Is Belleville High School-East a good school?

Belleville High School-East ranks 221 st of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Belleville High School-East?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,584 students attended Belleville High School-East.

What is the racial makeup of Belleville High School-East?

Students at Belleville High School-East are 48% African American, 37% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Belleville High School-East

Summary:

Belleville High School-East is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,568 students in Belleville, Illinois. The school is part of the Belleville Township High School District 201, which is ranked 457 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belleville High School-East has consistently ranked in the top half of Illinois high schools, with a statewide ranking between 221 and 331 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is mixed compared to the state and district averages, with 23.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, 28.9% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, and 49.7% proficient or better in ISA Science. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 89.2% to 92.3% over the past 5 years, and a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 2.2% to 3.4%. However, Belleville High School-East has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.6% in 2020-2021 to 30.8% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Belleville High School-West has generally lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism, while Lebanon High School has lower graduation rates and academic performance. On the other hand, Freeburg Community High School and Mascoutah High School have significantly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Belleville High School-East.

Detail:

Public 9-12

2555 West Blvd
Belleville, IL 62221-5525

(618) 222-3706

District: Belleville Township HSD 201

SchoolDigger Rank:
221^st of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,717

Student/teacher ratio: 16.9

Number of students: 2,584

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.4%

White:

37.2%

Two or more races:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Belleville High School-East ranks better than 68.3% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.26. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Belleville High School-East who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Belleville High School-East has the largest high school student body size in the Belleville Township HSD 201 School District. Racial makeup is: African American (48.4%), White (37.2%), two or more races (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Belleville High School-East is 16.9. 2 high schools in the Belleville Township HSD 201 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Belleville High School-East employs 152.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Belleville High School-East is $19,717, which is the 2^nd highest among 2 high schools in the Belleville Township HSD 201 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Belleville High School-East:

SchoolDigger ranks Belleville High School-East 221^st of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Belleville High School-East in the ranking list.)

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Belleville Township HSD 201:

SchoolDigger ranks Belleville Township HSD 201 457^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Belleville High School-East

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Rank History for all students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.79	255^th	586	56.5%
2004	73.23	140^th	592	76.4%
2005	80.63	83^rd	590	85.9%
2006	86.36	57^th	596	90.4%
2007	81.65	93^rd	612	84.8%
2008	70.53	175^th	624	72.0%
2009	67.24	220^th	632	65.2%
2010	64.95	241^st	643	62.5%
2011	58.51	306^th	655	53.3%
2012	58.62	302^nd	665	54.6%
2013	63.55	271^st	670	59.6%
2014	57.90	301^st	670	55.1%
2015	88.94	47^th	614	92.3%
2016	72.25	100^th	643	84.4%
2017	52.42	291^st	642	54.7%
2018	54.43	284^th	647	56.1%
2019	61.51	228^th	701	67.5%
2021	58.73	233^rd	688	66.1%
2022	51.95	331^st	699	52.6%
2023	57.56	257^th	699	63.2%
2024	60.26	221^st	697	68.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.42	100^th	154	35.1%
2019	41.80	91^st	165	44.8%
2021	36.45	93^rd	160	41.9%
2022	40.39	96^th	170	43.5%
2023	39.56	96^th	163	41.1%
2024	47.30	83^rd	182	54.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.89	176^th	374	52.9%
2019	39.77	217^th	473	54.1%
2021	39.99	209^th	453	53.9%
2022	44.56	190^th	493	61.5%
2023	46.72	180^th	476	62.2%
2024	26.03	345^th	482	28.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.93	304^th	585	48.0%
2019	47.26	318^th	639	50.2%
2021	39.99	343^rd	611	43.9%
2022	41.02	379^th	626	39.5%
2023	44.10	354^th	644	45.0%
2024	46.52	304^th	639	52.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.45	290^th	620	53.2%
2019	63.21	217^th	665	67.4%
2021	59.16	224^th	639	64.9%
2022	48.95	331^st	658	49.7%
2023	54.33	283^rd	656	56.9%
2024	54.53	256^th	664	61.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.23	213^th	428	50.2%
2024	36.63	206^th	429	52.0%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	89.64	3^rd	22	86.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.50	271^st	619	56.2%
2019	56.80	244^th	675	63.9%
2021	54.21	269^th	653	58.8%
2022	52.36	290^th	664	56.3%
2023	57.97	239^th	668	64.2%
2024	62.75	201^st	668	69.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	14.63	120^th	137	12.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.37	81^st	253	68.0%
2019	55.89	91^st	299	69.6%
2021	51.15	88^th	281	68.7%
2022	52.21	100^th	294	66.0%
2023	54.44	93^rd	301	69.1%
2024	55.32	82^nd	299	72.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.51	64^th	291	78.0%
2019	73.91	56^th	317	82.3%
2021	78.91	42^nd	317	86.8%
2022	50.45	145^th	335	56.7%
2023	63.31	84^th	333	74.8%
2024	57.93	102^nd	336	69.6%

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Rank History for White students at Belleville High School-East

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.45	149^th	548	72.8%
2019	73.59	121^st	552	78.1%
2021	67.80	139^th	553	74.9%
2022	60.80	176^th	560	68.6%
2023	77.98	96^th	557	82.8%
2024	83.93	80^th	554	85.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Belleville High School-East

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	2012	179	55	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	2275
1989	1978	198	52	31	2	n/a	n/a	0	2261
1990	1891	233	66	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	2223
1991	1847	280	71	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	2228
1992	1818	277	61	25	2	n/a	n/a	0	2183
1993	1827	310	66	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	2237
1994	1778	320	76	41	4	n/a	n/a	0	2219
1995	1786	388	57	41	6	n/a	n/a	0	2278
1996	1786	388	57	41	6	n/a	n/a	0	2278
1997	1724	437	65	48	6	n/a	n/a	0	2280
1998	1802	457	41	31	6	n/a	n/a	0	2337
1999	1770	497	45	27	6	n/a	n/a	0	2345
2000	1820	545	46	29	4	n/a	n/a	0	2444
2001	1817	561	50	38	3	n/a	n/a	0	2469
2002	1793	605	64	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	2516
2003	1793	605	64	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	2516
2004	1758	642	65	66	2	n/a	n/a	0	2533
2005	1717	661	71	76	3	n/a	n/a	2	2530
2006	1694	736	70	72	3	n/a	n/a	40	2615
2007	1663	790	60	71	3	n/a	n/a	87	2674
2008	1540	822	60	61	2	n/a	n/a	120	2605
2009	1543	928	50	49	10	n/a	n/a	147	2727
2010	1398	866	40	38	12	n/a	n/a	157	2511
2011	1402	1001	52	57	8	0	168	0	2688
2012	1284	975	54	61	7	1	161	0	2543
2013	1226	907	48	67	3	1	156	0	2408
2014	1276	978	55	91	13	3	167	0	2583
2015	1186	979	56	94	4	5	180	0	2504
2016	1176	963	37	103	4	6	178	0	2467
2017	1179	1021	29	121	4	6	200	0	2560
2018	1111	1009	27	113	5	4	205	0	2474
2019	1107	960	26	112	3	4	181	0	2393
2020	1134	1018	31	126	4	6	143	0	2462
2021	1090	1078	40	130	5	8	121	0	2472
2022	1051	1195	43	126	3	9	133	0	2560
2023	991	1260	39	134	5	10	129	0	2568
2024	961	1251	42	135	9	5	181	0	2584

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Belleville High School-East

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2275	109.8	20.7	n/a
1989	2261	108.8	20.7	n/a
1990	2223	108.2	20.5	n/a
1991	2228	109.6	20.3	n/a
1992	2183	109.2	19.9	n/a
1993	2237	107.0	20.9	n/a
1994	2219	106.4	20.9	n/a
1995	2278	110.9	20.5	n/a
1996	2278	110.9	20.5	n/a
1997	2280	113.2	20.1	n/a
1998	2337	115.8	20.2	n/a
1999	2345	117.6	19.9	n/a
2000	2444	119.4	20.5	n/a
2001	2469	120.3	20.5	n/a
2002	2516	123.0	20.5	18.2
2003	2516	123.0	20.5	18.2
2004	2533	123.9	20.4	20.5
2005	2530	127.9	19.8	23.5
2006	2615	128.6	20.3	27.2
2007	2674	117.0	22.9	27.9
2008	2605	113.0	23.1	30.6
2009	2727	145.4	18.8	32.8
2010	2511	148.6	16.9	38.3
2011	2688	147.6	18.2	35
2012	2543	142.4	17.8	35.1
2013	2408	305.6	7.8	37.3
2014	2583	135.2	19.1	39.5
2015	2504	141.0	17.7	42.8
2016	2467	143.0	17.2	46.6
2017	2560	142.2	18.0	42
2018	2474	144.2	17.1	43.3
2019	2393	144.0	16.6	44.5
2020	2462	121.0	20.3	44.2
2021	2472	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2560	156.8	16.3	45.5
2023	2568	154.4	16.6	46.9
2024	2584	152.4	16.9	49

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Belleville High School-East

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2275	109.8	20.7	n/a
1989	2261	108.8	20.7	n/a
1990	2223	108.2	20.5	n/a
1991	2228	109.6	20.3	n/a
1992	2183	109.2	19.9	n/a
1993	2237	107.0	20.9	n/a
1994	2219	106.4	20.9	n/a
1995	2278	110.9	20.5	n/a
1996	2278	110.9	20.5	n/a
1997	2280	113.2	20.1	n/a
1998	2337	115.8	20.2	n/a
1999	2345	117.6	19.9	n/a
2000	2444	119.4	20.5	n/a
2001	2469	120.3	20.5	n/a
2002	2516	123.0	20.5	18.2
2003	2516	123.0	20.5	18.2
2004	2533	123.9	20.4	20.5
2005	2530	127.9	19.8	23.5
2006	2615	128.6	20.3	27.2
2007	2674	117.0	22.9	27.9
2008	2605	113.0	23.1	30.6
2009	2727	145.4	18.8	32.8
2010	2511	148.6	16.9	38.3
2011	2688	147.6	18.2	35
2012	2543	142.4	17.8	35.1
2013	2408	305.6	7.8	37.3
2014	2583	135.2	19.1	39.5
2015	2504	141.0	17.7	42.8
2016	2467	143.0	17.2	46.6
2017	2560	142.2	18.0	42
2018	2474	144.2	17.1	43.3
2019	2393	144.0	16.6	44.5
2020	2462	121.0	20.3	44.2
2021	2472	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2560	156.8	16.3	45.5
2023	2568	154.4	16.6	46.9
2024	2584	152.4	16.9	49

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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