Enrollment
308
Middle
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE SD 118·NCES 170561000232
Central Jr High School
1801 Central School Rd, Belleville, IL 62220 · (618) 233-5377 · St. Clair County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
197 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 7 | 150 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 51% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
64.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 25.2% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Central Jr High School
Central Jr High School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Jr High School this school | 308 | 64.0% | 45.6% |
| Harmony Intermediate Center Belleville | 207 | 66.7% | 34.5% |
| Liberty Leadership Middle School Peoria | 350 | 64.3% | 28.3% |
| Carl Sandburg Middle School Freeport | 430 | 68.1% | 18.3% |
| U S Grant Middle School Springfield | 498 | 72.1% | 15.1% |
| Washington Jr High School Rock Island | 529 | 64.5% | 28.7% |
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 Central Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #253 of 578 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #349 of 640 ▼ 35 | #10 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #244 of 640 ▼ 25 | #9 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #443 of 691 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #248 of 558 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #116 of 560 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #146 of 581 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #55 of 440 | #3 of 12 |
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
308
-109 (-26%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 384
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 | 308 | 24.3 | 12.7:1 | 64% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 63% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 26.6 | 13.8:1 | 70% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 25.7 | 15.8:1 | 64% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 56% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 55% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (405 to 308); teachers down 5% (25.7 to 24.3).
About Central Jr High School
Families in Belleville, Illinois, are served by Central Jr High School, a small middle school. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 308 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Besides Central Jr High School, Belleville SD 118 runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 3,275 students.
White students account for 44% of enrollment at Central Jr High School, more than any other group. Other groups include 40% Black, 11% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Clair County residents are about 60% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Central Jr High School scores 63%.
There are about 12.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Central Jr High School, which has 24.3. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Central Jr High School is about 64%. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in St. Clair County.
Central Jr High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Illinois public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Central Jr High School is +11.0 points: 45.6% actual, 34.6% predicted.
The county, St. Clair County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $73,854, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 96 public schools and about 40,879 students.
Of the public schools around it, Central Jr High School is closest to Westhaven Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Central Jr High School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Central Jr High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 109 students, from 417 to 308.
This page is set up for the Central Jr High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 SD 118
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- West Jr High SchoolMiddle · 364 students
- Westhaven ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Other schools in Belleville
- Belleville High School-EastHigh · 2,600 students
- Belleville High School-WestHigh · 2,118 students
- Belle Valley SchoolElementary · 997 students
- Whiteside Elementary SchoolElementary · 680 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Whiteside Middle SchoolMiddle · 475 students
Other Central Junior High schools
9 other US public schools in 5 states are named Central Junior High. Central Jr High School is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Central Jr High SchoolEast Peoria, IL · 434 students
- Central Junior HighKewanee, IL · 235 students
- Central Junior High SchoolCamp Point, IL · 221 students
- Central Jr High SchoolWest Frankfort, IL · 215 students
- Central Junior High SchoolEULESS, TX · 1,061 students
Nearby schools
- Westhaven Elementary0.2 mi · 313
- Washington School1.3 mi · 192
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.3 mi · 272
- Douglas Elementary School1.8 mi · 233
- Franklin Elementary School1.9 mi · 172
- Belle Valley School2.0 mi · 997
Frequently asked questions
About Central Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Jr High School?
Central Jr High School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Central Jr High School serve?
Central Jr High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Central Jr High School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Central Jr High School.
How diverse is Central Jr High School?
Central Jr High School reports a student body of 44% White, 4% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Jr High School?
Central Jr High School is overseen by Belleville SD 118 in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.