Enrollment
226
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 260465004149
Bellevue Elementary School
904 W CAPITAL AVE, BELLEVUE, MI 49021 · (269) 763-9435 · Eaton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
131 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 44% smaller than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56% · 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 JrSr High School
Based on grade levels within Bellevue Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
MI avg 47.7%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Michigan average is about 48 of 100.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (27.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Elementary School this school | 226 | 58.0% | 27.0% |
| Henry Niedermeier Elementary School NEWPORT | 242 | 58.3% | 48.8% |
| Frankfort Elementary School FRANKFORT | 240 | 56.7% | 51.7% |
| Wilson Elementary HERRON | 220 | 55.0% | 42.3% |
| Eastwood Elementary BIG RAPIDS | 209 | 59.3% | N/A |
| George D Gilbert Elementary School GWINN | 208 | 56.3% | 30.9% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Michigan | In Eaton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #988 of 1,085 | #10 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,034 of 1,139 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #1,351 of 1,630 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #1,344 of 1,424 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #962 of 1,424 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #739 of 1,563 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.7% | #70 of 979 | #2 of 12 |
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
226
-88 (-28%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
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 | 226 | 11.3 | 20.0:1 | 58% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 17.1 | 16.4:1 | 58% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 67% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 63% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 20.4 | 16.5:1 | 69% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 63% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 58% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 27% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellevue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (336 to 226); teachers down 45% (20.4 to 11.3).
About Bellevue Elementary School
Bellevue Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in BELLEVUE, Michigan. Enrollment is 226 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 39% lower.
Bellevue Community Schools counts 507 students in its 2 schools, and Bellevue Elementary School is one of them.
Most students at Bellevue Elementary School are White: 86% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Bellevue Elementary School comes in at 25%.
Staffing totals 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 58%. That is higher than the 42% average for public schools in Eaton County.
After accounting for student poverty, Bellevue Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.0% is 13.6 points below the 40.6% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Eaton County residents, median household income is about $79,597, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Bellevue Elementary School is one of 47 public schools in Eaton County, which together enroll about 17,025 students.
Bellevue JrSr High School is located about 0.5 miles from Bellevue Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Bellevue Elementary School comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 226 was 28% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 314. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.7:1 to 20.0:1.
The Bellevue Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Eaton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,130
Census ACS
Median income
$79,597
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
17,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellevue Community Schools
- Bellevue JrSr High SchoolHigh · 281 students
Other Bellevue Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Bellevue Elementary. Bellevue Elementary School is the 9th 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 JrSr High School0.5 mi · 281
- Fern Persons Elementary School5.5 mi · 374
- Olivet High School5.7 mi · 404
- Olivet Middle School5.7 mi · 461
- North Pennfield Elementary6.9 mi · 188
- Pennfield Middle School7.3 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Bellevue Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bellevue Elementary School?
Bellevue Elementary School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bellevue Elementary School serve?
Bellevue Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bellevue Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bellevue Elementary School is approximately 20.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bellevue Elementary School?
At Bellevue Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Bellevue Elementary School public or private?
Bellevue Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bellevue Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.