West Jr High School
840 Royal Heights Rd
Belleville IL, 62226, Saint Clair County
Phone: 618-234-8200
Ranking: 
(1,418 out of 3,028, top 47%)*
(1,418 out of 3,028, top 47%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Belleville School District 118
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 349 | 354 | 337 | 360 | 332 | 379 | 402 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 180 | 51.6% | 170 | 48.0% | 174 | 51.6% | 182 | 50.6% | 170 | 51.2% | 172 | 45.4% | 198 | 49.3% |
| Grade 8: | 169 | 48.4% | 184 | 52.0% | 163 | 48.4% | 178 | 49.4% | 162 | 48.8% | 207 | 54.6% | 204 | 50.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 178 | 51.0% | 172 | 48.6% | 169 | 50.1% | 188 | 52.2% | 161 | 48.5% | 168 | 44.3% | 209 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 171 | 49.0% | 182 | 51.4% | 168 | 49.9% | 172 | 47.8% | 135 | 40.7% | 177 | 46.7% | 162 | 40.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 8 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 3.2% | 14 | 4.0% | 9 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 10 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.2% |
| Black: | 192 | 55.0% | 180 | 50.8% | 170 | 50.4% | 162 | 45.0% | 141 | 42.5% | 185 | 48.8% | 202 | 50.2% |
| White: | 123 | 35.2% | 139 | 39.3% | 139 | 41.2% | 145 | 40.3% | 148 | 44.6% | 155 | 40.9% | 156 | 38.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 5.7% | 14 | 4.0% | 7 | 2.1% | 41 | 11.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 64.2% | 169 | 47.7% | 82 | 24.3% | 186 | 51.7% | 153 | 46.1% | 155 | 40.9% | 156 | 38.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 5.2% | 29 | 8.2% | 138 | 40.9% | 47 | 13.1% | 49 | 14.8% | 56 | 14.8% | 43 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.45 | 15.66 | 15.32 | 18.00 | 15.09 | 15.80 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 82.5% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 85.3% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.7% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 86.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89.2% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 90.6% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.6% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 58.5% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.6% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 77.6% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.8% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80.2% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 85.5% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 86.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 78% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 56.0% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86.9% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.2% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.8% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.5% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 86.9% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.2% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 85.8% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 85.5% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.7% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 81.3% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 77.5% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 64.7% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 61.5% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 68.0% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.9% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 90.0% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 82.8% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.3% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 83.4% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 88.6% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 89.2% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 55.7% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 72.3% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.8% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 79.6% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 84.1% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 85.2% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.7% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 86.5% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 90.0% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 89.8% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.0% | 62.3% | 59.8% |
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* West Jr High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.