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Belleville High School-West

Public Grades 9-12
450th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 620 Illinois High Schools
Better than 27% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Belleville High School-West serves 2,118 students in grades 9–12 in Belleville, Illinois, as part of Belleville Township HSD 201. Graduation is a bright spot: 93.9% of students graduated in 2025–26, compared with 89.8% statewide, and just below the district’s 94.3%. The main concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism reached 39% in 2025–26, versus 24% statewide and 34% districtwide, making it a notable challenge despite the strong graduation rate.

Test proficiency is below state and district results across the reported grades and subjects, while nearby Belleville High School-East scores higher in every same-grade comparison. On the 11th-grade ACT, West’s proficiency was 34% in ELA, 26% in math and 33% in science, compared with state results of 50%, 40% and 48%, respectively. East’s ACT results were higher than West’s by 11 points in ELA, 7 in math and 9 in science. Still, West generally compares favorably with other nearby schools: it ranks behind East but ahead of East St Louis Senior High School and Cahokia High School on the latest SchoolDigger rankings.

Results have moved in different directions: from 2021–22 to 2025–26, chronic absenteeism rose from 30% to 39%, while graduation increased from 93% to 94%. ACT ELA proficiency fell from 40% in 2024–25 to 34% in 2025–26, while math edged up from 25% to 26%. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking also declined, from the 42nd percentile and 2 stars in 2024–25 to the 27th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26. The student–teacher ratio was 15.7 in 2024–25, and 60% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings varied notably: in 2025–26, the school ranked at the 60th percentile for Hispanic students but at the 5th percentile for Disabled Students, compared with the school’s overall 27th percentile.

2,118
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,538
Per pupil spending ?
59.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
99.5%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 4063 Frank Scott Pkwy W
       Belleville, IL  62223-6802

(618) 222-7610

District: Belleville Township HSD 201

Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.3%
White:
43.3%
Hispanic:
5.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026
Strengths
✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 24% Illinois)
!Ranking has slipped — down 50 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg39%
Illinois avg47%
450th of 620
Illinois public high schools ?
Bottom 27%▼ down 50 pts since 2016
From top 23% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Belleville Township HSD 201
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202630.9450 of 62027.4%★☆☆☆☆
202543.5407 of 69841.7%★★☆☆☆
202437.7416 of 69740.3%★★☆☆☆
202346.3374 of 69946.5%★★☆☆☆
202244.6388 of 69944.5%★★☆☆☆
202148.6308 of 68855.2%★★★☆☆
201950.2336 of 70152.1%★★★☆☆
201852.0298 of 64753.9%★★★☆☆
201748.2331 of 64248.4%★★☆☆☆
201664.6146 of 64377.3%★★★★☆
201580.976 of 61487.6%★★★★☆
201445.1408 of 67039.1%★★☆☆☆
201360.3298 of 67055.5%★★★☆☆
201247.7397 of 66540.3%★★☆☆☆
201154.0340 of 65548.1%★★☆☆☆
201055.9333 of 64348.2%★★☆☆☆
200953.5331 of 63247.6%★★☆☆☆
200870.0181 of 62471.0%★★★★☆
200757.8284 of 61253.6%★★★☆☆
200670.9160 of 59673.2%★★★★☆
200568.9179 of 59069.7%★★★☆☆
200450.9345 of 59241.7%★★☆☆☆
200360.4250 of 58657.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202631.1116 of 18738.0%★★☆☆☆
202545.4148 of 32354.2%★★★☆☆
202437.2157 of 29947.5%★★☆☆☆
202334.8174 of 30142.2%★★☆☆☆
202245.5130 of 29455.8%★★★☆☆
202142.0123 of 28156.2%★★★☆☆
201946.2125 of 29958.2%★★★☆☆
201845.4112 of 25355.7%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202610.7111 of 1175.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202538.2264 of 49146.2%★★☆☆☆
202429.3258 of 42939.9%★★☆☆☆
202354.8124 of 42871.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202626.8405 of 54525.7%★☆☆☆☆
202542.4405 of 68540.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.6385 of 66442.0%★★☆☆☆
202345.5351 of 65646.5%★★☆☆☆
202242.5382 of 65841.9%★★☆☆☆
202148.1305 of 63952.3%★★★☆☆
201945.8357 of 66546.3%★★☆☆☆
201852.4291 of 62053.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202652.2108 of 26859.7%★★★☆☆
202563.1108 of 36670.5%★★★★☆
202432.0218 of 33635.1%★★☆☆☆
202346.5152 of 33354.4%★★★☆☆
202236.3207 of 33538.2%★★☆☆☆
202165.376 of 31776.0%★★★★☆
201944.7150 of 31752.7%★★★☆☆
201856.098 of 29166.3%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202562.129 of 13879.0%★★★★☆
202449.348 of 12561.6%★★★☆☆
202374.416 of 10484.6%★★★★☆
202279.713 of 9886.7%★★★★☆
202187.83 of 2487.5%★★★★★
201980.611 of 9187.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202627.5355 of 47825.7%★☆☆☆☆
202538.5439 of 67234.7%★★☆☆☆
202434.3401 of 63937.2%★★☆☆☆
202340.7387 of 64439.9%★★☆☆☆
202239.1394 of 62637.1%★★☆☆☆
202137.5370 of 61139.4%★★☆☆☆
201936.5412 of 63935.5%★★☆☆☆
201844.4317 of 58545.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202626.4396 of 52124.0%★☆☆☆☆
202543.3393 of 68542.6%★★☆☆☆
202436.0402 of 66839.8%★★☆☆☆
202344.9355 of 66846.9%★★☆☆☆
202244.5359 of 66445.9%★★☆☆☆
202145.4329 of 65349.6%★★☆☆☆
201952.9277 of 67559.0%★★★☆☆
201848.9317 of 61948.8%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202618.3107 of 13017.7%★☆☆☆☆
202538.4123 of 21141.7%★★☆☆☆
202414.5159 of 18212.6%★☆☆☆☆
202333.1102 of 16337.4%★★☆☆☆
202215.6142 of 17016.5%★☆☆☆☆
202117.2129 of 16019.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.9126 of 16523.6%★☆☆☆☆
201817.3126 of 15418.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202615.3200 of 23816.0%★☆☆☆☆
202537.8255 of 52751.6%★★★☆☆
202422.8370 of 48223.2%★☆☆☆☆
202336.3247 of 47648.1%★★☆☆☆
202233.4281 of 49343.0%★★☆☆☆
202135.6245 of 45345.9%★★☆☆☆
201949.0148 of 47368.7%★★★☆☆
201847.6136 of 37463.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202636.2308 of 51540.2%★★☆☆☆
202548.9249 of 56455.9%★★★☆☆
202447.1249 of 55455.1%★★★☆☆
202366.0164 of 55770.6%★★★★☆
202257.5201 of 56064.1%★★★☆☆
202160.1188 of 55366.0%★★★☆☆
201962.7170 of 55269.2%★★★☆☆
201865.7162 of 54870.4%★★★★☆
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)
Homeless (2025)79th percentile+37 vs school
Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+32 vs school
White (2026)40th percentile+13 vs school
African American (2026)38th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile~ school
Female (2026)26th percentile~ school
Male (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-10 vs school
Special Education (2026)16th percentile-11 vs school
Disabled (2026)5th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts34%-16 vs state
Science32%-15 vs state
Mathematics26%-14 vs state

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Students at Belleville High School-West are 45% African American, 43% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,118 students attended Belleville High School-West.

Belleville High School-West ranks 450th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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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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