Photo: artistmac · CC BY-SA 2.0Belleville’s public schools score below 55% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Belleville’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Belleville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Belleville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1385 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Belleville’s, its schools beat 54%, higher than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Belleville Township High School District 201 spends $20,728 per student and Belleville School District 118 $20,741, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Althoff Catholic High School (private), Zion Lutheran School (private), St. Teresa Catholic School (private), Blessed Sacrament School (private), Our Lady Queen of Peace School (private), Governor French Academy (private), Notre Dame Academy of Belleville (private), Asp2 STEAM Academy Inc (private), Belleville Christian School (private) and Calvary Baptist Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Belleville’s grade
B−: better than 45% of Illinois school districts, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belleville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Belleville · depends on your address
Jefferson Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 293 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Washington School
Grades PK · 192 students · 23:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Belleville · depends on your address
West Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 364 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Central Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 308 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Belleville · depends on your address
West Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 364 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Central Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 308 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Belleville · depends on your address
Belleville High School-East
Grades 9–12 · 2,600 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Belleville High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Belleville · depends on your address
Belleville High School-East
Grades 9–12 · 2,600 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Belleville High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Belleville · depends on your address
Belleville High School-East
Grades 9–12 · 2,600 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Belleville High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Belleville · depends on your address
Belleville High School-East
Grades 9–12 · 2,600 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Belleville High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Belleville runs its own schools through grade 8 (Belleville School District 118). From grade 9, students attend the Belleville Township High School District 201, shared with Cahokia Heights, Canteen, Caseyville, Caseyville, Centreville, East St. Louis, East St. Louis, Fairview Heights, Millstadt, Millstadt, Shiloh, Smithton, St. Clair, Stookey and Swansea. Parts of Belleville (16%, 11%, 10%, 10%, 5% and 4% of its land) are served by Belle Valley School District 119, Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70, Freeburg Community High School District 77, Harmony Emge School District 175, Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 and Signal Hill School District 181 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Belleville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Belleville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Belleville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Belleville | B− | Belleville School District 118 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| St. Clair | C+ | Belleville School District 118 PK–8 · Whiteside School District 115 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Stookey | B+ | Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Swansea | B+ | Wolf Branch School District 113 PK–8 · High Mount School District 116 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Smithton | — | Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Centreville | D | Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 PK–12 · East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| East St. Louis | — | East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| East St. Louis (city) | D | East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Shiloh Valley | A | Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 PK–12 · O'Fallon Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Freeburg | A | Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12 |
| Smithton (village) | A | Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130 PK–8 · Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12 |
| Freeburg Township | — | Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 PK–12 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12 |
| Caseyville | B | O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90 PK–8 · Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 PK–8 · Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 |
| Cahokia Heights | D | Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 PK–12 · East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Canteen | C− | East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Shiloh | A− | Shiloh Village School District 85 PK–8 · Whiteside School District 115 PK–8 · Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 PK–12 |
| Fairview Heights | B− | Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 PK–8 · Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
12 of the 16 neighbors share Belleville Township High School District 201 with Belleville for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Belleville
27 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 6 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Saint Clair Co ROE Safe School, Belleville Twp HS-Night/Alt Sch, Ctr for Acad and VOCNL Excel CAVE, St Clair Co Juv Detention Center, Pathways School and Pals).
Questions about Belleville’s schools
Are Belleville’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Belleville children attend score below 55% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Belleville in?
Two districts: Belleville School District 118 runs grades PK–8, and Belleville Township High School District 201 runs grades 9–12, shared with Cahokia Heights, Canteen, Caseyville, Caseyville, Centreville, East St. Louis, East St. Louis, Fairview Heights, Millstadt, Millstadt, Shiloh, Smithton, St. Clair, Stookey and Swansea.
Where do Belleville kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Belleville High School-East and Belleville High School-West.
What is Belleville’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Belleville Township High School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Belleville spend per student?
$20,728 in Belleville Township High School District 201 and $20,741 in Belleville School District 118 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Belleville?
Yes: Althoff Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 335 students), Zion Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 319 students), St. Teresa Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 180 students), Blessed Sacrament School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 159 students), Our Lady Queen of Peace School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 150 students), Governor French Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 83 students), Notre Dame Academy of Belleville (Catholic, grades PK–8, 75 students), Asp2 STEAM Academy Inc (nonsectarian, grades PK–3, 65 students), Belleville Christian School (religious, grades PK–K, 14 students) and Calvary Baptist Academy (religious, grades 4–7, 3 students).
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.