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West Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

840 Royal Heights Rd, Belleville, IL 62226 · (618) 234-8200 · Part of Belleville School District 118

Belleville’s School Grade B− better than 45% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
364
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about West Jr High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Belleville kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Belleville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–68 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8West Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

840 Royal Heights Rd, Belleville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7181
Grade 8183
Enrollment over time
442’20
412’21
422’22
394’23
364’24

Down 17.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 62%White 24%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Jr High School from Belleville families.

Other schools in Belleville School District 118

The district →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Belleville
B−
293 students11:1
Washington School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Belleville
192 students23:1
Abraham Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belleville
C
542 students16:1
Union Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belleville
B
432 students15:1
Westhaven Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belleville
B−
313 students9:1
Roosevelt Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belleville
B−
272 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Belleville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.