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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELPRE CITY·NCES 390436104194
Belpre Elementary School
2000 Rockland Ave, Belpre, OH 45714 · (740) 423-3010 · Washington County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Ohio 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
16.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
295 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Belpre Elementary School→Belpre High School
Based on grade levels within Belpre City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
58.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.3% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.6% | 53.6% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Belpre Elementary School
Belpre Elementary School's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belpre Elementary School this school | 484 | 61.0% | 63.5% |
| Indian Lake Elementary School Lewistown | 530 | 62.5% | 78.6% |
| Elgin Elementary School Marion | 490 | 61.2% | 66.1% |
| Taft Intermediate School Ashland | 460 | 59.3% | 79.0% |
| Ansonia Elementary School Ansonia | 495 | 60.8% | 79.0% |
| River View Intermediate School Warsaw | 485 | 63.1% | 66.3% |
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 Belpre Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #563 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #951 of 1,569 no change | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #881 of 1,569 ▼ 138 | #6 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #990 of 1,514 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #529 of 1,808 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #590 of 1,582 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #1,095 of 1,590 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #124 of 767 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #432 of 992 | 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
484
-81 (-14%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 484 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 61% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 51% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 50% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 31 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 57% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 64% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 62% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belpre Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (567 to 484); teachers down 3% (30 to 29).
About Belpre Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Belpre Elementary School serves students in Belpre, Ohio. The school enrolls 484 students in kindergarten through 6.
Belpre Elementary School reports to Belpre City, which has 3 schools and 889 students.
By race and ethnicity, Belpre Elementary School is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Belpre Elementary School are from different groups.
Belpre Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.7 students per teacher, from 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 1.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Belpre Elementary School, 61% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Washington County is similar, at 59%.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, Belpre Elementary School outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Belpre Elementary School would be expected to post about 65.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.5%.
Looking at the county, Washington County, the median household earns about $63,603 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Washington County has 26 public schools with about 7,355 students, including Belpre Elementary School.
The closest school to Belpre Elementary School is Belpre Blue Sky Academy, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Belpre Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Small.
In 2020-21, Belpre Elementary School enrolled 565 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 484. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.2:1 to 16.7:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,978
Census ACS
Median income
$63,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belpre City
- Belpre High SchoolHigh · 387 students
- Belpre Blue Sky AcademyCombined · 18 students
Other schools in Belpre
- Belpre High SchoolHigh · 387 students
- Belpre Blue Sky AcademyCombined · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Belpre Blue Sky Academy0.2 mi · 18
- Belpre High School1.5 mi · 387
- Blennerhassett Elementary School1.8 mi · 522
- Blennerhassett Middle School1.8 mi · 534
- Parkersburg High School3.1 mi · 1,491
- Van Devender Middle School3.2 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Belpre Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Belpre Elementary School?
Belpre Elementary School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades KG-06.
Is Belpre Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belpre Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Belpre Elementary School have?
Belpre Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
How diverse is Belpre Elementary School?
Belpre Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Belpre Elementary School?
Belpre Elementary School is overseen by Belpre City in Washington County.
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