📍 919 E 6th St, Belvidere, Boone County, 61008
Belvidere South Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Belvidere, Boone County. The school has 780 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ben Commare. It is part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belvidere South Middle School enrolls 780 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 72.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 426 | 55% |
| White | 301 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
486 of the school's 780 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belvidere South Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 70.
Belvidere South Middle School is one of 11 schools in Belvidere CUSD 100, based in Belvidere, Illinois. The district serves 7,523 students district-wide and employs 559 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 780 students, Belvidere South Middle School is close to the district average of about 684 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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