Belle Valley School

Belle Valley School is one of the substantial elementary-level communitys in Belleville, Illinois, part of Belle Valley SD 119, with 997 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 162% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Operationally, Belle Valley School answers to Belle Valley SD 119, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Belle Valley School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% White, 12% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Belle Valley School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Belle Valley School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.9%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of +12.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for St. Clair County put median household income runs about $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belle Valley School is one of 96 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 40,879 students).

Belleville High School-East is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Belle Valley School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belle Valley School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 1,032 students in 2018 compared to 997 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 28% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.