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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
1,145
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280240001314
Bellevue Elementary
1760 Old Highway 24, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 · (601) 264-6724 · Lamar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,145 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
724 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 77 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 188 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 194 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 189 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 175 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 172 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (188) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 56.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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
Bellevue Elementary's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Elementary this school | 1,145 | 63.2% | 66.4% |
| Southaven Intermediate School Southaven | 1,046 | 68.6% | 56.0% |
| Pearl Lower Elementary PEARL | 763 | 69.9% | 70.6% |
| Corinth Elementary School Corinth | 1,071 | 69.0% | 46.9% |
| New Albany Elementary School New Albany | 1,074 | 65.4% | 73.7% |
| Northside Elementary PEARL | 665 | 69.6% | 68.0% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lamar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #118 of 428 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #141 of 439 ▲ 43 | #4 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #86 of 439 ▼ 8 | #3 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,145 | #5 of 453 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #113 of 408 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #42 of 409 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #366 of 444 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +76.4% | #2 of 90 | N/A |
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
1,145
+544 (+91%) vs 2020
+27% since 2010-11, when it was 901
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 1,145 | 82.7 | 13.8:1 | 63% (724) |
| 2023-24 | 1,179 | 95.5 | 12.3:1 | 61% (719) |
| 2022-23 | 1,124 | 93.6 | 12.0:1 | 100% (1,121) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 46 | 13.1:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 47.4 | 13.7:1 | 56% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 58% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 901 | 55 | 16.4:1 | 50% (453) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellevue Elementary.
About Bellevue Elementary
Bellevue Elementary is a large elementary school that serves part of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 1,145 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll about 446 students on average.
Within Lamar County School District, Bellevue Elementary is one of 15 schools. The district enrolls 10,318 students.
The largest group at Bellevue Elementary is White students, at 41%. The school is also 40% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 71% White share among all Lamar County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Staffing at Bellevue Elementary comes to 82.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. Bellevue Elementary counts 63% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bellevue Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.6%. Bellevue Elementary scores 66.4%.
In the surrounding county, Lamar County, the median household earns about $70,909 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Bellevue Elementary, Lamar County has 17 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Bellevue Elementary is closest to Oak Grove Elementary, about 3.2 miles away. Bellevue Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 65.0% on proficiency, and Bellevue Elementary is above that at 66.4%.
The NCES locale for Bellevue Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment records show 601 in 2020-21 and 1,145 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Bellevue Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lamar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,713
Census ACS
Median income
$70,909
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
10,318 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamar County School District
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Sumrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 960 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
- Sumrall High SchoolHigh · 616 students
Other schools in Hattiesburg
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
- Thames ElementaryElementary · 619 students
Other Bellevue Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Bellevue Elementary. Bellevue Elementary is the largest of the 11.
- Bellevue Elementary SchoolBellevue, OH · 779 students
- Bellevue ElementaryAtwater, CA · 599 students
- BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUE, NE · 475 students
- BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSYRACUSE, NY · 415 students
- Bellevue Elementary SchoolBellevue, IA · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Grove Elementary3.2 mi · 758
- Oak Grove Middle School3.3 mi · 1,160
- Oak Grove High School4.4 mi · 1,750
- Longleaf Elementary6.5 mi · 787
- Thames Elementary8.4 mi · 619
- Rawls Springs Attendance Center9.2 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Bellevue ElementaryHow large is Bellevue Elementary?
Bellevue Elementary enrolls approximately 1,145 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bellevue Elementary serve?
Bellevue Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bellevue Elementary?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Bellevue Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bellevue Elementary?
At Bellevue Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 14% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bellevue Elementary public or private?
Bellevue Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lamar County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.