Best Public Schools in Belleville, IL

Summary:

The city of Belleville, Illinois is home to 20 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from diverse backgrounds. While the district as a whole faces some challenges, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few standout schools shine, including Belleville High School-East, Central Junior High School, and Roosevelt Elementary School.

Belleville High School-East consistently ranks in the top half of Illinois high schools, with a 3-star rating, a high 4-year graduation rate of 89%, and a low dropout rate of 2.4%. Central Junior High School also performs strongly, ranking in the top 500 Illinois middle schools and achieving a 3-star rating, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (64%) and Mathematics (30.6%) among the middle schools in the data set. Roosevelt Elementary School stands out with high proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (56.2%) and Mathematics (44%) compared to the district and state averages, and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, with test scores generally below state averages and a wide gap between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with all schools in the data set reporting a rate of 25.4%. While the strong performance of a few schools suggests there may be successful practices that could be replicated, addressing the district-level challenges and inequities in resource allocation will be crucial to improving educational outcomes for all students in Belleville.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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)	% Pneumococcal (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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Saint Clair County ROE Safe School	Public	5-12	1722 W Main St	Belleville	62226	St. Clair County	Saint Clair ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 233-6874	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belle Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	2465 Amann Dr	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belle Valley School District 119	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 236-5200	997	79	12.6	82.4%	199 (20.0%)	615 (61.7%)	49 (4.9%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	116 (11.6%)	36.7	1285^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.5%		40.9	1132^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	45.2%	153										27.4	49.0	36.9	44.7	35.2	59.6	53.4	62.5	48.4	30.1	24.3	18.9	31.7	22.7	21.9	25.0	92.6	92.7	92.7	92.7	92.4	93.0	92.3	4.2	24.7	$13,818	$1,637	$12,181
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	820 Royal Heights Rd	Belleville	62226	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-2414	542	33	16.3	83.2%	118 (21.8%)	346 (63.8%)	28 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.7%)	27.8	1490^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.5%		25.2	1540^th of 2067 public elementary schools	25.5%	50										26.9		18.9	32.0	50.0	53.5			38.6	13.5	10.7	16.9	23.9			16.2	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8		12.3	$19,332	$1,462	$17,870
Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	1801 Central School Rd	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-5377	308	24	12.6	64.0%	137 (44.5%)	124 (40.3%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.7%)	59.2	496^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.7%		63	417^th of 1363 public middle schools	69.4%	79											42.3					61.5	66.4	64.0					30.1	31.1	30.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2		98.3	$22,952	$1,408	$21,544
Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-6	125 Carlyle Ave	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-2417	233	21	11.2	62.2%	115 (49.4%)	82 (35.2%)	13 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.4%)	51.3	979^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.4%		37.7	1207^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.6%	228										29.0		48.0	46.8	38.7	67.9			49.6	50.0	37.0	19.4	57.1			39.5	98.2	97.4	97.4	97.4	99.3	97.4	97.4		14.0	$23,081	$1,844	$21,237
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 N 2nd St	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-2413	172	18	9.4	82.0%	43 (25.0%)	80 (46.5%)	28 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.2%)	25.7	1543^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	25.0%		23.6	1583^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	23.4%	40										13.0		16.7	27.3	47.8	50.0			35.8	17.4	9.1	4.3	40.0			18.3	97.2	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	97.2		11.8	$21,477	$1,423	$20,055
Henry Raab Elementary School	Public	K-6	1120 Union Ave	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 234-4330	154	11	13.6	77.3%	43 (27.9%)	83 (53.9%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (11.7%)	55.7	893^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	56.6%		68.7	577^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.1%	316										31.8		22.2	75.0	68.2	61.9			55.3	37.0	45.8	13.6	76.2			42.6	96.5	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.7	95.0	96.5		13.5	$21,297	$1,384	$19,913
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 N Charles St	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-3798	293	27	10.8	70.0%	100 (34.1%)	137 (46.8%)	22 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.9%)	34.5	1328^th of 2056 public elementary schools	35.4%		44.5	1061^st of 2067 public elementary schools	48.7%	267										34.6		20.7	44.9	50.0	51.9			42.0	27.6	34.7	19.2	11.5			25.4	96.7	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.3	97.9	97.0	18.0	7.3	$22,427	$1,486	$20,941
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 W Cleveland Ave	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-1608	272	19	14.5	57.7%	109 (40.1%)	104 (38.2%)	27 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	62.5	755^th of 2056 public elementary schools	63.3%		70.5	544^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.7%	211										51.1		33.3	76.2	68.9	50.0			56.2	33.3	71.4	46.7	28.6			44.0	96.9	98.4	97.3	97.3	91.1	96.5	94.2		10.1	$19,841	$1,600	$18,241
Union Elementary School	Public	K-6	20 S 27th St	Belleville	62226	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-4132	432	29	15.1	78.0%	117 (27.1%)	242 (56.0%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.6%)	41.6	1175^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.9%		45.3	1041^st of 2067 public elementary schools	49.6%	134										37.7		44.8	44.4	43.4	59.0			48.8	47.8	24.1	9.4	23.1			27.0	96.3	96.8	96.8	96.8	98.3	96.8	96.3		14.2	$19,730	$1,653	$18,077
West Junior High School	Public	7-8	840 Royal Heights Rd	Belleville	62226	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 234-8200	364	29	12.4	73.6%	87 (23.9%)	227 (62.4%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	42.7	735^th of 1368 public middle schools	46.3%		46.4	650^th of 1363 public middle schools	52.3%	85											31.5					56.9	56.4	56.6					20.4	19.9	20.2	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.3	99.0		97.2	$21,818	$1,378	$20,440
Westhaven Elementary	Public	K-6	118 Westhaven School Rd	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 257-9201	313	34	9.2	64.9%	95 (30.4%)	164 (52.4%)	17 (5.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	55.5	897^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.4%		60.1	734^th of 2067 public elementary schools	64.5%	163										40.4		42.2	67.3	56.3	47.9			53.7	43.2	67.3	34.0	18.8			41.0	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7		11.9	$21,157	$1,425	$19,732
Belleville High School-East	Public	9-12	2555 West Blvd	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Belleville Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 222-3706	2,600	153	16.9	55.6%	933 (35.9%)	1,292 (49.7%)	127 (4.9%)	45 (1.7%)	9 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	189 (7.3%)	50.3	342^nd of 698 public high schools	51.0%		60.3	221^st of 697 public high schools	68.3%	121	58.4	51.5	30.9	28.2	39.2	42.5	45.4	32.7	42.7																	99.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.3		96.5	$19,094	$1,217	$17,877
Belleville High School-West	Public	9-12	4063 Frank Scott Pkwy W	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Belleville Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 222-7610	2,118	134	15.7	59.9%	918 (43.3%)	960 (45.3%)	122 (5.8%)	9 (0.4%)	13 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	89 (4.2%)	43.5	407^th of 698 public high schools	41.7%		37.7	416^th of 697 public high schools	40.3%	9	59.3	46.3	31.9	22.7	42.3	38.1	39.9	25.4	34.6																	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.4	98.9	99.3		97.7	$20,062	$1,291	$18,771
Belleville Township High School-Night/Alt School	Public	9-12	4063 Frank Scott Pkwy W	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Belleville Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 222-7852	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Center for Academy and VOCNL Excel CAVE	Public	9-12	7645 Magna Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Belleville Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 222-7852	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
St Clair County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	9006 Lebanon Rd	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 397-0766	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	250 Illini Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 538-6114	382	25	15.5	68.3%	136 (35.6%)	182 (47.6%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.5%)								(n/a)												47.3						47.3	31.1						31.1	94.6	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.0	94.0	94.3	16.4		$15,676	$917	$14,759
Emge Junior High School	Public	7-8	7401 Westchester Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 397-6557	146	11	12.9	56.8%	51 (34.9%)	67 (45.9%)	9 (6.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.0%)	59.2	498^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.6%		42.3	712^th of 1363 public middle schools	47.8%	214											41.0					68.3	59.0	62.9					40.0	24.1	30.8	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7		98.7	$16,607	$1,434	$15,173
Harmony Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	7401 Westchester Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 397-3747	207	12	17.0	66.7%	68 (32.9%)	99 (47.8%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.5%)								(n/a)										29.7			32.8	62.5	58.0			51.3		21.9	29.7	20.3			23.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.0	98.1	98.5		28.8	$15,557	$2,282	$13,275
Signal Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Signal Hill Pl	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Signal Hill School District 181	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 397-0325	291	35	8.3	62.9%	102 (35.1%)	132 (45.4%)	18 (6.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.0%)	40.4	1203^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	41.5%		50.2	934^th of 2067 public elementary schools	54.8%	269										17.4	46.7	27.5	69.6	26.1	58.3	54.3	46.7	45.7	35.0	56.5	17.4	20.8	25.7	31.0	31.0	96.5	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	96.5	96.9	10.5	30.0	$21,633	$2,835	$18,798
Whiteside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2028 Lebanon Ave	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Whiteside School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 239-0000	680	48	14.1	62.8%	198 (29.1%)	372 (54.7%)	33 (4.9%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.1%)	37.9	1255^th of 2056 public elementary schools	39.0%		42.2	1110^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.3%	145												40.2	41.4					40.8	41.8	28.4					35.3	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	14.8		$12,401	$1,711	$10,690
Whiteside Middle School	Public	5-8	111 Warrior Way	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Whiteside School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 239-0000	475	29	16.3	55.8%	112 (23.6%)	282 (59.4%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.2%)	32.9	899^th of 1368 public middle schools	34.3%		31.7	871^st of 1363 public middle schools	36.1%	28										26.4	31.7			43.0	54.5	34.7	44.6	44.5			23.4	12.1	21.5	16.0	18.0	98.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.6	98.6		73.1	$12,117	$1,342	$10,775

Cities Near Belleville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Swansea	0.53 mi	3	362^nd
Shiloh	3.58 mi	3	126^th
Fairview Heights	4.02 mi	4	633^rd
O Fallon	4.71 mi	11	124^th
Scott Air Force Base	6.02 mi	1	63^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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