Belmont’s public schools beat 60% of Illinois districts
The public schools Belmont’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What Belmont’s schools are like
Belmont runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares
Belmont runs its own schools through grade 12. Middleport sends its kids to all the same schools. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (B+); the high school earns the lowest (B−). See the path ↓
Reading is above the state; math is just below
Reading proficiency is 35%, 4 points above the state. Math is 18%, 8 points below the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
Average results for less money
Belmont spends 21% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Classes aren’t bigger for it: each teacher has about 12 students, compared with 14 statewide. Test scores ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Belmont outscores all three towns that border it. The whole area is strong: even the lowest-scoring neighbor, Sheldon, earns B. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Belmont compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Illinois’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2018.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Illinois only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belmont.
Parts of Belmont are served by Milford Area Public School District 124.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Belmont vs. its neighbors
Belmont’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Illinois districts.
Every school in Belmont
4 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Belmont families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Belmont
There’s no college in Belmont, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, 26.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Belmont. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.