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What tradition at Bellevue Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190465000128
Bellevue Elementary School
100 South 3rd Street, Bellevue, IA 52031 · (563) 872-4001 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
76 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 48% · 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
Bellevue Elementary School→Bellevue High School
Based on grade levels within Bellevue Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
88.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.6% | 88.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.9% | 90.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Bellevue Elementary School
Bellevue Elementary School's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Elementary School this school | 405 | 18.8% | 80.8% |
| Underwood Elementary School Underwood | 424 | 17.7% | 85.1% |
| Epworth Elementary School Epworth | 360 | 19.2% | 78.5% |
| Center Point-Urbana Primary School Center Point | 365 | 19.2% | N/A |
| Atkins Elementary School Atkins | 394 | 19.3% | 83.0% |
| Bronson Elementary School Bronson | 390 | 21.3% | 82.5% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Bellevue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #119 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #58 of 564 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #123 of 564 ▲ 97 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #212 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #373 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #551 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #610 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.6% | #34 of 168 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
405
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 405 | 28.4 | 14.3:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 27.5 | 15.5:1 | 22% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 27.4 | 15.5:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 19% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 20.5 | 16.3:1 | 17% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 25% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 26% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 25% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 14 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellevue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (333 to 405); teachers up 39% (20.5 to 28.4).
About Bellevue Elementary School
Bellevue Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Bellevue, Iowa. It serves 405 students in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Iowa) has about 325 students.
A total of 2 schools make up Bellevue Comm School District, with 759 students enrolled.
Bellevue Elementary School's enrollment is 96% White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial. For comparison, Jackson County is about 95% White. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.3:1, with 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 19%. The 43% average for public schools in Jackson County is 24 points higher.
On BeatsExpectations, Bellevue Elementary School is 1.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
In Jackson County (population about 19,390), the median household income is $74,186, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Bellevue Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Bellevue Elementary School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Bellevue High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 4. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Bellevue Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Bellevue Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.3 students per teacher, compared with 16.6 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,390
Census ACS
Median income
$74,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellevue Comm School District
- Bellevue High SchoolHigh · 354 students
Other Bellevue Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Bellevue Elementary. Bellevue Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 11.
- Bellevue ElementaryHattiesburg, MS · 1,145 students
- Bellevue Elementary SchoolBellevue, OH · 779 students
- Bellevue ElementaryAtwater, CA · 599 students
- BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUE, NE · 475 students
- BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NY · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Bellevue High School0.9 mi · 354
- River Ridge High School8.8 mi · 128
- River Ridge Elementary School8.8 mi · 224
- River Ridge Middle School8.8 mi · 91
- Andrew Elementary School11.1 mi · 125
- Galena High School11.8 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Bellevue Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bellevue Elementary School?
Bellevue Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bellevue Elementary School serve?
Bellevue Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bellevue Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Bellevue Elementary School.
How diverse is Bellevue Elementary School?
Bellevue Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Bellevue Elementary School public or private?
Bellevue Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bellevue Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.