Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Bellwood’s public schools score below 87% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
10% of students in Bellwood’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bellwood, 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.
Bellwood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1455 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bellwood’s, its schools beat 5%, lower than their 13% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 10% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Proviso Township High School District 209 spends $19,566 per student and Bellwood School District 88 $23,779, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Bellwood’s grade
D: better than 13% of Illinois school districts, #709 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 Bellwood, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Bellwood
Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 178 students · 25:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Bellwood
Roosevelt Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 614 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Bellwood
Roosevelt Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 614 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Bellwood
Roosevelt Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 614 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Bellwood · depends on your address
Proviso West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hillside
Proviso East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Maywood
Proviso Math and Science Academy
Grades 9–12 · 925 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Forest Park
10th grade in Bellwood · depends on your address
Proviso West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hillside
Proviso East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Maywood
Proviso Math and Science Academy
Grades 9–12 · 925 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Forest Park
11th grade in Bellwood · depends on your address
Proviso West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hillside
Proviso East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Maywood
Proviso Math and Science Academy
Grades 9–12 · 925 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Forest Park
12th grade in Bellwood · depends on your address
Proviso West High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,870 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hillside
Proviso East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Maywood
Proviso Math and Science Academy
Grades 9–12 · 925 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Forest Park
Bellwood runs its own schools through grade 8 (Bellwood School District 88). From grade 9, students attend the Proviso Township High School District 209, shared with Berkeley, Broadview, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester. Its elementary school is in Melrose Park. Parts of Bellwood (19% of its land) are served by Berkeley School District 87 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bellwood
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Bellwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bellwood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bellwood | D | Bellwood School District 88 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
| Hillside | C | Hillside School District 93 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
| Berkeley | C− | Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
| Maywood | C− | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
| Melrose Park | C− | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Westchester | C+ | Westchester School District 92-5 PK–8 · Hillside School District 93 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
All 5 neighbors share Proviso Township High School District 209 with Bellwood for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bellwood
8 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).
Questions about Bellwood’s schools
Are Bellwood’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bellwood children attend score below 87% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #709 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bellwood in?
Two districts: Bellwood School District 88 runs grades PK–8, and Proviso Township High School District 209 runs grades 9–12, shared with Berkeley, Broadview, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake, Proviso, Stone Park and Westchester.
Where do Bellwood kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Proviso West High School, Proviso East High School and Proviso Math and Science Academy.
What is Bellwood’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Proviso Township High School District 209 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Bellwood spend per student?
$19,566 in Proviso Township High School District 209 and $23,779 in Bellwood School District 88 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bellwood families are saying about school.
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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.