Elementary Schools in Belleville School District 118

Eight elementary schools in Belleville School District 118 serve students in PK–6 or K–6, and reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares range from 58% to 83% in 2024–2025. In 2025–2026, the unweighted school averages were 54% in ELA and 37% in math, compared with state results of 56% and 40%. Three schools exceeded the state in ELA and five did so in math. The most important finding is that averages close to state levels conceal substantial differences among schools.

Roosevelt Elementary School leads ELA at 68%, 11 percentage points above the state, and fifth-grade science at 59%, 12 points above the state. Westhaven Elementary leads math at 46%, 7 points above the state, and is also strong in ELA at 63%. Both exceed state results in the two core subjects, as does Jefferson Elementary School. At the lower end, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School and Franklin Elementary School tie at 44% in ELA, while Franklin is lowest in math at 19%, 21 points below the state. Among reported science scores, Douglas Elementary School is lowest at 40%.

Results improved overall, though not at every school: the ELA average rose from 48% to 54% and the math average from 32% to 37% between the two years; all eight schools improved in math, while six improved in ELA. Fifth-grade science also rose, from 36% to 50% across the seven schools with results in both years, compared with a state increase from 41% to 48%. Other measures offer context, not an explanation of scores: Westhaven’s student–teacher ratio is 9.2, while Franklin’s is similarly low at 9.4 despite its lower results. Their 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares are 65% and 82%, respectively. SchoolDigger ranks Henry Raab Elementary School highest among these schools at the 73rd percentile and 4 stars; Roosevelt is at the 62nd percentile and Westhaven at the 57th. At the grade level, Jefferson’s sixth-grade ELA is 85% versus 59% statewide, and Raab’s sixth-grade math is 75% versus 36%.