Enrollment
146
Middle
DISTRICT 177 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY EMGE SD 175·NCES 171422001765
Emge Junior High School
7401 Westchester Dr, Belleville, IL 62223 · (618) 397-6557 · St. Clair County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
83 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 61 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 58% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harmony Emge SD 175. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.6pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 18.8% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Emge Junior High School
Emge Junior High School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emge Junior High School this school | 146 | 56.8% | 42.4% |
| Pontiac Jr High School Fairview Heights | 212 | 52.4% | 34.3% |
| Harmony Intermediate Center Belleville | 207 | 66.7% | 34.5% |
| Forest Park Middle School Forest Park | 186 | 53.8% | 44.3% |
| Central Jr High School Belleville | 308 | 64.0% | 45.6% |
| Grant Middle School Fairview Heights | 254 | 44.5% | 30.1% |
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 Emge Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #296 of 578 | #10 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #345 of 640 ▲ 65 | #9 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #253 of 640 ▲ 142 | #10 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #612 of 691 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #212 of 581 | #8 of 18 |
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
146
-48 (-25%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 337
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 | 146 | 11.3 | 12.9:1 | 57% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 10.4 | 14.3:1 | 66% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 9.7 | 18.9:1 | 64% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 194 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 15.4 | 11.4:1 | 65% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 170 | 13 | 13.1:1 | 57% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 55% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emge Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (176 to 146); teachers down 27% (15.4 to 11.3).
About Emge Junior High School
Emge Junior High School is a very small middle school in Belleville, Illinois, under Harmony Emge SD 175. In all, 146 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 68% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
Harmony Emge SD 175 enrolls 735 students, and its 3 schools include Emge Junior High School.
The largest group at Emge Junior High School is Black students, at 46%. The remaining students are 35% White, 11% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Census figures show St. Clair County is about 28% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The school lists 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 57% of the student body. The average for public schools in St. Clair County is similar, at 54%.
Emge Junior High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Illinois public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Emge Junior High School would be expected to post about 38.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.4%.
Looking at the county, St. Clair County, median household income comes to about $73,854, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 96 public schools and about 40,879 students.
Of the public schools around it, Emge Junior High School is closest to Harmony Intermediate Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Emge Junior High School's average proficiency of 42.4% compares with 29.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
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.
In 2020-21, Emge Junior High School enrolled 194 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 146.
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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 Harmony Emge SD 175
- Ellis Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Harmony Intermediate CenterMiddle · 207 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
Nearby schools
- Harmony Intermediate Center0.0 mi · 207
- Ellis Elementary School0.8 mi · 382
- Signal Hill Elementary School1.9 mi · 291
- Belleville High School-West2.3 mi · 2,118
- West Jr High School2.5 mi · 364
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School2.5 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Emge Junior High SchoolHow large is Emge Junior High School?
Emge Junior High School enrolls approximately 146 students in grades 07-08.
Is Emge Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emge Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Emge Junior High School have?
Emge Junior High School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Emge Junior High School?
Student demographics at Emge Junior High School are roughly 35% White, 6% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Emge Junior High School in?
Emge Junior High School is part of Harmony Emge SD 175.
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