Is Belvidere South Middle School a good school?

Belvidere South Middle School ranks 947 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Belvidere South Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 751 students attended Belvidere South Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Belvidere South Middle School?

Students at Belvidere South Middle School are 57% Hispanic, 37% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Belvidere South Middle School attend?

Students who attend Belvidere South Middle School usually go on to attend Belvidere High School

Belvidere South Middle School

Summary:

Belvidere South Middle School is a public middle school located in Belvidere, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 780 students. The school is part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, which is ranked 670 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belvidere South Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, with its performance on state assessments (IAR/ISA) significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 30.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and only 11% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, African American students, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 25% of their respective subgroups statewide. Additionally, Belvidere South Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.6% in 2019-2020 to 24.6% in 2022-2023, well above the state average and the rates of nearby schools.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools, such as Belvidere Central Middle School, the academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that the resources may not be effectively utilized or targeted to address the specific needs of the student population. The performance of Belvidere South Middle School is consistently lower than the nearby middle schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, as well as many of the Rockford School District 205 middle schools, even though they serve similar student populations. This indicates that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of the higher-performing schools in the region to improve the educational outcomes at Belvidere South Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

919 E 6th St
Belvidere, IL 61008-4500

(815) 544-4175

District: Belvidere CUSD 100

SchoolDigger Rank:
947^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,224

Students who attend Belvidere South Middle School usually attend:

High:

Belvidere High School

Feeder schools for Belvidere South Middle School:

Elementary:	Meehan Elementary School
	Seth Whitman Elementary School
	Washington Academy

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 751

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.9%

White:

37.2%

African American:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Belvidere South Middle School ranks worse than 69.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.66. (See more...)

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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.9%), White (37.2%), African American (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Belvidere South Middle School is 10.6. (See more...)

Compare Belvidere South Middle School employs 70.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Belvidere South Middle School is $17,224.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Belvidere South Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Belvidere South Middle School 947^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Belvidere South Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Disabled students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Belvidere CUSD 100:

SchoolDigger ranks Belvidere CUSD 100 670^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Belvidere South Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	49.92	672^nd	1185	43.3%
2004	59.76	565^th	1204	53.1%
2005	62.29	543^rd	1209	55.1%
2006	61.10	555^th	1272	56.4%
2007	59.67	607^th	1287	52.8%
2008	55.42	693^rd	1293	46.4%
2009	46.90	816^th	1318	38.1%
2010	42.21	897^th	1327	32.4%
2011	45.60	832^nd	1344	38.1%
2012	40.43	933^rd	1365	31.6%
2013	38.54	895^th	1367	34.5%
2014	41.45	799^th	1322	39.6%
2015	39.18	727^th	1302	44.2%
2016	26.92	959^th	1294	25.9%
2017	28.15	929^th	1293	28.2%
2018	33.29	835^th	1293	35.4%
2019	35.78	834^th	1356	38.5%
2021	18.50	1053^rd	1241	15.1%
2022	29.16	926^th	1369	32.4%
2023	29.42	926^th	1367	32.3%
2024	27.66	947^th	1363	30.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	43.20	98^th	179	45.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.86	192^nd	285	32.6%
2019	40.01	209^th	339	38.3%
2021	30.73	242^nd	277	12.6%
2022	35.04	329^th	454	27.5%
2023	36.42	306^th	480	36.3%
2024	38.32	290^th	486	40.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.46	343^rd	602	43.0%
2019	29.51	594^th	792	25.0%
2021	25.59	501^st	548	8.6%
2022	30.26	594^th	781	23.9%
2023	30.14	547^th	805	32.0%
2024	30.91	528^th	802	34.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.32	765^th	1161	34.1%
2019	36.81	774^th	1217	36.4%
2021	22.33	882^nd	1019	13.4%
2022	33.94	797^th	1221	34.7%
2023	32.64	854^th	1234	30.8%
2024	33.50	812^th	1219	33.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.07	807^th	1226	34.2%
2019	37.84	784^th	1276	38.6%
2021	17.22	895^th	1017	12.0%
2022	30.29	859^th	1286	33.2%
2023	31.90	832^nd	1275	34.7%
2024	27.07	895^th	1251	28.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.57	444^th	674	34.1%
2024	32.21	434^th	639	32.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.33	799^th	1223	34.7%
2019	34.11	819^th	1296	36.8%
2021	17.20	930^th	1048	11.3%
2022	29.02	888^th	1286	30.9%
2023	27.29	916^th	1292	29.1%
2024	28.45	862^nd	1264	31.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	24.24	499^th	569	12.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.90	492^nd	590	16.6%
2019	25.98	526^th	639	17.7%
2021	19.08	476^th	517	7.9%
2022	26.32	522^nd	662	21.1%
2023	26.58	516^th	661	21.9%
2024	28.16	477^th	643	25.8%

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Rank History for White students at Belvidere South Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.00	706^th	889	20.6%
2019	27.19	688^th	905	24.0%
2021	11.44	775^th	813	4.7%
2022	20.97	757^th	898	15.7%
2023	26.27	699^th	895	21.9%
2024	18.31	745^th	875	14.9%

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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 Belvidere South Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	597	3	7	68	1	n/a	n/a	0	676
1989	582	4	3	72	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	661
1990	602	4	9	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	688
1991	635	5	15	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
1992	658	6	7	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1993	704	12	4	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	797
1994	711	12	1	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	800
1995	707	8	6	95	1	n/a	n/a	0	817
1996	707	8	6	95	1	n/a	n/a	0	817
1997	745	7	3	112	1	n/a	n/a	0	868
1998	788	6	2	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	907
1999	821	11	10	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	964
2000	829	8	9	131	3	n/a	n/a	0	980
2001	841	10	4	164	3	n/a	n/a	0	1022
2002	748	11	4	157	0	n/a	n/a	0	920
2003	748	11	4	157	0	n/a	n/a	0	920
2004	704	21	16	181	1	n/a	n/a	0	923
2005	695	17	20	224	2	n/a	n/a	7	965
2006	682	29	17	285	2	n/a	n/a	26	1041
2007	592	23	15	284	2	n/a	n/a	32	948
2008	589	22	16	288	1	n/a	n/a	50	966
2009	559	19	13	299	1	n/a	n/a	37	928
2010	545	22	12	298	1	n/a	n/a	36	914
2011	509	27	7	352	6	4	12	0	917
2012	495	22	13	369	5	4	17	0	925
2013	482	29	8	388	3	1	13	0	924
2014	440	26	8	372	5	3	17	0	871
2015	414	29	5	370	4	7	15	0	844
2016	390	28	6	362	4	4	18	0	812
2017	422	17	5	344	5	2	21	0	816
2018	427	26	10	340	7	1	32	0	843
2019	408	29	7	354	5	1	36	0	840
2020	354	27	7	382	5	1	38	0	814
2021	335	32	4	412	2	0	24	0	809
2022	321	20	4	423	2	0	23	0	793
2023	301	27	3	426	1	0	22	0	780
2024	279	19	4	427	3	0	19	0	751

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 Belvidere South Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	676	42.5	15.9	n/a
1989	661	42.0	15.7	n/a
1990	688	37.7	18.2	n/a
1991	726	39.5	18.3	n/a
1992	751	39.5	19.0	n/a
1993	797	38.5	20.7	n/a
1994	800	41.8	19.1	n/a
1995	817	42.0	19.5	n/a
1996	817	42.0	19.5	n/a
1997	868	44.2	19.6	n/a
1998	907	45.0	20.2	n/a
1999	964	48.0	20.1	n/a
2000	980	47.0	20.9	n/a
2001	1022	46.0	22.2	n/a
2002	920	54.8	16.8	17.1
2003	920	54.8	16.8	17.1
2004	923	52.0	17.8	27.6
2005	965	51.0	18.9	31.4
2006	1041	53.0	19.6	30.4
2007	948	51.0	18.6	36.6
2008	966	52.0	18.6	39.1
2009	928	63.0	14.7	47.3
2010	914	62.0	14.7	54.9
2011	917	65.0	14.1	52.3
2012	925	65.0	14.2	54.2
2013	924	n/a	n/a	56
2014	871	63.0	13.8	53
2015	844	58.0	14.5	64.6
2016	812	60.0	13.5	65.3
2017	816	63.1	12.9	55
2018	843	64.6	13.0	55.2
2019	840	64.0	13.1	58.2
2020	814	68.0	11.9	57.9
2021	809	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	793	65.0	12.1	47.5
2023	780	72.2	10.7	62.3
2024	751	70.5	10.6	65

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 Belvidere South Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	676	42.5	15.9	n/a
1989	661	42.0	15.7	n/a
1990	688	37.7	18.2	n/a
1991	726	39.5	18.3	n/a
1992	751	39.5	19.0	n/a
1993	797	38.5	20.7	n/a
1994	800	41.8	19.1	n/a
1995	817	42.0	19.5	n/a
1996	817	42.0	19.5	n/a
1997	868	44.2	19.6	n/a
1998	907	45.0	20.2	n/a
1999	964	48.0	20.1	n/a
2000	980	47.0	20.9	n/a
2001	1022	46.0	22.2	n/a
2002	920	54.8	16.8	17.1
2003	920	54.8	16.8	17.1
2004	923	52.0	17.8	27.6
2005	965	51.0	18.9	31.4
2006	1041	53.0	19.6	30.4
2007	948	51.0	18.6	36.6
2008	966	52.0	18.6	39.1
2009	928	63.0	14.7	47.3
2010	914	62.0	14.7	54.9
2011	917	65.0	14.1	52.3
2012	925	65.0	14.2	54.2
2013	924	n/a	n/a	56
2014	871	63.0	13.8	53
2015	844	58.0	14.5	64.6
2016	812	60.0	13.5	65.3
2017	816	63.1	12.9	55
2018	843	64.6	13.0	55.2
2019	840	64.0	13.1	58.2
2020	814	68.0	11.9	57.9
2021	809	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	793	65.0	12.1	47.5
2023	780	72.2	10.7	62.3
2024	751	70.5	10.6	65

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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