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Okaw Valley Cusd 302?

Besides Okaw Valley Middle School, Okaw Valley Cusd 302 also operates Okaw Valley Elementary School (170 students) and Okaw Valley High School (162 students). See the Okaw Valley Cusd 302 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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