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Enrollment
465
Middle
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEFONTAINE CITY·NCES 390435800145
Bellefontaine Middle School
1201 Ludlow Rd, Bellefontaine, OH 43311 · (937) 593-9010 · Logan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Ohio 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
242 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 152 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 152 | 33% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54% · 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
Bellefontaine Middle School→Bellefontaine High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bellefontaine City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
68.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.9% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.7% | 65.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Bellefontaine Middle School
Bellefontaine Middle School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine Middle School this school | 465 | 52.0% | 65.4% |
| London MIddle School London | 493 | 50.5% | 53.4% |
| Pfeiffer Intermediate School Massillon | 587 | 49.7% | 75.0% |
| Midview East Intermediate School Grafton | 435 | 49.7% | 71.6% |
| Hubbard Middle School Hubbard | 528 | 52.8% | 61.2% |
| St Clairsville Middle School Saint Clairsville | 497 | 56.3% | 75.1% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Bellefontaine Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #234 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #311 of 637 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #416 of 637 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #263 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #294 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #219 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #251 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #77 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #188 of 410 |
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
465
-97 (-17%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 465 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 52% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 56% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 45% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 33 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 31.6 | 16.8:1 | 57% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 48% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 50% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 27% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 21 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellefontaine Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (531 to 465); teachers down 5% (31.6 to 30).
About Bellefontaine Middle School
Bellefontaine Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Bellefontaine City, located in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Total enrollment is 465 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
Bellefontaine City counts 4 schools and 2,229 students, including Bellefontaine Middle School.
A large majority of enrollment at Bellefontaine Middle School is White, at 80%. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 92%. The diversity index for Bellefontaine Middle School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.5:1. Statewide, middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1. Roughly 52% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Logan County is close, at 50%.
Bellefontaine Middle School 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 47% of Ohio public middle schools.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.2%. Bellefontaine Middle School scores 65.4%.
In the wider Logan County area, median household income comes to about $71,551, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Logan County's 13 public schools enroll about 6,357 students and include Bellefontaine Middle School.
Bellefontaine Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Bellefontaine Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Bellefontaine Middle School's average proficiency of 65.4% compares with 66.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 17%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 15.5:1 over the same years.
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Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,089
Census ACS
Median income
$71,551
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,357 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellefontaine City
- Bellefontaine High SchoolHigh · 643 students
- Bellefontaine Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Bellefontaine Intermediate SchoolElementary · 505 students
Other schools in Bellefontaine
- Bellefontaine High SchoolHigh · 643 students
- Bellefontaine Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Benjamin Logan Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Ohio Hi-PointHigh · 586 students
- Benjamin Logan High SchoolHigh · 508 students
- Bellefontaine Intermediate SchoolElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Bellefontaine Elementary School0.2 mi · 616
- Bellefontaine High School0.5 mi · 643
- Bellefontaine Intermediate School1.7 mi · 505
- Ohio Hi-Point2.4 mi · 586
- Benjamin Logan Elementary School6.5 mi · 587
- Benjamin Logan High School6.6 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Bellefontaine Middle SchoolHow many students attend Bellefontaine Middle School?
Bellefontaine Middle School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bellefontaine Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bellefontaine Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bellefontaine Middle School have?
Bellefontaine Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Bellefontaine Middle School?
Student demographics at Bellefontaine Middle School are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Bellefontaine Middle School in?
Bellefontaine Middle School is part of Bellefontaine City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.