North Adams Community Schools

North Adams Community Schools is a three-school district in Decatur, Indiana, serving PK–12 students with a total enrollment of 1,571 across Bellmont Elementary (PK–5, 684 students), Bellmont Middle School (6–8, 274 students), and Bellmont Senior High School (9–12, 613 students). The district is ranked #100 of 374 Indiana districts, in the 73rd percentile with 4 stars — but school-level results vary far more than that single rating suggests.

Bellmont Senior High School is the district's flagship: ranked 57th of 415 Indiana high schools, in the 86th percentile with 4 stars, a level it has held consistently for three years. Its graduation rate is 92.6% versus the state's 89.7%, SAT Math 36.67% versus the state's 25.6%, and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 58% versus the state's 51.9% — though that last figure fell from 69.33%. Bellmont Elementary is the most improved, climbing from the 41st to the 51st percentile and from 2 stars to 3 stars. Its math (49.65%) beats the district's 41.64% and 3rd-grade math (59.14%) beats the state's 51.9%, while ELA (37.06%) trails the district and 5th-grade ELA (33.68%) trails the state's 42.2%. Bellmont Middle School holds 3 stars at the 61st percentile, with strong 7th-grade ELA (53.68% versus the state's 41.7%) but weaker math (33.33%, below the district's 41.64%).

Context metrics run opposite to grade level: the high school spends the most per student ($14,989) with the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (32.46%), while the elementary spends the least ($11,404) with the highest (54.82%). Chronic absenteeism is below the state's 16.7% at all three schools, and the middle school has the smallest classes at 12.1 students per teacher. Overall, North Adams Community Schools pairs a standout high school with an improving elementary and a middle school whose main priority is math.