Central Jr High School
Belleville, IL · Belleville SD 118
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Suburb, large
331st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 52%▼ Declining
1801 Central School Rd, Belleville, IL 62220
(618)233-5377NCES ID 170561000232Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Central Jr High School 331st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 52% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 60th in 2019 to 52th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 354 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 64.0% | 44.1% | ▼ 19.9 pts | |
| Black | 26.2% | 39.5% | ▲ 13.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.3% | 8.8% | ▲ 5.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.5% | 7.3% | ▲ 2.8 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 0.3% | ▼ 1.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $154K in zip 62220 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2004
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Central Jr High School
- #525Whiteside Middle SchoolWhiteside SD 115 · 3.9 mi away525th of 685
ELA 44% ▼19 · Math 18% ▼12Compare - #429West Jr High SchoolBelleville SD 118 · 4.2 mi away429th of 685
ELA 56% ▼7 · Math 20% ▼10Compare - #149Wolf Branch Middle SchoolWolf Branch SD 113 · 4.5 mi away149th of 685
ELA 69% ▲6 · Math 53% ▲23Compare - #328Emge Junior High SchoolHarmony Emge SD 175 · 5.9 mi away328th of 685
ELA 62% ▼1 · Math 30% =Compare - #439Harmony Intermediate CenterHarmony Emge SD 175 · 5.9 mi away439th of 685
ELA 52% ▼11 · Math 24% ▼6Compare - #107Freeburg Elem SchoolFreeburg CCSD 70 · 6 mi away107th of 685
ELA 74% ▲11 · Math 58% ▲28Compare - #165Shiloh Middle SchoolShiloh Village SD 85 · 6.3 mi away165th of 685
ELA 69% ▲6 · Math 50% ▲20Compare - #528Pontiac Jr High SchoolPontiac-W Holliday SD 105 · 6.5 mi away528th of 685
ELA 49% ▼14 · Math 13% ▼17Compare
What school district is Central Jr High School in?
Central Jr High School is part of the Belleville SD 118 district in Belleville, Illinois.
Is Central Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Central Jr High School 331st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 52% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Central Jr High School?
White 44%, Black 40%, Hispanic 9%, Two or more races 7% (354 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Central Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62220 is $154K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.