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Whiteside Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Whiteside Middle School serves 475 students in grades 5–8 in Belleville, Illinois. The clearest concern is math: in 2025–2026, 18% of students were proficient, 22 percentage points below the state’s 40% and 4 points below the Whiteside School District 115 result of 22%. Results were weak across grades 5–8, so the math concern is not limited to one grade.

ELA is a relative strength compared with math and the district, but it still trails nearby schools. Whiteside’s 2025–2026 ELA proficiency was 46%, above the district’s 45% but below the state’s 56%; it was the lowest among 10 nearby schools with reported results, whose average was 65%. In math, Whiteside ranked second-lowest among nearby schools, with 18% compared with their 39% average; only Grant Middle School was lower. Fifth-grade ELA stands out as a bright spot: Whiteside’s 54% was close to the state’s 55% and third among six nearby schools serving that grade. In grades 6–8, however, Whiteside had the lowest reported nearby ELA results in each grade.

Scores have risen, but not as quickly as statewide results: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, Whiteside’s ELA increased 9 points and math increased 6, while state results rose 15 and 11 points, respectively. SchoolDigger ranked the school 938th of 1,126 Illinois schools, at the 17th percentile and 1 star, in 2025–2026. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 16.3, above the nearby average of 14.5; 56% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby same-year average of 45%. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings were notably higher for White Students, at the 51st percentile versus 17 overall, and lower for Low Socio Economic Status Students, at the 8th percentile.

475

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,373

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.2%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

111 Warrior Way
Belleville, IL 62221-5117

(618) 239-0000

District: Whiteside School District 115

Feeder schools for Whiteside Middle School:

Elementary:

Whiteside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.4%

White:

23.6%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg38%

Illinois avg49%

938^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

680^th of 738Whiteside School District 115 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	18.0	938 of 1126	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	899 of 1368	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	871 of 1363	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	783 of 1367	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	907 of 1369	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	696 of 1241	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	644 of 1356	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	623 of 1293	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.0	500 of 1293	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.8	568 of 1294	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.7	434 of 1302	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.4	800 of 1322	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.2	929 of 1367	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.0	959 of 1365	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	882 of 1344	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.5	680 of 1327	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.8	810 of 1318	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.0	905 of 1293	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.8	732 of 1287	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	575 of 1272	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.4	672 of 1209	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.1	679 of 1204	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.8	529 of 1185	55.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	187 of 224	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	350 of 574	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	294 of 548	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	268 of 569	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	281 of 573	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	161 of 385	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	209 of 565	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	186 of 511	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	496 of 694	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	400 of 639	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	309 of 674	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	773 of 867	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	835 of 1248	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	842 of 1251	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	715 of 1275	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	843 of 1286	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	638 of 1017	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	648 of 1276	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	603 of 1226	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	727 of 788	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1010 of 1229	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	942 of 1219	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	745 of 1234	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	963 of 1221	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	748 of 1019	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	669 of 1217	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	684 of 1161	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	694 of 829	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	822 of 1271	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	781 of 1264	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	760 of 1292	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	843 of 1286	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	626 of 1048	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	576 of 1296	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	617 of 1223	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	109 of 204	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	105 of 184	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	108 of 194	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	125 of 195	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	39 of 97	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	72 of 179	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	75 of 164	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	710 of 812	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	655 of 802	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	574 of 805	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	479 of 781	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	350 of 548	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	624 of 792	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	446 of 602	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	368 of 754	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	435 of 884	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	471 of 875	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	387 of 895	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	597 of 898	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	455 of 813	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	247 of 905	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	186 of 889	79.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)51st percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-10 vs state

Science42%-8 vs state

Mathematics18%-22 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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th 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 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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
Whiteside Middle School	Public	5-8	111 Warrior Way	Belleville	62221	St. Clair County	Whiteside School District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 239-0000	475	29	16.3	55.8%	112 (23.6%)	282 (59.4%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.2%)	18	938^th of 1126 public middle schools	16.7%		32.9	899^th of 1368 public middle schools	34.3%	39	38.5	45.2		53.7	48.6	37.5	47.2	46.4		20.3	13.3	17.6	20.2	18.0	98.2%		$12,373	$1,890	$10,483
Shiloh Middle School	Public	4-8	1 Wildcat Xing	Shiloh	62269	St. Clair County	Shiloh Village School District 85	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 632-7434	331	20	16.5	27.5%	199 (60.1%)	80 (24.2%)	16 (4.8%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	72.9	272^nd of 1126 public middle schools	75.8%		74.5	306^th of 1368 public middle schools	77.6%	34	51.9	73.0	78.9	72.2	72.1	80.3	85.7	78.0	59.6	48.1	33.8	54.9	49.2	48.9	98.4%		$14,487	$483	$14,004
Wolf Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	410 Huntwood Rd	Swansea	62226	St. Clair County	Wolf Branch School District 113	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 277-2100	341	26	13.1	29.0%	195 (57.2%)	80 (23.5%)	27 (7.9%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	71.5	283^rd of 1126 public middle schools	74.9%		81.7	229^th of 1368 public middle schools	83.3%	54	76.2	59.2		75.0	54.8	67.4	92.9	73.9		76.2	50.7	60.5	60.2	62.2	97.8%		$13,612	$586	$13,026
Joseph Arthur Middle School	Public	4-8	160 Saint Ellen Mine Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	Central School District 104	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 632-6336	299	25	12.2	—	114 (38.1%)	106 (35.5%)	31 (10.4%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	28 (9.4%)	41.4	639^th of 1126 public middle schools	43.3%		59.9	487^th of 1368 public middle schools	64.4%	152	46.0	56.7	60.6	49.2	52.6	42.1	61.7	53.5	50.0	46.9	36.8	33.3	45.0	42.8	98.8%		$17,283	$883	$16,400
Pontiac Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 Ashland Ave	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 233-6004	212	14	14.7	52.4%	67 (31.6%)	94 (44.3%)	20 (9.4%)	12 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	35.7	716^th of 1126 public middle schools	36.4%		35.6	848^th of 1368 public middle schools	38.0%	132		42.0			59.6	55.6	58.6	58.0				25.9		17.2	98.4%		$17,380	$145	$17,236
West Junior High School	Public	7-8	840 Royal Heights Rd	Belleville	62226	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 234-8200	364	29	12.4	73.6%	87 (23.9%)	227 (62.4%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	24.7	847^th of 1126 public middle schools	24.8%		42.7	735^th of 1368 public middle schools	46.3%	112		29.4				50.5	66.3	58.2				22.9	15.3	19.2	98.9%		$22,723	$1,119	$21,604
Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	1801 Central School Rd	Belleville	62220	St. Clair County	Belleville School District 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 233-5377	308	24	12.6	64.0%	137 (44.5%)	124 (40.3%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.7%)	46.5	573^rd of 1126 public middle schools	49.1%		59.2	496^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.7%	77		45.7				69.9	60.0	64.9				40.5	34.8	37.7	97.9%		$23,159	$1,112	$22,047
Amelia V Carriel Junior High	Public	6-8	451 N 7 Hills Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 622-2932	664	37	17.9	26.7%	422 (63.6%)	114 (17.2%)	48 (7.2%)	16 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.0%)	69	304^th of 1126 public middle schools	73.0%		79.3	252^nd of 1368 public middle schools	81.6%	52		69.3			71.4	68.1	72.8	70.9			48.1	53.4	44.0	48.3	99.1%		$12,441	$589	$11,853
Grant Middle School	Public	5-8	10110 Old Lincoln Trl	Fairview Heights	62208	St. Clair County	Grant CCSD 110	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 397-2764	254	26	9.7	44.5%	120 (47.2%)	98 (38.6%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.5%)	39.3	660^th of 1126 public middle schools	41.4%		36.3	839^th of 1368 public middle schools	38.7%	179	31.5	48.0		46.3	53.7	54.2	66.7	55.0		18.5			25.5	17.0	99.5%		$16,550	$1,297	$15,252
Fulton Junior High School	Public	6-8	307 Kyle Rd	O Fallon	62269	St. Clair County	O Fallon CCSD 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 628-0090	667	36	18.5	19.0%	442 (66.3%)	114 (17.1%)	23 (3.4%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.4%)	85.3	123^rd of 1126 public middle schools	89.1%		90.3	115^th of 1368 public middle schools	91.6%	8		76.6			84.1	75.0	82.1	80.1			63.2	60.9	59.2	61.0	98.4%		$12,228	$365	$11,863

Frequently Asked Questions about Whiteside Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Whiteside Middle School?

Students at Whiteside Middle School are 59% African American, 24% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Whiteside Middle School in?

Whiteside School District 115

Is Whiteside Middle School a good school?

Whiteside Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Whiteside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Whiteside Middle School.

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