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Belvidere Central Middle School

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Belvidere Central Middle School ranks 789 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Belvidere Central Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Belvidere, Illinois, with 858 students. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with significant gaps between different student subgroups.

Belvidere Central Middle School's proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year were 40.7% in English Language Arts and 22.4% in Math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance is also below the Belvidere CUSD 100 district averages, indicating that it is one of the lower-performing schools within the district. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.5% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While some nearby schools, such as Thurgood Marshall School and Roscoe Middle School, significantly outperform Belvidere Central Middle School on academic measures, the school's performance has declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 418 out of 1,302 Illinois middle schools in 2014-2015 to 789 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025. This trend suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the needs of its diverse student population and improve outcomes for all students.

911

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,386

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8787 Beloit Rd
Belvidere, IL 61008-1701

(815) 544-0190

District: Belvidere CUSD 100

Students who attend Belvidere Central Middle School usually attend:

High:

Belvidere North High School

Feeder schools for Belvidere Central Middle School:

Elementary:	Caledonia Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Perry Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

37.5%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

Illinois avg46%

789^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	38.9	789 of 1368	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	828 of 1363	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	848 of 1367	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	789 of 1369	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	889 of 1241	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	587 of 1356	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	614 of 1293	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.0	636 of 1293	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.8	597 of 1294	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	418 of 1302	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	459 of 1322	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.5	554 of 1367	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	548 of 1365	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.3	444 of 1344	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.6	380 of 1327	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	65.3	519 of 1318	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.8	417 of 1293	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.1	418 of 1287	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.3	571 of 1272	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.2	499 of 1209	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.6	405 of 1204	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.1	616 of 1185	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	398 of 574	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	226 of 548	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	174 of 565	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	225 of 511	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	427 of 694	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	448 of 639	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	406 of 674	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	401 of 483	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	381 of 486	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	394 of 480	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	374 of 454	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	216 of 277	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	219 of 339	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	184 of 285	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	715 of 1248	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	765 of 1251	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	815 of 1275	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	763 of 1286	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	762 of 1017	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	501 of 1276	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	574 of 1226	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	552 of 669	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	527 of 643	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	534 of 661	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	517 of 662	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	481 of 517	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	397 of 639	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	463 of 590	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	32 of 53	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	862 of 1229	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	944 of 1219	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	973 of 1234	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	876 of 1221	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	893 of 1019	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	773 of 1217	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	879 of 1161	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	764 of 1271	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	774 of 1264	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	781 of 1292	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	701 of 1286	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	803 of 1048	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	616 of 1296	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	605 of 1223	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	154 of 204	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	133 of 184	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	161 of 194	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.3	95 of 195	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	100 of 164	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	477 of 812	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	525 of 802	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	529 of 805	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	417 of 781	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	373 of 548	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	350 of 792	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	322 of 602	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	608 of 884	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	667 of 875	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	712 of 895	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	679 of 898	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	700 of 813	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	539 of 905	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	513 of 889	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)40th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science51%+5 vs state

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
West Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 N Rockton Ave	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3200	793	47	16.8	79.3%	158 (19.9%)	405 (51.1%)	133 (16.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (11.3%)	12.9	1257^th of 1368 public middle schools	8.1%		15.9	1206^th of 1363 public middle schools	11.5%	51		19.3		20.1	20.4	26.1	22.2		6.5	8.7	9.1	8.1	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	$18,576	$1,492	$17,083
Roscoe Middle School	Public	6-8	6121 Elevator Rd	Roscoe	61073	Winnebago County	Kinnikinnick CCSD 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 623-2837	596	0		31.2%	472 (79.2%)	13 (2.2%)	66 (11.1%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.5%)	80.9	238^th of 1368 public middle schools	82.6%		86.1	158^th of 1363 public middle schools	88.4%	80		64.0		55.9	70.8	83.2	69.9		47.1	44.6	60.4	51.0	98.1	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.1	97.9	97.7	96.8	$13,083	$838	$12,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Belvidere Central Middle School

How many students attend Belvidere Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 911 students attended Belvidere Central Middle School.

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

Students who attend Belvidere Central Middle School usually go on to attend Belvidere North High School

What is the racial makeup of Belvidere Central Middle School?

Students at Belvidere Central Middle School are 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Belvidere Central Middle School in?

Belvidere CUSD 100

Is Belvidere Central Middle School a good school?

Belvidere Central Middle School ranks 789^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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