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Belvidere South Middle School

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Belvidere South Middle School ranks 977 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

977^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Belvidere South Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Belvidere, Illinois, with an enrollment of 751 students. The school is part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, which is ranked 645 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belvidere South Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.6% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide, and the math proficiency rate was just 17.9%, compared to 38.5% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools for most student subgroups. Additionally, Belvidere South Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.2% to 26.3% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

Comparing Belvidere South Middle School to nearby schools, it performs worse than the other middle schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, as well as most of the nearby middle schools in other districts, such as Belvidere Central Middle School and Genoa-Kingston Middle School, which outperform Belvidere South Middle School on academic measures. Despite spending more per student ($17,224 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (64.98% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) does not translate to better outcomes for students.

754

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,585

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

919 E 6th St
Belvidere, IL 61008-4500

(815) 544-4175

District: Belvidere CUSD 100

Students who attend Belvidere South Middle School usually attend:

High:

Belvidere High School

Feeder schools for Belvidere South Middle School:

Elementary:	Meehan Elementary School
	Seth Whitman Elementary School
	Washington Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

White:

34.5%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

Illinois avg46%

977^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100

645^th of 811Belvidere CUSD 100 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	977 of 1368	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	947 of 1363	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	926 of 1367	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	926 of 1369	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1053 of 1241	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	834 of 1356	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	835 of 1293	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.2	929 of 1293	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.9	959 of 1294	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.2	727 of 1302	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.5	799 of 1322	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	895 of 1367	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	933 of 1365	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.6	832 of 1344	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.2	897 of 1327	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	816 of 1318	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.4	693 of 1293	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.7	607 of 1287	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.1	555 of 1272	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.3	543 of 1209	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.8	565 of 1204	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	49.9	672 of 1185	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	425 of 574	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	499 of 569	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	612 of 694	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	434 of 639	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	444 of 674	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	379 of 483	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	290 of 486	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	306 of 480	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	329 of 454	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	242 of 277	12.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	209 of 339	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	192 of 285	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	889 of 1248	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	895 of 1251	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	832 of 1275	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	859 of 1286	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	895 of 1017	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	784 of 1276	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	807 of 1226	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	492 of 669	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	477 of 643	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	516 of 661	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	522 of 662	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	476 of 517	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	526 of 639	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	492 of 590	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	755 of 1229	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	812 of 1219	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	854 of 1234	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	797 of 1221	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	882 of 1019	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	774 of 1217	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	765 of 1161	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	928 of 1271	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	862 of 1264	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	916 of 1292	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	888 of 1286	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	930 of 1048	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	819 of 1296	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	799 of 1223	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	153 of 204	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	98 of 179	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	620 of 812	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	528 of 802	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	547 of 805	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	594 of 781	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	594 of 792	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	343 of 602	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	804 of 884	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	745 of 875	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	699 of 895	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	757 of 898	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	775 of 813	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	688 of 905	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	706 of 889	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

African American (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-11 vs state

English Language Arts34%-20 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belvidere South Middle School	Public	6-8	919 E 6th St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-4175	754	71	10.5	65.1%	260 (34.5%)	27 (3.6%)	435 (57.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	27.2	977^th of 1368 public middle schools	28.6%		27.7	947^th of 1363 public middle schools	30.5%	30		34.3		30.3	35.6	35.1	33.6		13.5	26.7	13.9	17.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.5	100.0	96.3	$21,585	$788	$20,797
Belvidere Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8787 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-0190	911	74	12.2	50.6%	484 (53.1%)	32 (3.5%)	342 (37.5%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	38.9	789^th of 1368 public middle schools	42.3%		34.5	828^th of 1363 public middle schools	39.3%	39		50.7		44.1	34.4	43.2	40.7		20.0	27.3	19.9	22.4	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	95.3	$18,386	$725	$17,661
Bernard W Flinn Middle School	Public	6-8	2525 Ohio Pkwy	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2800	807	49	16.4	69.5%	295 (36.6%)	194 (24.0%)	218 (27.0%)	46 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (6.3%)	18.5	1151^st of 1368 public middle schools	15.9%		18.8	1127^th of 1363 public middle schools	17.3%	24		25.5		25.0	26.7	35.8	29.4		8.5	12.4	12.5	11.2	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.1	99.3	99.5	98.8	$17,442	$1,274	$16,168
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	3525 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2450	963	57	16.9	59.3%	376 (39.0%)	232 (24.1%)	234 (24.3%)	51 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.1%)	21	1095^th of 1368 public middle schools	20.0%		18.6	1133^rd of 1363 public middle schools	16.9%	38		25.1		40.2	30.5	34.2	34.9		11.0	11.3	8.4	10.2	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	$15,699	$960	$14,738
North Boone Middle School	Public	7-8	17641 Poplar Grove Rd	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-9274	233	17	13.4	41.6%	134 (57.5%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	56.4	530^th of 1368 public middle schools	61.3%		53.8	543^rd of 1363 public middle schools	60.2%	13		48.3			53.4	64.7	59.4			36.9	19.8	27.9	98.0	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.4	97.2	98.4	96.8	$17,319	$719	$16,600
North Boone Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	6200 N Boone School Rd	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-9006	192	17	11.3	42.2%	129 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)								(n/a)	33.3		51.7	47.4			49.5	31.0	27.1			29.0	95.5	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.5	96.0	95.5	43.1	$17,740	$704	$17,036
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	Public	6-8	941 W Main St	Genoa	60135	DeKalb County	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 784-5222	355	30	11.7	39.2%	260 (73.2%)	4 (1.1%)	79 (22.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	59.6	493^rd of 1368 public middle schools	64.0%		56.8	500^th of 1363 public middle schools	63.3%	7		56.0		63.9	44.9	63.8	58.0		33.6	30.8	29.3	31.3	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	$15,043	$252	$14,791
Marengo Community Middle School	Public	6-8	816 E Grant Hwy	Marengo	60152	McHenry County	Marengo-Union E Cons D 165	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 568-5720	342	21	16.0	55.0%	207 (60.5%)	2 (0.6%)	120 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	57.7	517^th of 1368 public middle schools	62.2%		58.2	477^th of 1363 public middle schools	65.0%	40		41.7		50.5	50.8	56.4	52.6		38.4	35.0	40.4	37.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.1	97.8	97.8	92.2	$14,148	$844	$13,305
Abraham Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Charles St	Rockford	61104	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2400	736	42	17.3	80.2%	113 (15.4%)	302 (41.0%)	213 (28.9%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.1%)	12.6	1264^th of 1368 public middle schools	7.6%		14.7	1235^th of 1363 public middle schools	9.4%	29		10.2		28.9	25.4	27.4	27.4		5.5	8.2	4.2	5.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	$16,788	$1,417	$15,371
Harlem Middle School	Public	6-8	735 Windsor Rd	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4510	1,330	93	14.2	60.2%	886 (66.6%)	100 (7.5%)	213 (16.0%)	15 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (8.4%)	37.7	810^th of 1368 public middle schools	40.8%		36.4	801^st of 1363 public middle schools	41.2%	9		36.8		43.1	38.3	51.2	44.2		16.8	26.7	22.7	22.2	97.5	97.8	97.8	97.8	96.9	97.8	97.3	96.0	$16,136	$364	$15,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Belvidere South Middle School

What district is Belvidere South Middle School in?

Belvidere CUSD 100

What is the racial makeup of Belvidere South Middle School?

Students at Belvidere South Middle School are 58% Hispanic, 34% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Belvidere South Middle School a good school?

Belvidere South Middle School ranks 977^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Belvidere South Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Belvidere South Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Belvidere South Middle School attend?

Students who attend Belvidere South Middle School usually go on to attend Belvidere High School

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