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Best High Schools in Zip Code 61008

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2,521

Students

Top rankedBelvidere North High School280^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Belvidere North High School up 105 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 61008 zip code in Illinois is home to two high schools: Belvidere North High School and Belvidere High School, both part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 district. Based on the available data, Belvidere North High School appears to be the stronger performing school, with a higher statewide ranking, better test scores, and a higher SchoolDigger rating.

Belvidere North High School has a statewide ranking of 280 out of 698 Illinois high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Belvidere High School's ranking of 517. Belvidere North also has a higher rating of 3 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars, while Belvidere High School has a lower rating of 1 out of 5 stars. In terms of test scores, Belvidere North outperforms Belvidere High across most metrics, including ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 47.3% of 11th graders at Belvidere North were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 30.4% at Belvidere High.

While the schools have similar graduation and dropout rates, Belvidere High School has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 60.38%, compared to 44.89% at Belvidere North High School. Additionally, Belvidere High School spends more per student ($15,951) and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.6, compared to $14,010 per student and a ratio of 14.8 at Belvidere North High School. However, these factors do not seem to translate into better academic outcomes, suggesting that other factors beyond just funding and staffing may be at play in the performance gap between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (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 (2025)	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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% 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 High School	Public	9-12	1500 East Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 547-6345	1,167	88	13.3	61.3%	437 (37.4%)	31 (2.7%)	661 (56.6%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.4%)	27.9	517^th of 698 public high schools	25.9%		25.6	507^th of 697 public high schools	27.3%	10	54.6	33.7	22.1	9.6	40.6	28.6	30.4	17.3	27.9	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	$19,593	$763	$18,830
Belvidere North High School	Public	9-12	9393 Beloit Rd	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 544-2636	1,354	96	14.1	45.6%	762 (56.3%)	53 (3.9%)	475 (35.1%)	17 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.2%)	56.4	280^th of 698 public high schools	59.9%		41	385^th of 697 public high schools	44.8%	105	68.2	50.6	35.3	23.4	57.3	45.1	47.3	29.2	40.9	97.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.8	97.8	98.4	95.8	$18,478	$692	$17,786
Everest High School	Public	9-12	1320 East Ave	Belvidere	61008	Boone County	Belvidere CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 547-8080	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 61008

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belvidere	0.21 mi	11	653^rd
Rockford	6.99 mi	47	733^rd
Caledonia	7.42 mi	1	396^th
Poplar Grove	7.51 mi	5	363^rd
Loves Park	9.95 mi	7	685^th

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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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