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Enrollment
754
Middle
DISTRICT 833 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELVIDERE CUSD 100·NCES 170579000256
Belvidere South Middle School
919 E 6th St, Belvidere, IL 61008 · (815) 544-4175 · Boone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
491 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 252 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 246 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 34% |
Student demographics
55%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
33.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 11.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 South Middle School
Belvidere South Middle School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere South Middle School this school | 754 | 65.1% | 28.6% |
| Elm Middle School Elmwood Park | 615 | 63.1% | 46.3% |
| Grove Jr High School Elk Grove Village | 741 | 61.1% | 34.9% |
| Liberty Junior High School Burbank | 1,087 | 70.5% | 28.7% |
| Harvard Jr High School Harvard | 593 | 59.9% | 23.5% |
| John Deere Middle School Moline | 770 | 64.2% | 26.3% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 South Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #454 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #507 of 640 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #547 of 640 ▼ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #103 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #67 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #221 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #133 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #238 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
754
-55 (-7%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 726
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 | 754 | 71.4 | 10.6:1 | 65% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 70.6 | 10.6:1 | 65% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 72.3 | 10.8:1 | 62% (486) |
| 2020-21 | 809 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 64.7 | 13.0:1 | 55% (465) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 59 | 13.8:1 | 65% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 917 | 65 | 14.1:1 | 52% (480) |
| 2000-01 | 1,022 | 46 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 726 | 39 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belvidere South Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (843 to 754); teachers up 10% (64.7 to 71.4).
About Belvidere South Middle School
Belvidere South Middle School is a large middle school in Belvidere CUSD 100, located in Belvidere, Illinois. A total of 754 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 63% higher.
The district, Belvidere CUSD 100, operates 10 schools serving 7,523 students.
At 58%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Belvidere South Middle School combined. After that, the student body is 34% White, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Boone County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. Belvidere South Middle School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 71.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.6:1. That ratio is under the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%. For comparison, public schools in Boone County average 53%.
Belvidere South Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Belvidere South Middle School scores 28.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.9%.
Boone County has these Census figures: median household income is about $84,571, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Belvidere South Middle School is among the 17 public schools in Boone County.
The closest public school, Belvidere High School, is about 0.2 miles from Belvidere South Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Belvidere South Middle School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 809 to 754 over 4 years.
The Belvidere South Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 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 High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Washington AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Meehan Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
- Seth Whitman Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Nearby schools
- Belvidere High School0.2 mi · 1,167
- Meehan Elementary School0.3 mi · 688
- Washington Academy1.0 mi · 721
- Perry Elementary School1.5 mi · 284
- Lincoln Elementary School2.0 mi · 573
- Belvidere Central Middle School2.9 mi · 911
Frequently asked questions
About Belvidere South Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Belvidere South Middle School?
Belvidere South Middle School enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Belvidere South Middle School serve?
Belvidere South Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Belvidere South Middle School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Belvidere South Middle School.
How diverse is Belvidere South Middle School?
Belvidere South Middle School reports a student body of 34% White, 58% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Belvidere South Middle School public or private?
Belvidere South Middle 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.