Bellmont Elementary

Bellmont Elementary is an elementary-level community of big scale in Decatur, Indiana, one of the schools within North Adams Community Schools, caters to 684 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 57% above the state mean of about 436.

Within North Adams Community Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 1,571 students, Bellmont Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Bellmont Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Bellmont Elementary reports 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Adams County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bellmont Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate median household income runs about $65,289, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Adams County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,240 students), Bellmont Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bellmont Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Bellmont Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bellmont Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bellmont Elementary's enrollment has edged up 82% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 684). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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