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Bellmont Middle School

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Bellmont Middle School ranks 189 th of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 486 Indiana Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Indiana middle schools

Summary

Bellmont Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Decatur, Indiana, serving 274 students as part of North Adams Community Schools in a small northeast Indiana community. It ranks 189th of 486 Indiana middle schools in 2025–2026 — the 61st percentile, with 3 stars — while its district ranks 100th of 374 (73rd percentile, 4 stars). That gap suggests the middle school is not performing as strongly as other schools in its own district.

The school's long-term trajectory shows real progress: it moved from 2-star, 40th–49th percentile results in the mid-2010s to 3 stars and the 51st–65th percentile range since 2021–2022, though 2025–2026 slipped slightly from the 65th to the 61st percentile. Staffing is a clear plus — a 12.1 student–teacher ratio, the lowest among nearby schools — and per-student spending was $12,874 in 2023–2024. Compared with nearby schools, Bellmont lands mid-tier: it beats Fort Wayne's Miami Middle School, Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle, and Paul Harding Junior High School on nearly every measure, but trails rural peers such as Norwell Middle School, Adams Central Middle School, South Adams Middle School, and Bluffton-Harrison Middle School. Notably, Memorial Park Middle School outranks Bellmont and posts higher proficiency in all three tested subjects despite a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (61.08% versus 47.45%).

Math is Bellmont's clearest weakness: 33.33% proficiency, below the district's 41.64% and far behind Adams Central (59.55%) and South Adams (55.63%); science is also lower at 35.79%. English language arts is a relative strength at 44.2%, with a standout 7th-grade result of 53.68% versus the state's 41.7%, while 6th- and 8th-grade ELA sit below state averages. Chronic absenteeism, at 14.2%, is better than the state's 16.7% but worse than all the high-performing rural peers and Memorial Park (10.0%) — a key lever if the school aims for 4 stars. The reported 0.0% absenteeism for the prior three years is unusual enough to treat cautiously, likely a reporting anomaly rather than a real trend.

274

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,874

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1200 North Adams Dr
Decatur, IN 46733

(260) 724-3137

District: North Adams Community Schools

Students who attend Bellmont Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bellmont Senior High School

Feeder schools for Bellmont Middle School:

Elementary:

Bellmont Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Indiana median (61st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg41%

189^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 374North Adams Community Schools among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	189 of 486	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	168 of 480	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	200 of 491	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	202 of 489	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	240 of 490	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	289 of 483	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	279 of 470	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	255 of 473	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.2	241 of 472	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.9	274 of 494	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.5	227 of 485	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.8	113 of 470	76.0%	★★★★☆
2013	70.0	116 of 444	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	68.5	132 of 447	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	65.5	154 of 451	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	177 of 428	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.9	229 of 423	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.8	312 of 392	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.7	299 of 382	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.1	271 of 375	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.3	263 of 370	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.0	159 of 222	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%

Science36%

Math33%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)					ILEARN Math (2026)					ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellmont Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 North Adams Dr	Decatur	46733	Adams County	North Adams Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 724-3137	274	23	12.1	47.4%	218 (79.6%)	6 (2.2%)	37 (13.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	57.9	189^th of 486 public middle schools	61.1%		62.1	168^th of 480 public middle schools	65.0%	21		37.9	53.7	40.7	44.2		31.6	35.8	32.6	33.3	35.8	35.8		$12,874	$1,889	$10,985
Adams Central Middle School	Public	6-8	222 W Washington St	Monroe	46772	Adams County	Adams Central Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 692-6151	324	24	13.5	28.7%	293 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	84.3	57^th of 486 public middle schools	88.3%		88.5	42^nd of 480 public middle schools	91.3%	15		54.8	49.0	47.4	50.2		62.4	52.9	63.2	59.6	51.6	51.6		$10,621	$880	$9,741
South Adams Middle School	Public	6-8	1212 Starfire Way	Berne	46711	Adams County	South Adams Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 589-1102	294	24	12.2	52.4%	245 (83.3%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	74.6	112^th of 486 public middle schools	77.0%		69.4	128^th of 480 public middle schools	73.3%	16		42.2	39.6	34.5	39.0		55.5	56.3	55.2	55.6	56.4	56.4		$11,182	$1,468	$9,714
Bluffton-Harrison Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 Stogdill Rd	Bluffton	46714	Wells County	MSD Bluffton-Harrison	No	No	No	No	(260) 824-3536	556	40	14.0	52.2%	460 (82.7%)	16 (2.9%)	59 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	65.2	159^th of 486 public middle schools	67.3%		61.4	172^nd of 480 public middle schools	64.2%	13	23.5	47.0	38.5	42.8	37.6	32.7	41.8	36.1	37.5	36.9	48.1	48.1	44.7	$10,935	$642	$10,294
Norwell Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 E Us 224	Ossian	46777	Wells County	Norwell Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 543-2218	561	41	13.7	36.4%	513 (91.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	87	49^th of 486 public middle schools	89.9%		87.4	45^th of 480 public middle schools	90.6%	4		55.4	56.1	65.5	58.8		53.3	46.5	62.1	53.6	52.7	52.7		$10,692	$600	$10,092
Paul Harding Junior High School	Public	7-8	6501 Wayne Trace	Fort Wayne	46816	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 446-0240	422	34	12.4	82.2%	24 (5.7%)	98 (23.2%)	77 (18.2%)	210 (49.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	20.4	387^th of 486 public middle schools	20.4%		16.1	403^rd of 480 public middle schools	16.0%	16			24.0	23.2	23.6			17.9	11.4	14.6				$12,306	$1,904	$10,402
Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - Fort Wayne	Public, Charter	7-9	7910 S. Anthony Blvd.	Fort Wayne	46816	Allen County	Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - Fort Wayne	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(317) 953-1305	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4625 Werling Drive	Fort Wayne	46806	Allen County	Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle	Yes	No	No	Yes	(260) 441-8727	150	12	12.5	78.0%	2 (1.3%)	32 (21.3%)	11 (7.3%)	103 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	8.8	452^nd of 486 public middle schools	7.0%		5.8	468^th of 480 public middle schools	2.5%	16		18.3	9.3	12.5	13.6		10.0	1.9	0.0	4.3	15.0	15.0		$16,848	$2,966	$13,882
Miami Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Amherst Dr	Fort Wayne	46819	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-8560	496	39	12.7	73.0%	92 (18.5%)	182 (36.7%)	99 (20.0%)	92 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	14	425^th of 486 public middle schools	12.6%		10.7	433^rd of 480 public middle schools	9.8%	8		18.7	10.8	19.7	16.6		14.3	12.4	15.1	14.0	12.4	12.4		$12,660	$1,204	$11,456
Memorial Park Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2200 Maumee Ave	Fort Wayne	46803	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(260) 467-5300	627	47	13.2	61.1%	239 (38.1%)	184 (29.3%)	133 (21.2%)	19 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.0%)	70.3	138^th of 486 public middle schools	71.6%		63.5	163^rd of 480 public middle schools	66.0%	25		49.8	44.6	56.4	50.3		49.5	34.1	34.6	39.7	42.4	42.4		$12,619	$1,776	$10,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellmont Middle School

How many students attend Bellmont Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Bellmont Middle School.

Is Bellmont Middle School a good school?

Bellmont Middle School ranks 189^th of 486 Indiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bellmont Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bellmont Middle School usually go on to attend Bellmont Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Bellmont Middle School?

Students at Bellmont Middle School are 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Bellmont Middle School in?

North Adams Community Schools

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