Enrollment
207
Middle
DISTRICT 177 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARMONY EMGE SD 175·NCES 171422006379
Harmony Intermediate Center
7401 Westchester Dr, Belleville, IL 62223 · (618) 397-3747 · St. Clair County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
138 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 4 | 66 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 36% |
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
Students here typically continue to
Harmony Intermediate Center→Emge Junior High School
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
51.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.3pp since 2023
Math
23.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 17.3% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Harmony Intermediate Center
Harmony Intermediate Center's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Intermediate Center this school | 207 | 66.7% | 34.5% |
| Central Jr High School Belleville | 308 | 64.0% | 45.6% |
| Emge Junior High School Belleville | 146 | 56.8% | 42.4% |
| Mark W Bills Middle School Peoria | 258 | 74.8% | 24.0% |
| Liberty Leadership Middle School Peoria | 350 | 64.3% | 28.3% |
| West Jr High School Belleville | 364 | 73.6% | 37.0% |
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 Harmony Intermediate Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #389 of 578 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #444 of 640 ▼ 12 | #12 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #390 of 640 ▲ 89 | #13 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #552 of 691 | #17 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #521 of 558 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #97 of 560 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #122 of 581 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #146 of 440 | #4 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
207
-47 (-19%) vs 2020
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 | 207 | 12.1 | 17.1:1 | 67% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 10.9 | 18.9:1 | 71% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 14.2 | 16.0:1 | 70% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 12 | 20.6:1 | 69% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 10 | 23.3:1 | 64% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Intermediate Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (247 to 207); teachers up 1% (12 to 12.1).
About Harmony Intermediate Center
Among the schools in Belleville, Illinois, is Harmony Intermediate Center, a small middle school. The school enrolls 207 students in grades 4 through 6. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Harmony Intermediate Center belongs to Harmony Emge SD 175, a district of 3 schools and 735 students.
The biggest share of students at Harmony Intermediate Center, 48%, is Black. Other reported shares: 33% White, 14% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 28% Black among all St. Clair County residents. The diversity index for Harmony Intermediate Center is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Harmony Intermediate Center, giving a ratio of 17.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. A total of 138 students, or 67%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in St. Clair County is 13 points lower.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Harmony Intermediate Center falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 34.5% actual against 33.0% predicted.
In St. Clair County, 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. There are 96 public schools in the county, enrolling about 40,879, Harmony Intermediate Center among them.
Emge Junior High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Harmony Intermediate Center, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Harmony Intermediate Center places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Harmony Intermediate Center's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 207, down from 254 in 2020-21.
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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
- Emge Junior High SchoolMiddle · 146 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
- Emge Junior High School0.0 mi · 146
- 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 Harmony Intermediate CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Harmony Intermediate Center?
Harmony Intermediate Center enrolls approximately 207 students in grades 04-06.
Is Harmony Intermediate Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harmony Intermediate Center is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Harmony Intermediate Center?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Harmony Intermediate Center.
How diverse is Harmony Intermediate Center?
Harmony Intermediate Center reports a student body of 33% White, 6% Hispanic, 48% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Harmony Intermediate Center?
Harmony Intermediate Center is overseen by Harmony Emge SD 175 in St. Clair County.
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