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Belvidere South Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

919 E 6th St, Belvidere, IL 61008 · (815) 544-4175 · Part of Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

Belvidere Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
754
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Belvidere South Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Belvidere Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Belvidere South Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts11%
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 ↗

919 E 6th St, Belvidere

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6252
Grade 7246
Grade 8256
Enrollment over time
809’20
793’21
780’22
751’23
754’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 58%White 34%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Belvidere South Middle School from Belvidere Township families.

Other schools in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

The district →
Washington Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
D
721 students12:1
Meehan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C−
688 students16:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
573 students14:1
Caledonia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
C+
449 students14:1
Perry Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
284 students19:1
Seth Whitman Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belvidere
B
622 students14:1

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; Belvidere Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.