Summary:
ZIP code 62221 has five schools: three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, serving students from elementary through high school across several districts. In 2025–2026, the four schools with all-grades IAR results averaged 57% proficient in ELA and 41% in math, just above the state results of 56% and 40%. The most important finding is the wide divide between schools: all-grades results ranged by 44 percentage points in ELA and 56 points in math.
Wingate Elementary School stands out at the top, with 85% proficient in ELA and 74% in math—29 and 34 points above the state, respectively. At the other end, Whiteside Middle School had the lowest all-grades math result, 18%, 22 points below the state and 56 points below Wingate. Jefferson Elementary School was also above state results, at 57% in ELA and 43% in math. Belleville High School-East had a strong 95% graduation rate, though its 11th-grade ACT proficiency was 5 to 6 points below state results across ELA, math and science.
Recent progress differs by school. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Jefferson gained 15 points in ELA and 18 in math, while Wingate gained 5 and 11 points. Whiteside Elementary’s ELA result was unchanged and its math fell 5 points; Whiteside Middle gained 2 points in ELA and stayed level in math. SchoolDigger ranked Wingate at the 94th percentile, compared with the 20th for Whiteside Elementary and 17th for Whiteside Middle. Context also varies: in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 17% at Wingate and 70% at Jefferson; student-teacher ratios were 11.6 at Wingate and 10.8 at Jefferson. These figures describe different school contexts but do not explain the score differences.
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