Fairview Heights’s public schools outscore 50% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Fairview Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 19% of Fairview Heights’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). 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.
Fairview Heights’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% 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 Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 $18,411, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Fairview Heights’s grade
B−: better than 50% of Illinois school districts, #452 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 Fairview Heights, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
William Holliday Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 418 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Illini Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 315 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
William Holliday Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 418 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Illini Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 315 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
William Holliday Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 418 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Illini Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 315 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
William Holliday Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 418 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Illini Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 315 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
William Holliday Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 418 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Illini Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 315 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
William Holliday Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 418 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Illini Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 315 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
William Holliday Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 418 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Grant Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 254 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
Grant Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 254 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Pontiac Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 212 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
Grant Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 254 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Pontiac Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 212 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
Grant Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 254 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Pontiac Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 212 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
Belleville High School-East
Grades 9–12 · 2,600 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Belleville
Belleville High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Belleville
10th grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
Belleville High School-East
Grades 9–12 · 2,600 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Belleville
Belleville High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Belleville
11th grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
Belleville High School-East
Grades 9–12 · 2,600 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Belleville
Belleville High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Belleville
12th grade in Fairview Heights · depends on your address
Belleville High School-East
Grades 9–12 · 2,600 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Belleville
Belleville High School-West
Grades 9–12 · 2,118 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Belleville
Parts of Fairview Heights (11%, 8% and 2% of its land) are served by East St. Louis School District 189, O'Fallon Township High School District 203 and O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Fairview Heights
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
Fairview Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Fairview Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Caseyville | 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 |
| Swansea | B+ | Wolf Branch School District 113 PK–8 · High Mount School District 116 PK–8 · 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 |
| 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 |
| O'Fallon | A− | O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90 PK–8 · Central School District 104 PK–8 · O'Fallon Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| 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 |
| Caseyville Township | 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 |
8 of the 9 neighbors share Belleville Township High School District 201 with Fairview Heights for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Fairview Heights
6 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 Fairview Heights’s schools
Are Fairview Heights’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Fairview Heights children attend outscore 50% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #452 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fairview Heights in?
Belleville Township High School District 201, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,718 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Fairview Heights are served by East St. Louis School District 189, O'Fallon Township High School District 203 and O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90.
Where do Fairview Heights 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 Fairview Heights’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 Fairview Heights spend per student?
$20,728 in Belleville Township High School District 201, $18,411 in Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 and $16,234 in Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fairview Heights families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fairview Heights → They have their own page.
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.