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Emge Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

7401 Westchester Dr, Belleville, IL 62223 · (618) 397-6557 · Part of Harmony Emge School District 175

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

Directions
Students
146
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Emge Junior High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 24.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
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 ↗

7401 Westchester Dr, Belleville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 761
Grade 885
Enrollment over time
194’20
200’21
184’22
149’23
146’24

Down 24.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%White 35%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 6%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Emge Junior High School from Belleville families.

Other schools in Harmony Emge School District 175

The district →
Ellis Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Belleville
B+
382 students16:1
Harmony Intermediate Center
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Belleville
C
207 students17:1

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.