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Belle Valley School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1223rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 30% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Belle Valley School serves prekindergarten through grade 8 in Belleville, Illinois, and enrolls 997 students—more than any of the 10 nearby schools in this comparison. In 2025–2026, 53% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), compared with 28% in math. The most important concern is the sharp math shortfall in grades 4 and 5: proficiency was 16% in grade 4 and 15% in grade 5, well below state results of 42% and 36%.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state, while math and science are weaker. Overall ELA proficiency was 3 points below the state’s 56%, and the school’s grade 3, 6 and 7 ELA results exceeded state results. Math was 12 points below the state’s 40% and 16 points below the nearby-school average of 43%. Grade 5 science was also a clear weakness: 30% were proficient, versus 48% statewide and a 54% average among the eight nearby schools with reported results; Belle Valley was below all eight. The district’s reported all-grades ELA and math results matched the school’s.

Scores have risen over the past three reported years, but not enough to keep pace with state gains: ELA increased by 15 points and math by 6, while state results rose by 15 and 11 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile fell from 45 in 2023–2024 to 30 in 2025–2026; its current rating is 1 star, and only two nearby schools ranked lower by percentile. The school’s 12.6 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was close to the nearby average of 12.2. Also in 2024–2025, 83% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest reported rate among nearby schools with the same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves African American students fell from the 78th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 38th in 2025–2026, a 40-point decline; its ranking for Male Students was at the 14th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 30th percentile.

997
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,479
Per pupil spending ?
82.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
96%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 2465 Amann Dr
       Belleville, IL  62220-3463

(618) 236-5200

District: Belle Valley School District 119

Racial breakdown:

African American:
61.7%
White:
20.0%
Two or more races:
11.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg37%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,223rd of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
711th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 25 pts since 2016
From top 38% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
595th of 738Belle Valley School District 119 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202627.71223 of 173729.6%★☆☆☆☆
202536.71285 of 205637.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.91132 of 206745.2%★★☆☆☆
202345.41045 of 207749.7%★★☆☆☆
202255.7826 of 208260.3%★★★☆☆
202135.81152 of 194840.9%★★☆☆☆
201946.61036 of 208650.3%★★★☆☆
201841.31138 of 203744.1%★★☆☆☆
201739.51179 of 204442.3%★★☆☆☆
201640.81154 of 204643.6%★★☆☆☆
201533.11319 of 205235.7%★★☆☆☆
201432.11491 of 209328.8%★☆☆☆☆
201342.81334 of 216738.4%★★☆☆☆
201257.01109 of 216648.8%★★☆☆☆
201158.31086 of 214749.4%★★☆☆☆
201054.41179 of 213944.9%★★☆☆☆
200958.01092 of 212048.5%★★☆☆☆
200858.31090 of 209247.9%★★☆☆☆
200742.61456 of 209530.5%★★☆☆☆
200654.31222 of 208641.4%★★☆☆☆
200557.51054 of 202247.9%★★☆☆☆
200477.4425 of 203079.1%★★★★☆
200375.4520 of 202074.3%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202639.095 of 15438.3%★★☆☆☆
202559.3214 of 68868.9%★★★☆☆
202463.8146 of 65577.7%★★★★☆
202366.6130 of 69281.2%★★★★☆
202280.951 of 68492.5%★★★★★
202160.585 of 42880.1%★★★★☆
201962.9167 of 71176.5%★★★★☆
201853.8231 of 69866.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.5928 of 104911.5%★☆☆☆☆
202424.2753 of 88615.0%★☆☆☆☆
202329.2657 of 90727.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202627.8947 of 128626.4%★☆☆☆☆
202534.31263 of 194235.0%★★☆☆☆
202441.51052 of 194245.8%★★☆☆☆
202346.6958 of 195751.0%★★★☆☆
202256.7748 of 197062.0%★★★☆☆
202136.31009 of 168039.9%★★☆☆☆
201949.4962 of 201952.4%★★★☆☆
201846.11014 of 196448.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202636.1639 of 100136.2%★★☆☆☆
202545.6980 of 180045.6%★★☆☆☆
202453.3717 of 179360.0%★★★☆☆
202353.9715 of 180860.5%★★★☆☆
202270.2331 of 176381.2%★★★★☆
202151.0604 of 151460.1%★★★☆☆
201958.0603 of 181666.8%★★★☆☆
201848.9832 of 176552.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202615.51133 of 131113.6%★☆☆☆☆
202538.21166 of 194740.1%★★☆☆☆
202439.61094 of 195944.2%★★☆☆☆
202342.81052 of 198447.0%★★☆☆☆
202251.6843 of 197757.4%★★★☆☆
202129.01167 of 170731.6%★★☆☆☆
201944.21049 of 201948.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.41152 of 197241.6%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202632.622 of 3129.0%★★☆☆☆
202539.468 of 12043.3%★★☆☆☆
202442.646 of 9350.5%★★★☆☆
202345.948 of 9348.4%★★★☆☆
202247.141 of 9556.8%★★★☆☆
202127.926 of 4035.0%★★☆☆☆
201948.543 of 8951.7%★★★☆☆
201855.431 of 7860.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.61082 of 129216.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.3994 of 119516.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.9901 of 115622.1%★☆☆☆☆
202239.6560 of 111349.7%★★☆☆☆
202123.8533 of 64016.7%★☆☆☆☆
201937.7672 of 119443.7%★★☆☆☆
201837.6411 of 76346.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202650.6594 of 114948.3%★★☆☆☆
202537.6937 of 138932.5%★★☆☆☆
202438.7867 of 139237.7%★★☆☆☆
202344.0802 of 141943.5%★★☆☆☆
202267.1407 of 142571.4%★★★★☆
202140.8767 of 130841.4%★★☆☆☆
201959.9547 of 146262.6%★★★☆☆
201851.2702 of 146352.0%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202635.9711 of 112636.9%★★☆☆☆
202554.3569 of 136858.4%★★★☆☆
202453.7545 of 136360.0%★★★☆☆
202361.3431 of 136768.5%★★★☆☆
202262.8418 of 136969.5%★★★☆☆
202151.3497 of 124160.0%★★★☆☆
201944.4699 of 135648.5%★★☆☆☆
201853.7549 of 129357.5%★★★☆☆
201748.5612 of 129352.7%★★★☆☆
201655.7493 of 129461.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202639.0138 of 22438.4%★★☆☆☆
202571.2102 of 57482.2%★★★★☆
202474.670 of 54887.2%★★★★☆
202380.050 of 56991.2%★★★★★
202276.666 of 57388.5%★★★★☆
202165.569 of 38582.1%★★★★☆
201962.0141 of 56575.0%★★★★☆
201866.8107 of 51179.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202531.2469 of 69432.4%★★☆☆☆
202428.7484 of 63924.3%★☆☆☆☆
202336.5396 of 67441.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202626.4655 of 86724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202553.5534 of 124857.2%★★★☆☆
202454.0490 of 125160.8%★★★☆☆
202363.3382 of 127570.0%★★★★☆
202264.9359 of 128672.1%★★★★☆
202148.6468 of 101754.0%★★★☆☆
201944.6668 of 127647.6%★★☆☆☆
201857.5479 of 122660.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202364.3167 of 66174.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202646.6410 of 78848.0%★★☆☆☆
202562.0367 of 122970.1%★★★★☆
202464.7310 of 121974.6%★★★★☆
202372.3212 of 123482.8%★★★★☆
202278.6138 of 122188.7%★★★★☆
202160.6268 of 101973.7%★★★★☆
201945.7625 of 121748.6%★★☆☆☆
201857.5399 of 116165.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202630.9567 of 82931.6%★★☆☆☆
202549.0591 of 127153.5%★★★☆☆
202450.3538 of 126457.4%★★★☆☆
202355.7477 of 129263.1%★★★☆☆
202259.9424 of 128667.0%★★★☆☆
202148.3458 of 104856.3%★★★☆☆
201944.9641 of 129650.5%★★★☆☆
201847.4591 of 122351.7%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202560.087 of 20457.4%★★★☆☆
202447.687 of 18452.7%★★★☆☆
202358.376 of 19460.8%★★★☆☆
202261.275 of 19561.5%★★★☆☆
201941.2100 of 17944.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.4647 of 81220.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.1681 of 80215.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.4605 of 80524.8%★☆☆☆☆
202247.0287 of 78163.3%★★★☆☆
202128.9430 of 54821.5%★☆☆☆☆
201932.6511 of 79235.5%★★☆☆☆
201840.6290 of 60251.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202657.8284 of 75462.3%★★★☆☆
202554.3386 of 88456.3%★★★☆☆
202448.2439 of 87549.8%★★★☆☆
202365.4258 of 89571.2%★★★★☆
202274.4167 of 89881.4%★★★★☆
202163.9253 of 81368.9%★★★☆☆
201955.2381 of 90557.9%★★★☆☆
201864.0285 of 88967.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
White (2026)48th percentile+19 vs school
African American (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)29th percentile~ school
Female (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)16th percentile-21 vs school
Male (2026)14th percentile-16 vs school
Disabled (2025)12th percentile-26 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2023)75th percentile+6 vs school
White (2026)62nd percentile+25 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school
African American (2026)38th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)32nd percentile-26 vs school
Male (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)24th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2025)20th percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts53%-3 vs state
Science33%-17 vs state
Mathematics28%-12 vs state

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Open Quote The school has gone down the hill since new administration went in,there is lack of attention toward students who do well and the school priorities is only to those with behavioral issues which most of these students should be expelled from this school. Close Quote





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Belle Valley School ranks 1223rd of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Belle Valley School are 62% African American, 20% White, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 997 students attended Belle Valley School.

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