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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bellville Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR FORK VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390494103580
Bellville Elementary School
195 School St, Bellville, OH 44813 · (419) 886-3244 · Richland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
160 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Clear Fork Valley Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.2pp since 2021
Math
75.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.7% | 75.9% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.1% | 81.4% |
| 2021-22 | 74.9% | 77.6% |
% 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
81.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Bellville Elementary School
Bellville Elementary School's state test result (81.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellville Elementary School this school | 400 | 40.0% | 81.0% |
| W. S. Stinson Elementary School Canal Fulton | 384 | 39.8% | 83.0% |
| Williamsburg Elementary School Williamsburg | 402 | 40.0% | 87.8% |
| Miami View Elementary School South Charleston | 412 | 38.1% | 64.4% |
| Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School Amanda | 417 | 42.4% | N/A |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Mc Donald | 383 | 41.8% | 76.5% |
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 Bellville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #223 of 673 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #486 of 1,569 ▼ 290 | #11 of 19 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #513 of 1,569 ▼ 181 | #10 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #325 of 1,514 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #827 of 1,808 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #825 of 1,582 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #1,349 of 1,590 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #399 of 767 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #660 of 992 | #10 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
400
0 (0%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 400 | 22.6 | 17.7:1 | 40% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 23.6 | 17.8:1 | 34% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 26.1 | 15.9:1 | 28% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 26.7 | 16.4:1 | 29% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 36% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 40% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | 12% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 25 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (438 to 400); teachers down 15% (26.7 to 22.6).
About Bellville Elementary School
Bellville Elementary School is an elementary school located in Bellville, Ohio, in Richland County. It enrolls 400 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Bellville Elementary School is among 5 schools run by Clear Fork Valley Local, which serves 1,472 students.
The share of White students at Bellville Elementary School is 93%. Next come 3% multiracial. The county population is about 85% White. The diversity index for Bellville Elementary School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.7 students per teacher. That is in line with the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Of all students at Bellville Elementary School, 40% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Richland County report 54%.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, Bellville Elementary School outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.7% for Bellville Elementary School. The school posts 81.0%, 7.3 points above the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Richland County show that median household income comes to about $59,509, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 49, with about 18,772 students.
The closest school to Bellville Elementary School is Clear Fork Middle School, located about 1.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Its average proficiency rate of 81.0% is above the 75.5% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Bellville Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 400, close to the 400 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 14.8 in 2020-21 to 17.7 in 2024-25.
Bellville Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clear Fork Valley Local
- Clear Fork High SchoolHigh · 412 students
- Clear Fork Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Clear Fork Valley PreschoolElementary · 54 students
Other schools in Bellville
- Clear Fork High SchoolHigh · 412 students
- Clear Fork Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Fork Middle School1.8 mi · 354
- Clear Fork High School1.8 mi · 412
- Clear Fork Valley Preschool4.6 mi · 54
- Butler Elementary School4.6 mi · 252
- Eastern Elementary School5.4 mi · 504
- Lexington Junior High School5.5 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Bellville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bellville Elementary School?
Bellville Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bellville Elementary School serve?
Bellville Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bellville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bellville Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bellville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bellville Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bellville Elementary School in?
Bellville Elementary School is part of Clear Fork Valley Local.
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