Belvidere Central Middle School

Belvidere Central Middle School is one of the high-enrollment junior highs in Belvidere, Illinois, part of Belvidere CUSD 100, with 911 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Belvidere Central Middle School sits 97% above that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Belvidere CUSD 100 (7,523 students total), Belvidere Central Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Belvidere Central Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Boone County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Belvidere Central Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Belvidere Central Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 35.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Boone County put median household income runs about $84,571, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Belvidere Central Middle School is one of 17 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 8,993 students).

Seth Whitman Elem Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Belvidere Central Middle School. On composite proficiency, Belvidere Central Middle School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 30.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belvidere Central Middle School has decreased 7%, going from 977 students in 2018 to 911 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 63% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.