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Bellingrath Middle School

Q: Is Bellingrath Middle School a good school?

Bellingrath Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Alabama middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Bellingrath Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Bellingrath Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bellingrath Middle School?

Students at Bellingrath Middle School are 80% African American, 17% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Bellingrath Middle School is a public charter school in Montgomery, Alabama, serving 615 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Montgomery County School District, which is ranked 109 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bellingrath Middle School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Alabama, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Bellingrath Middle School's academic performance is significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.65% of 6th-grade students, 2.23% of 7th-grade students, and 0.53% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 33.97%, 24.08%, and 24.53% at the state level, respectively. The school's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, also perform significantly worse than their peers across the state. Additionally, Bellingrath Middle School has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.8% to 51.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and county averages.

Bellingrath Middle School's performance is significantly worse than the nearby schools in the Montgomery County School District, such as Carr Middle School, Brewbaker Middle School, and McKee Middle School. The two magnet schools in the area, Baldwin Art and Academics Magnet and Floyd Middle School, also significantly outperform Bellingrath Middle School across all academic metrics.

583

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,220

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3350 S Court St
Montgomery, AL 36105-1699

(334) 269-3623

District: Montgomery County

Feeder schools for Bellingrath Middle School:

Elementary:	Dannelly Elementary School
	Davis Elementary School
	Nixon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

79.6%

Hispanic:

16.8%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg23%

Alabama avg42%

436^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Middle Schools in the Montgomery County

109^th of 135Montgomery County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	436 of 439	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	437 of 442	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	430 of 437	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	431 of 432	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	426 of 440	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	431 of 437	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	412 of 423	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	422 of 432	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	429 of 432	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.3	418 of 430	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.6	432 of 438	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.3	428 of 436	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	426 of 436	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	421 of 435	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.6	421 of 435	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	399 of 425	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	401 of 417	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.4	395 of 412	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	402 of 409	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	403 of 415	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.8	373 of 407	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	257 of 259	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	263 of 269	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	253 of 263	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	268 of 271	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	245 of 266	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	246 of 252	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	231 of 247	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	202 of 205	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	85 of 117	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	79 of 106	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	77 of 94	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	69 of 81	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	411 of 415	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	420 of 426	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	409 of 417	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	421 of 423	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	400 of 415	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	391 of 399	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	389 of 392	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	371 of 380	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	171 of 173	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	159 of 164	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	155 of 166	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	157 of 157	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	148 of 154	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	425 of 428	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	433 of 437	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	402 of 410	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	419 of 421	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	396 of 415	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	392 of 396	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	378 of 396	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	345 of 349	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	420 of 422	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	423 of 428	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	413 of 419	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	425 of 427	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	400 of 418	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	392 of 399	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	363 of 397	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	374 of 380	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	60 of 66	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	255 of 271	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	259 of 281	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	276 of 281	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	224 of 256	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	244 of 274	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	235 of 254	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	196 of 223	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	194 of 195	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	375 of 377	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	364 of 373	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	368 of 370	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	375 of 376	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	361 of 369	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+27 vs school

Native American (2025)9th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics19%-8 vs state

English15%-41 vs state

Science5%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellingrath Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3350 S Court St	Montgomery	36105	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3623	583	31	18.8	87.5%	10 (1.7%)	464 (79.6%)	98 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	6.1	436^th of 439 public middle schools	0.7%		7	437^th of 442 public middle schools	1.1%	1		2.7	2.2	0.5	5.4		17.1	17.1	12.0	$11,220	$3,574	$7,595
Floyd Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3444 Lebron Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7130	525	26	20.1	48.4%	52 (9.9%)	409 (77.9%)	32 (6.1%)	23 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	79.5	66^th of 439 public middle schools	85.0%		87.7	40^th of 442 public middle schools	91.0%	26		41.0	28.4	29.8	72.8		71.6	71.0	76.6	$7,969	$644	$7,274
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 S McDonough St	Montgomery	36104	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3870	478	29	16.4	29.1%	96 (20.1%)	248 (51.9%)	15 (3.1%)	110 (23.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	91.8	27^th of 439 public middle schools	93.8%		93.2	25^th of 442 public middle schools	94.3%	2		53.9	39.6	52.6	69.2		74.0	86.1	85.3	$8,212	$568	$7,594
Capitol Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Federal Dr	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1000	593	30	19.7	85.3%	12 (2.0%)	355 (59.9%)	213 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	7.4	432^nd of 439 public middle schools	1.6%		6.4	440^th of 442 public middle schools	0.5%	8		1.5	1.6	1.5	11.9		16.2	26.0	18.1	$9,595	$2,023	$7,521
Southlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	5333 Mobile Hwy	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8086	494	34	14.5	86.0%	10 (2.0%)	360 (72.9%)	117 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7	433^rd of 439 public middle schools	1.4%		7.6	434^th of 442 public middle schools	1.8%	1		1.8	2.0	1.3	8.9		15.2	17.8	23.4	$10,399	$2,284	$8,064
Goodwyn Middle School	Public	6-8	209 Perry Hill Rd	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1021	717	37	19.3	82.1%	32 (4.5%)	595 (83.0%)	84 (11.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8.1	424^th of 439 public middle schools	3.4%		7.8	433^rd of 442 public middle schools	2.0%	9		6.9	3.1	1.3	12.7		19.5	22.1	16.2	$7,971	$1,400	$6,520
McKee Middle School	Public	6-8	4017 McInnis Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-7528	520	29	17.9	85.4%	2 (0.4%)	482 (92.7%)	32 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11.5	405^th of 439 public middle schools	7.7%		12.8	392^nd of 442 public middle schools	11.3%	13		7.1	5.2	6.3	9.4		20.1	32.6	29.5	$11,093	$3,546	$7,496
Brewbaker Middle School	Public	6-8	4425 Brewbaker Dr	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8008	806	45	17.9	79.8%	7 (0.9%)	622 (77.2%)	162 (20.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	10.8	408^th of 439 public middle schools	7.1%		9.7	420^th of 442 public middle schools	5.0%	12		8.6	2.0	3.5	16.1		26.8	20.2	30.4	$8,965	$1,833	$7,081
Carr Middle School	Public	6-8	1610 Ray Thorington Road	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 244-4005	774	42	18.4	62.3%	36 (4.7%)	641 (82.8%)	29 (3.7%)	49 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	28.7	316^th of 439 public middle schools	28.0%		24.5	341^st of 442 public middle schools	22.9%	25		17.1	11.4	10.7	24.0		47.8	45.9	42.4	$7,914	$1,089	$6,774
Millbrook Middle School	Public	5-8	4228 Chapman Rd	Millbrook	36054	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 285-2100	1,071	59	18.1	57.9%	430 (40.1%)	458 (42.8%)	107 (10.0%)	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.8%)	56.3	170^th of 439 public middle schools	61.3%		51.6	199^th of 442 public middle schools	55.0%	29	34.7	30.2	30.2	21.7	46.9	64.1	57.3	56.2	50.2	$7,287	$1,252	$6,017

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellingrath Middle School

What district is Bellingrath Middle School in?

Montgomery County

How many students attend Bellingrath Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Bellingrath Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bellingrath Middle School?

Students at Bellingrath Middle School are 80% African American, 17% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

Is Bellingrath Middle School a good school?

Bellingrath Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Alabama middle schools.

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