Pauls Valley Junior High School is a comprehensive, three year public junior high school for grades 7, 8, and 9. Current enrollment at PVJH is 336 students. PVJH has 101 students in seventh grade, 101 students in eighth grade, and 134 students in ninth grade.  Pauls Valley Junior High School gains approximately 30 to 40 freshmen students yearly, from nearby Whitebead School, a dependent K-8 school.

Pauls Valley Junior High strives to provide a caring, safe, supportive learning environment promoting self-discipline, creativity, motivation, and excellence in learning for all students.  Students are taught to be life-long learners, with individual responsibility for self, school, and community.  PVJH has outstanding programs for students with varying abilities.  The professional, caring staff provides educational programs to meet a wide range of student abilities and needs.  Pauls Valley Junior High provides a college preparatory/work ready curriculum and the core curriculum as specified in Senate Bill 1792.  PVJH has a strong academic program that ensures each student is provided with many opportunities for academic success.