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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Belle Valley School this year?
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Enrollment
997
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLE VALLEY SD 119·NCES 170558000229
Belle Valley School
2465 Amann Dr, Belleville, IL 62220 · (618) 236-5200 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL997 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
79 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
822 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 81 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (101).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 21.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belle Valley School
Belle Valley School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Valley School this school | 997 | 82.4% | 36.8% |
| Dennis Lab School Decatur | 579 | 84.6% | 9.9% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Belleville | 542 | 83.2% | 26.5% |
| Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed Center Peoria | 584 | 78.3% | N/A |
| Constance Lane Elementary School Rockford | 623 | 90.5% | 5.8% |
| Glen Oak Comm Learning Cntr Peoria | 794 | 91.7% | 10.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belle Valley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,025 of 1,925 | #21 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,453 of 2,077 ▼ 336 | #31 of 43 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,058 of 2,077 ▼ 204 | #21 of 43 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 997 | #22 of 2,419 | #1 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #763 of 2,035 | #13 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #703 of 2,042 | #20 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #462 of 2,132 | #14 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #1,285 of 1,461 | #25 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
997
-124 (-11%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 997 | 79 | 12.6:1 | 82% (822) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 82 | 11.9:1 | 82% (803) |
| 2022-23 | 985 | 83 | 11.9:1 | 79% (782) |
| 2020-21 | 1,121 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,032 | 65.5 | 15.8:1 | 68% (705) |
| 2015-16 | 974 | 63 | 15.5:1 | 66% (639) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 56% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 31 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Valley School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,032 to 997); teachers up 21% (65.5 to 79).
About Belle Valley School
Belle Valley School is a large elementary school with an address in Belleville, Illinois. There are 997 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 162% larger than that mark.
Belle Valley School falls under Belle Valley SD 119.
Federal enrollment data show Belle Valley School is 62% Black. Next come 20% White, 12% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 28% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 79 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 822 students, or 82%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in St. Clair County average 54%.
Belle Valley School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Illinois public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Belle Valley School is 12.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 36.8%. Predicted: 23.9%.
For the population of St. Clair County, median household income comes to about $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Clair County's 96 public schools enroll about 40,879 students and include Belle Valley School.
Belle Valley School is about 1.8 miles from Belleville High School-East, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Belle Valley School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Belle Valley School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment fell by 11% across 4 years, from 1,121 in 2020-21 to 997 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Belle Valley School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belleville
- Belleville High School-EastHigh · 2,600 students
- Belleville High School-WestHigh · 2,118 students
- Whiteside Elementary SchoolElementary · 680 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Whiteside Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Belleville High School-East1.8 mi · 2,600
- Douglas Elementary School2.0 mi · 233
- Central Jr High School2.0 mi · 308
- Westhaven Elementary2.2 mi · 313
- Washington School2.4 mi · 192
- Wingate Elementary School2.5 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Valley SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Belle Valley School?
Belle Valley School enrolls approximately 997 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Belle Valley School serve?
Belle Valley School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belle Valley School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belle Valley School is approximately 12.6:1 (79 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Belle Valley School?
Student demographics at Belle Valley School are roughly 20% White, 5% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Belle Valley School in?
Belle Valley School is part of Belle Valley SD 119.
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