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Enrollment
1,600
Middle
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126001876
BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
10500 SE 36TH AVE, BELLEVIEW, FL 34420 · (352) 671-6235 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
813 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 516 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 497 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 587 | 37% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
62.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 62.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 53.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
Schools most like BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,600 | 50.8% | 54.6% |
| RIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ORANGE CITY | 1,218 | 50.4% | 47.4% |
| DELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL DELAND | 1,059 | 53.6% | 46.4% |
| POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 1,041 | 52.6% | 51.1% |
| BUDDY TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PALM COAST | 1,310 | 44.6% | 53.9% |
| TEAGUE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALTAMONTE SPRINGS | 1,120 | 55.9% | 56.5% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #261 of 560 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #226 of 560 ▲ 59 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #251 of 560 ▼ 3 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,600 | #4 of 584 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #450 of 547 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #182 of 553 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #286 of 565 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.0% | #32 of 137 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,600
+168 (+12%) vs 2020
+22% since 2000-01, when it was 1,315
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,600 | 74 | 21.6:1 | 51% (813) |
| 2023-24 | 1,541 | 67 | 23.0:1 | 59% (906) |
| 2022-23 | 1,573 | 71 | 22.1:1 | 60% (939) |
| 2020-21 | 1,432 | 69 | 20.8:1 | 62% (888) |
| 2017-18 | 1,301 | 65 | 20.0:1 | 66% (853) |
| 2015-16 | 1,026 | 56 | 18.3:1 | 72% (735) |
| 2010-11 | 1,100 | 61 | 18.0:1 | 63% (697) |
| 2000-01 | 1,315 | 77 | 17.1:1 | 48% (631) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school for students in BELLEVIEW, Florida. It had 1,600 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Florida average about 794 students, which makes this school 102% larger than average.
MARION includes 62 schools. Together they enroll 46,349 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is White, with 49% of students. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 69% White. The diversity index for BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 74 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 21.6:1. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida is 2.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Florida schools: 54.6% actual against 55.7% predicted.
Marion County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $61,010, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 68 public schools in the county, enrolling about 46,349, BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.3 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.6% against a local average of 45.7%.
Locale data from NCES put BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
A 12% increase took enrollment from 1,432 in 2020-21 to 1,600 in 2024-25.
The BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,447 students
Other schools in BELLEVIEW
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- BELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 681 students
- BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 663 students
Nearby schools
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,904
- BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 663
- LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 753
- BELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 681
- MARION CHARTER SCHOOL4.8 mi · 228
- SHADY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,600 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 21.6:1 (74 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MARION.
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