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Seth Whitman Elementary School

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Seth Whitman Elementary School ranks 871 st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

871^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Seth Whitman Elementary School serves 622 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Belvidere, Illinois, as part of Belvidere CUSD 100. Its clearest strength is its current academic performance: in 2025–26, the school scored above the state in all-grades English Language Arts (ELA) and math, and its math result was well ahead of nearby K–5 schools.

Seth Whitman stands out most in math: 48% of students were proficient, versus 40% statewide and 29% in the district. Nearby K–5 schools ranged from 19% to 41%, putting Seth about 7 points above the highest. ELA was also strong at 57.0%, just above the state’s 56.3% and higher than the nearby-school leader, Brookview Elementary School, at 55%. Fourth-grade ELA and math were particular strengths, both above the state and the highest among nearby schools with comparable grades. The main academic exception is fifth-grade ELA, at 53% compared with 55% statewide; fifth-grade science was also below the state, 45% versus 48%, though above the district’s 39% and second among nearby schools, behind Caledonia Elementary School.

Results have climbed over the past three years: all-grades ELA gained 23 points, from 34% in 2023–24 to 57% in 2025–26, while math rose 18 points, from 30% to 48%. ELA moved from below the state to slightly above it; math widened its lead. Still, SchoolDigger places the school at the 50th percentile statewide (rank 871 of 1,737; 2 stars), down from the 65th percentile in 2020–21. In 2024–25, 42% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest share among nearby schools; the student-teacher ratio was 14.4, compared with a nearby-school average of 15.4. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure for how well the school serves female students was at the 26th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 50th; its Special Education Students ranking fell from the 80th percentile in 2022–23 to the 39th in 2024–25.

622

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,616

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.5%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

8989 Beloit Rd
Belvidere, IL 61008-1714

(815) 544-3357

District: Belvidere CUSD 100

Students who attend Seth Whitman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Belvidere South Middle School
High:	Belvidere High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

Hispanic:

40.2%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Belvidere CUSD 100

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg37%

Illinois avg48%

871^st of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100

641^st of 738Belvidere 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
2026	47.9	871 of 1737	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.1	985 of 2056	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	863 of 2067	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	834 of 2077	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	825 of 2082	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	673 of 1948	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	1040 of 2086	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	951 of 2037	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	861 of 2044	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.8	747 of 2046	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	851 of 2052	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.1	628 of 2093	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	67.3	740 of 2167	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.7	703 of 2166	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.8	780 of 2147	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	917 of 2139	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	662 of 2120	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.3	852 of 2092	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.7	563 of 2095	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	500 of 1049	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	324 of 886	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	141 of 907	84.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	425 of 788	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	473 of 826	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	334 of 788	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	438 of 768	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	275 of 537	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	570 of 743	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	489 of 718	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	948 of 1286	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	1130 of 1942	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	740 of 1942	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	709 of 1957	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	732 of 1970	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	663 of 1680	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	1055 of 2019	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	984 of 1964	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	353 of 536	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.3	789 of 982	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	710 of 959	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	548 of 970	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	587 of 954	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	355 of 742	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	665 of 955	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	542 of 938	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	625 of 1001	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	1364 of 1800	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1220 of 1793	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1163 of 1808	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1085 of 1763	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	934 of 1514	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1120 of 1816	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1056 of 1765	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	754 of 1311	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.2	762 of 1947	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	898 of 1959	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	863 of 1984	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	829 of 1977	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	631 of 1707	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	973 of 2019	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	857 of 1972	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	788 of 1292	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	484 of 1195	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	236 of 1156	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	437 of 1113	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	600 of 1194	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	473 of 763	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	653 of 1149	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.4	669 of 1389	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	681 of 1392	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	682 of 1419	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	586 of 1425	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	530 of 1308	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	872 of 1462	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	814 of 1463	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)52nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Mathematics48%+8 vs state

Science45%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Seth Whitman Elementary School	Public	K-5	8989 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-3357	622	43	14.4	41.5%	327 (52.6%)	19 (3.1%)	250 (40.2%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	47.9	871^st of 1737 public elementary schools	49.9%		51.1	985^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.1%	114	44.9	52.8	63.9	52.8	57.0	50.5	52.1	38.2	47.6	96.5%		$16,616	$559	$16,057
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	1011 Bonus Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-2671	573	41	13.8	57.4%	220 (38.4%)	25 (4.4%)	297 (51.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.5%)	19.3	1393^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	19.8%		28.4	1470^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.5%	77	41.2	32.7	43.0	36.0	37.2	32.6	31.2	26.7	30.3	96.9%		$19,874	$1,427	$18,447
Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	633 W Perry St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-9274	284	15	19.2	66.5%	112 (39.4%)	14 (4.9%)	140 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	15.6	1484^th of 1737 public elementary schools	14.6%		27.4	1498^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.1%	14	36.7		29.8	34.7	30.1	35.1	21.3	30.6	28.6	98.3%		$21,057	$1,257	$19,800
Washington Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 5th Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 544-3124	721	59	12.2	70.5%	193 (26.8%)	23 (3.2%)	468 (64.9%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	15.3	1491^st of 1737 public elementary schools	14.2%		25.2	1559^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.2%	68	32.7	28.6	34.9	31.6	31.5	29.4	30.3	32.7	30.6	97.8%		$19,819	$1,447	$18,372
Meehan Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 E 6th St	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 547-3546	688	43	15.9	55.2%	259 (37.6%)	17 (2.5%)	390 (56.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	16.2	1465^th of 1737 public elementary schools	15.7%		26.2	1534^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.4%	69	31.7	26.9	45.8	33.7	35.4	38.9	29.9	19.0	29.4	98%		$19,183	$1,330	$17,852
Caledonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2311 Randolph St	Caledonia	61011	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 547-1977	449	33	13.5	43.2%	274 (61.0%)	13 (2.9%)	145 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	39.5	1015^th of 1737 public elementary schools	41.6%		58.1	853^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	58.5%	162	51.4	50.7	50.6	50.7	50.7	43.3	42.2	36.6	40.7	96.4%		$22,379	$483	$21,896
Poplar Grove Elementary School	Public	K-4	208 N State St	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 765-3113	251	20	12.5	45.4%	172 (68.5%)	1 (0.4%)	68 (27.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	67.2	526^th of 1737 public elementary schools	69.7%		80.4	387^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.2%	139		59.6	64.6		62.0	65.4	56.3		61.0	96.3%		$19,631	$469	$19,162
Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	6754 Armer Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 332-4938	676	39	17.3	64.2%	268 (39.6%)	128 (18.9%)	186 (27.5%)	45 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.1%)	30.7	1173^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	32.5%		38	1253^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	39.1%	80	36.4	39.4	51.2	55.0	48.9	50.0	30.9	29.2	36.2	96.4%		$15,459	$1,236	$14,223
Brookview Elementary School	Public	K-5	1750 Madron Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2492	484	28	17.3	55.6%	187 (38.6%)	108 (22.3%)	126 (26.0%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	39	1026^th of 1737 public elementary schools	40.9%		59.2	827^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.8%	199	43.3	58.3	62.1	45.1	55.2	41.7	45.3	25.3	37.4	96.5%		$13,691	$804	$12,886
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	5222 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4960	523	33	15.6	53.0%	211 (40.3%)	102 (19.5%)	121 (23.1%)	46 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	27.9	1218^th of 1737 public elementary schools	29.9%		31.7	1393^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	32.2%	175	44.4	36.9	57.1	49.1	47.3	35.3	35.7	18.5	28.5	96.4%		$16,475	$1,076	$15,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Seth Whitman Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Seth Whitman Elementary School?

Students at Seth Whitman Elementary School are 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Seth Whitman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 622 students attended Seth Whitman Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Seth Whitman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Seth Whitman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belvidere South Middle School
High : Belvidere High School

Is Seth Whitman Elementary School a good school?

Seth Whitman Elementary School ranks 871^st of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Seth Whitman Elementary School in?

Belvidere CUSD 100

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