West Jr High School
Belleville, IL · Belleville SD 118
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Suburb, large
429th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 37%▼ Declining
840 Royal Heights Rd, Belleville, IL 62226
(618)234-8200NCES ID 170561000241Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks West Jr High School 429th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 37% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 46th in 2019 to 37th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 394 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 45.0% | 60.7% | ▲ 15.7 pts | |
| White | 40.3% | 23.6% | ▼ 16.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 11.4% | 8.9% | ▼ 2.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.7% | 6.1% | ▲ 4.4 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.5% | ▼ 0.3 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 $185K in zip 62226 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 West Jr High School
- #149Wolf Branch Middle SchoolWolf Branch SD 113 · 1 mi away149th of 685
ELA 69% ▲13 · Math 53% ▲33Compare - #328Emge Junior High SchoolHarmony Emge SD 175 · 2.5 mi away328th of 685
ELA 62% ▲6 · Math 30% ▲10Compare - #439Harmony Intermediate CenterHarmony Emge SD 175 · 2.5 mi away439th of 685
ELA 52% ▼4 · Math 24% ▲4Compare - #512Grant Middle SchoolGrant CCSD 110 · 3.2 mi away512th of 685
ELA 50% ▼6 · Math 13% ▼7Compare - #528Pontiac Jr High SchoolPontiac-W Holliday SD 105 · 3.3 mi away528th of 685
ELA 49% ▼7 · Math 13% ▼7Compare - #525Whiteside Middle SchoolWhiteside SD 115 · 3.8 mi away525th of 685
ELA 44% ▼12 · Math 18% ▼2Compare - #346Joseph Arthur Middle SchoolCentral SD 104 · 4.2 mi away346th of 685
ELA 56% = · Math 34% ▲14Compare - #331Central Jr High SchoolBelleville SD 118 · 4.2 mi away331st of 685
ELA 63% ▲7 · Math 30% ▲10Compare
What school district is West Jr High School in?
West Jr High School is part of the Belleville SD 118 district in Belleville, Illinois.
Is West Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks West Jr High School 429th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 37% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of West Jr High School?
Black 61%, White 24%, Two or more races 9%, Hispanic 6% (394 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near West Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62226 is $185K 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.