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Enrollment
779
Elementary
DISTRICT 565 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE CITY·NCES 390435900157
Bellevue Elementary School
1150 Castalia St, Bellevue, OH 44811 · (419) 484-5050 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
392 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 43%
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 | 51 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Based on grade levels within Bellevue City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.0pp since 2021
Math
81.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 81.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 80.6% |
| 2022-23 | 74.8% | 82.8% |
| 2021-22 | 74.1% | 73.7% |
% 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
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Bellevue Elementary School
Bellevue Elementary School's state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Elementary School this school | 779 | 50.3% | 79.3% |
| Amelia Elementary School Amelia | 671 | 48.0% | 64.4% |
| Firelands Elementary School Oberlin | 783 | 45.0% | 76.8% |
| Edgewood Intermediate School Trenton | 739 | 54.7% | 64.9% |
| Miami Whitewater Elementary School Harrison | 672 | 50.0% | 71.4% |
| Greenon Elementary School Enon | 897 | 49.7% | 64.3% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Ohio | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #263 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #331 of 1,569 ▲ 5 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #461 of 1,569 ▼ 47 | #4 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #679 of 1,514 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #95 of 1,808 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #708 of 1,582 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #1,002 of 1,590 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #260 of 767 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #456 of 992 | #1 of 7 |
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
779
-45 (-5%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 779 | 45.3 | 17.2:1 | 50% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 46.3 | 17.9:1 | 54% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 866 | 44.3 | 19.6:1 | 44% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | 45 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 906 | 43.3 | 20.9:1 | 42% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 891 | 44 | 20.3:1 | 44% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 42% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 24% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 23 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellevue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (906 to 779); teachers up 5% (43.3 to 45.3).
About Bellevue Elementary School
Bellevue Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in Bellevue, Ohio. It serves 779 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students.
Bellevue City has 1,694 students spread across 3 schools.
The student body at Bellevue Elementary School is 85% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Bellevue Elementary School is 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.2:1. That is close to the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. That rate is above the 39% average among public schools in Erie County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bellevue Elementary School, the prediction is 69.8% and the result is 79.3%.
In the county around the school, Erie County, the median household income is $71,993, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 29 public schools in Erie County, enrolling about 12,434 students in all.
Bellevue Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Bellevue Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Bellevue Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 79.3% against a local average of 68.0%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 5% from its 2020-21 level of 824. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.3:1 to 17.2:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Bellevue Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,581
Census ACS
Median income
$71,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellevue City
- Bellevue High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- Bellevue Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
Other schools in Bellevue
- Bellevue High SchoolHigh · 521 students
- Bellevue Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
Other Bellevue Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Bellevue Elementary. Bellevue Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 11.
- Bellevue ElementaryHattiesburg, MS · 1,145 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
- Bellevue Middle School0.6 mi · 394
- Bellevue High School1.0 mi · 521
- McPherson Middle School7.1 mi · 449
- Clyde Elementary School7.4 mi · 503
- Townsend Community School7.5 mi · 494
- Margaretta High School7.5 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Bellevue Elementary SchoolHow large is Bellevue Elementary School?
Bellevue Elementary School enrolls approximately 779 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bellevue Elementary School serve?
Bellevue Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bellevue Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bellevue Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bellevue Elementary School?
At Bellevue Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Bellevue Elementary School public or private?
Bellevue Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bellevue City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.