Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Bethalto, IL · Bethalto CUSD 8
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, small
453rd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 34%▼ Declining
910 2nd St, Bethalto, IL 62010
(618)377-7240NCES ID 170612000302Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Wilbur Trimpe Middle School 453rd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 34% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 49th in 2019 to 34th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Black (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 2023), Black (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 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) 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 533 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.0% | 87.8% | ▼ 5.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.7% | 5.4% | ▲ 3.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.3% | 4.3% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| Black | 1.7% | 1.9% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 0.9% | 0.6% | ▼ 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 $205K in zip 62010 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
- #500East Alton Middle SchoolEast Alton SD 13 · 3.1 mi away500th of 685
ELA 42% ▼6 · Math 24% ▼2Compare - #542Lewis-Clark Jr High SchoolWood River-Hartford ESD 15 · 3.7 mi away542nd of 685
ELA 40% ▼8 · Math 19% ▼7Compare - #469Roxana Junior High SchoolRoxana CUSD 1 · 4.1 mi away469th of 685
ELA 44% ▼4 · Math 27% ▲1Compare - #567Alton Middle SchoolAlton CUSD 11 · 5.5 mi away567th of 685
ELA 37% ▼11 · Math 18% ▼8Compare - #323Lincoln Middle SchoolEdwardsville CUSD 7 · 8.4 mi away323rd of 685
ELA 54% ▲6 · Math 39% ▲13Compare - #217Liberty Middle SchoolEdwardsville CUSD 7 · 11.1 mi away217th of 685
ELA 61% ▲13 · Math 48% ▲22Compare - #642Grigsby Elementary SchoolGranite City CUSD 9 · 12.5 mi away642nd of 685
ELA 26% ▼22 · Math 11% ▼15Compare - #663Coolidge Junior High SchGranite City CUSD 9 · 13.5 mi away663rd of 685
ELA 21% ▼27 · Math 8% ▼18Compare
What school district is Wilbur Trimpe Middle School in?
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School is part of the Bethalto CUSD 8 district in Bethalto, Illinois.
Is Wilbur Trimpe Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Wilbur Trimpe Middle School 453rd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 34% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Wilbur Trimpe Middle School?
White 88%, Two or more races 5%, Hispanic 4%, Black 2% (533 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Wilbur Trimpe Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62010 is $205K 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.