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What's the most underrated thing about Belvidere High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,167
High
DISTRICT 1,261 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELVIDERE CUSD 100·NCES 170579000255
Belvidere High School
1500 East Ave, Belvidere, IL 61008 · (815) 547-6345 · Boone County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,167 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
715 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 286 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 277 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 328 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 276 | 24% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Belvidere High School
Belvidere High School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere High School this school | 1,167 | 61.3% | 24.6% |
| Elmwood Park High School Elmwood Park | 1,015 | 59.4% | 36.9% |
| Argo Community High School Summit | 1,817 | 64.6% | 32.1% |
| Oak Lawn Comm High School Oak Lawn | 1,867 | 63.0% | 38.3% |
| Reavis High School Burbank | 1,930 | 65.5% | 33.4% |
| East Leyden High School Franklin Park | 1,840 | 54.0% | 38.1% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Belvidere High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #410 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,167 | #193 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #185 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #152 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #196 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #235 of 358 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,167
-121 (-9%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,294
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 | 1,167 | 87.6 | 13.3:1 | 61% (715) |
| 2023-24 | 1,161 | 85 | 13.7:1 | 60% (701) |
| 2022-23 | 1,210 | 84.5 | 14.3:1 | 55% (671) |
| 2020-21 | 1,288 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,245 | 77.1 | 16.1:1 | 49% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 1,265 | 69 | 18.3:1 | 56% (708) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | 70 | 16.9:1 | 45% (535) |
| 2000-01 | 1,879 | 94 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,294 | 72 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belvidere High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,245 to 1,167); teachers up 14% (77.1 to 87.6).
About Belvidere High School
Belvidere High School is a mid-sized high school with its address in Belvidere, Illinois. Total enrollment is 1,167 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. It has 40% more students than the average for high schools in Illinois (about 834).
Belvidere CUSD 100 is responsible for 10 schools, Belvidere High School included, with 7,523 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Belvidere High School is 57% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 37% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 31 points above the 26% share among Boone County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Belvidere High School reports a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher, from 87.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Illinois is about 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Belvidere High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 22% of Illinois public high schools.
Belvidere High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 24.6%, compared with a predicted 36.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Boone County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $84,571 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Belvidere High School shares Boone County with 16 other public schools.
Belvidere South Middle School is the nearest public school to Belvidere High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 24.6% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 9% decline took enrollment from 1,288 in 2020-21 to 1,167 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Belvidere High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,230
Census ACS
Median income
$84,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
8,993 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belvidere CUSD 100
- Belvidere North High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Belvidere South Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Washington AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Meehan Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- Seth Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Other schools in Belvidere
- Belvidere North High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Belvidere South Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Washington AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Meehan Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- Seth Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Other Belvidere High schools
One other US public school is named Belvidere High. Belvidere High School is the largest of the 2.
- Belvidere High SchoolBELVIDERE, NJ · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Belvidere South Middle School0.2 mi · 754
- Meehan Elementary School0.4 mi · 688
- Washington Academy1.0 mi · 721
- Perry Elementary School1.6 mi · 284
- Lincoln Elementary School2.2 mi · 573
- Belvidere Central Middle School3.0 mi · 911
Frequently asked questions
About Belvidere High SchoolHow many students attend Belvidere High School?
Belvidere High School enrolls approximately 1,167 students in grades 09-12.
Is Belvidere High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belvidere High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Belvidere High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Belvidere High School.
What is the student diversity at Belvidere High School?
Student demographics at Belvidere High School are roughly 37% White, 57% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Belvidere High School public or private?
Belvidere High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Belvidere CUSD 100.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.