Enrollment
274
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ADAMS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180768001313
Bellmont Middle School
1200 North Adams Dr, Decatur, IN 46733 · (260) 724-3137 · Adams County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
130 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bellmont Middle School→Bellmont Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Adams Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
38.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
274
-176 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.5:1
% White
80%
was 81%
% Hispanic
14%
was 11%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bellmont Middle School
Bellmont Middle School is one of the compact 6-8 campuss in Decatur, Indiana, operated by North Adams Community Schools, with 274 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 54% below typical.
Bellmont Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by North Adams Community Schools, a district that hosts 1,571 students overall.
On demographics, Bellmont Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder is composed of 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Bellmont Middle School records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Bellmont Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.0%; this one delivers 39.3%.
Zooming out to the county, Adams County reports that median household income runs about $65,289, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bellmont Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 4,240 students).
Bellmont Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bellmont Middle School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Bellmont Middle School's enrollment has contracted 39% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 274).
On this page, members of the Bellmont Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,227
Census ACS
Median income
$65,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Adams Community Schools
- Bellmont ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Bellmont Senior High SchoolHigh · 613 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Bellmont ElementaryElementary · 684 students
- Bellmont Senior High SchoolHigh · 613 students
Nearby schools
- Bellmont Elementary0.0 mi · 684
- Bellmont Senior High School0.1 mi · 613
- Adams Central High School6.5 mi · 412
- Adams Central Elementary School6.5 mi · 621
- Adams Central Middle School6.5 mi · 324
- Heritage Elementary School10.1 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Bellmont Middle SchoolHow large is Bellmont Middle School?
Bellmont Middle School enrolls approximately 274 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bellmont Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bellmont Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bellmont Middle School have?
Bellmont Middle School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bellmont Middle School?
At Bellmont Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bellmont Middle School public or private?
Bellmont Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Adams Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.