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
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Indiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 90 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 35% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 57% · 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
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 →
Schools most like Bellmont Middle School
Bellmont Middle School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmont Middle School this school | 274 | 47.4% | 39.3% |
| Manchester Intermediate School Laketon | 285 | 48.1% | 53.5% |
| Hebron Middle School Hebron | 227 | 46.3% | 43.5% |
| South Adams Middle School Berne | 294 | 52.4% | 44.1% |
| Lewis Cass Junior High School Walton | 332 | 51.8% | 31.6% |
| Winamac Community Middle School Winamac | 239 | 48.5% | 43.9% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Bellmont Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #149 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #144 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #139 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #294 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #41 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #181 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.4% | #191 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.1% | #5 of 187 |
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
274
-82 (-23%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 274 | 22.5 | 12.2:1 | 47% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 23.5 | 12.1:1 | 47% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 24.5 | 12.8:1 | 58% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 55% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 56% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 52% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 53% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 26% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellmont Middle School.
About Bellmont Middle School
Bellmont Middle School is a small middle school. Its address is in Decatur, Indiana. The school's enrollment of 274 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Indiana average about 594 students each.
North Adams Community Schools enrolls 1,571 students, and its 3 schools include Bellmont Middle School.
By race and ethnicity, Bellmont Middle School is 80% White. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is lower than the 94% White share among all Adams County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Bellmont Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Bellmont Middle School employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%.
Measured against Indiana public middle schools, Bellmont Middle School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bellmont Middle School's results are 2.7 points below predicted: 39.3% against 42.0%.
Adams County census figures show that median household income is about $65,289, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Bellmont Middle School is among the 9 public schools in Adams County.
Bellmont Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Bellmont Middle School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.3% against a local average of 47.9%.
The federal government classifies Bellmont Middle School's location as Town: Distant.
Bellmont Middle School saw enrollment fall 23% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.7:1 to 12.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Bellmont Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Middle School6.5 mi · 324
- Adams Central Elementary School6.5 mi · 621
- Adams Central High School6.5 mi · 412
- 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.