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Bellingrath Middle School

3350 S Court St, Montgomery, AL 36105 · (334) 269-3623 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
Enrollment
583
Middle
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 508
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
510 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 618732%
Grade 718932%
Grade 820736%
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
102%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
9817%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
46480%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
29450%
Female
28950%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
15.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
1.8%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.

Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
8.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Bellingrath Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Montgomery County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
8.0%#260 of 260#11 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
1.8%#255 of 260#9 of 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
15.4%#260 of 260#11 of 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
583#84 of 265#6 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.8:1#159 of 244#7 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.8%#179 of 246#8 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
87.5%#20 of 264#1 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+27.0%#16 of 79#3 of 6
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
583
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 771
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255833118.8:187% (510)
2023-24615N/AN/A96% (591)
2022-23607N/AN/A96% (584)
2020-215772919.9:196% (555)
2017-184592518.4:196% (441)
2015-165793019.3:182% (472)
2010-117967111.2:188% (699)
2000-017814019.5:183% (649)
1990-917714218.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellingrath Middle School.

About Bellingrath Middle School

Bellingrath Middle School is a public medium-sized middle school in Montgomery, Alabama. The school reports 583 students in grades 6 through 8.

Bellingrath Middle School is part of a district of 51 schools: Montgomery County, with 26,958 students.

Black students are the majority at Bellingrath Middle School, with 80% of enrollment. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic. Montgomery County as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Bellingrath Middle School counts 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.8 students for each one. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. About 87% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 67%.

Bellingrath Middle School is 12.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (8.0% versus 20.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.

Montgomery County census figures show that the median household income is $59,386, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 60 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 31,131 students in all.

Davis Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Bellingrath Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bellingrath Middle School is 6th of 7 on proficiency.

Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (577) and 2024-25 (583). The school's ratio fell from 19.9:1 to 18.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students

Quick facts

School name
Bellingrath Middle School
District
Montgomery County
Address
3350 S Court St, Montgomery, AL 36105
Phone
(334) 269-3623
County
Montgomery County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
583
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
18.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
510 (87%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
010243000993
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Bellingrath Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Bellingrath Middle School?
Bellingrath Middle School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bellingrath Middle School serve?
Bellingrath Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bellingrath Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bellingrath Middle School is approximately 18.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bellingrath Middle School?
At Bellingrath Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 17% Hispanic, 80% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Bellingrath Middle School in?
Bellingrath Middle School is part of Montgomery County.
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