Summary:
North Adams Community Schools in Indiana includes just one high school: Bellmont Senior High School in Decatur, which serves students in grades 9–12 and enrolls 613 students. Because it is the only high school in the North Adams Community Schools district, the district's high-school results essentially reflect this one school.
Bellmont has been remarkably consistent. It earned a 4-star rating in each of the three years of available ranking history and placed among the top 13–14% of Indiana high schools each time — 55th out of 432 in 2023–2024, 56th out of 429 in 2024–2025, and 57th out of 415 in 2025–2026 (86th–87th percentile). The district as a whole is also rated 4 stars, ranking 100th out of 374 districts, or the 73rd percentile.
On student outcomes, Bellmont's 2024–2025 graduation rate was 92.6%, above the state's 89.7%, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 14.2% was below the state's 16.7% (though slightly above the district's 13.5%). SAT Math proficiency is a clear strength, at 36.67% in 2025–2026 versus 25.6% statewide, and 34.67% in 2024–2025 versus 25.4% statewide. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing stayed above state averages (58% vs. 51.9%, and 69.33% vs. 54.5%) but dropped sharply year over year, which is worth watching. Biology ILEARN End-of-Course results improved from 48.63% to 58.33% and were 3.03 points above the state in 2024–2025. About 32.46% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending was $14,989 in 2023–2024, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.6 in 2024–2025 — context suggesting a relatively well-resourced school with moderate poverty levels.
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