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Bellevue High School

Q: Is Bellevue High School a good school?

Bellevue High School ranks 178 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades 6-12

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 30% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Bellevue High School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Bellevue, Kentucky, with a total enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the Bellevue Independent School District, which is ranked 146 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Bellevue High School's performance on state assessments and the ACT exam is generally below the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading for 10th-grade students were 38% and 41%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41% and 47%. The school's graduation rate is on par with the state average, but its dropout rate has been relatively high in recent years. Additionally, Bellevue High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.7% to 28.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state's average.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Beechwood High School and Highlands High School, Bellevue High School's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school's performance is more comparable to that of other nearby schools, such as Ludlow High School, Dayton High School, and Newport High School, which also serve student populations with higher percentages of low-socioeconomic status students and lower academic achievement.

300

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,657

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Center St
Bellevue, KY 41073

(859) 261-2980

District: Bellevue Independent

Feeder schools for Bellevue High School:

Elementary:

Grandview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Two or more races:

11.7%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Writing scores 15 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Kentucky avg42%

Middle school

303^rd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

178^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kentucky High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 157Bellevue Independent among Kentucky districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	303 of 320	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	284 of 324	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	254 of 327	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	282 of 320	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	135 of 282	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.0	269 of 335	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	270 of 322	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	256 of 330	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	296 of 331	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.1	253 of 337	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	270 of 335	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	281 of 335	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	301 of 319	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	246 of 298	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	253 of 300	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	133 of 295	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	8.2	290 of 299	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	257 of 299	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	248 of 290	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	294 of 314	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	263 of 311	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	239 of 309	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	269 of 310	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	224 of 303	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	233 of 285	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	287 of 303	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	279 of 304	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	292 of 307	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	241 of 304	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	223 of 303	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	244 of 293	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	27.1	239 of 294	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	300 of 314	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	290 of 316	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	274 of 320	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	265 of 314	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	117 of 213	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	236 of 266	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	226 of 253	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	178 of 254	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	229 of 290	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	199 of 276	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	149 of 271	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.1	52 of 267	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	140 of 285	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	96 of 271	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	112 of 287	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.0	201 of 288	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.7	186 of 295	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.2	193 of 290	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	212 of 291	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.0	162 of 229	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.3	177 of 226	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.0	223 of 223	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.9	203 of 217	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	166 of 217	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.4	175 of 217	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	178 of 239	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	202 of 261	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	210 of 253	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	137 of 252	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	95.4	7 of 236	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	54.7	123 of 249	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	97 of 234	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	203 of 242	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	201 of 274	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	157 of 272	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	191 of 266	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	93.7	7 of 234	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	62.8	83 of 254	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	41 of 232	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	121 of 239	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.6	228 of 262	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	125 of 259	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	122 of 257	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	42 of 238	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	123 of 251	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	102 of 237	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	64.8	73 of 226	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	156 of 251	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.1	233 of 273	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	208 of 264	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	165 of 260	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	89 of 219	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	82 of 198	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2019)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2019)68th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-14 vs state

Writing32%-15 vs state

Editing and Mechanics32%-13 vs state

Social Studies28%-10 vs state

Mathematics26%-15 vs state

Science17%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		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/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	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bellevue High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	201 Center St	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	Yes	Yes	(859) 261-2980	300	23	13.0	63.7%	225 (75.0%)	18 (6.0%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	35.2	178^th of 254 public high schools	29.9%		19.6	229^th of 290 public high schools	21.0%	51	27.0	15.0	26.0	38.0	35.0	27.0	30.0	41.0		17.0	26.0	38.0	26.0	30.0	26.0	38.0	$18,657	$1,044	$1,036	$2,078	$13,362	$4,007	$18,498
Newport High School	Public	7-12	900 E 6th St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3023	521	50	10.3	83.3%	205 (39.3%)	117 (22.5%)	120 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (15.2%)	15.9	217^th of 254 public high schools	14.6%		24.5	213^th of 290 public high schools	26.6%	4		37.0	25.0	15.0		34.0	25.0	28.0	16.0		13.0	39.0	17.0	24.0	33.0	27.0	$26,801	$2,897	$707	$3,604	$14,410	$4,779	$18,818
Newport Regional School	Public	6-12	590 Columbia Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 292-6476	26	3	8.6	96.2%	12 (46.2%)	8 (30.8%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)
Dayton High School	Public	7-12	200 Greendevil Ln	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7486	358	28	12.7	85.8%	297 (83.0%)	13 (3.6%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	45.5	145^th of 254 public high schools	42.9%		41.9	165^th of 290 public high schools	43.1%	20		33.0	26.0	33.0		39.0	30.0	47.0	20.0	15.0	43.0	58.0	15.0	38.0	43.0	35.0	$23,606	$2,038	$1,883	$3,918	$14,151	$4,875	$19,024
Highlands High School	Public	9-12	2400 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 781-5900	1,019	58	17.4	7.7%	900 (88.3%)	14 (1.4%)	38 (3.7%)	16 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.7%)	96.8	3^rd of 254 public high schools	98.8%		96.6	4^th of 290 public high schools	98.6%	1				71.0				73.0		42.0		70.0		61.0		68.0	$14,369	$229	$199	$427	$10,017	$3,869	$13,886
Covington Adult High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	212 Levassor Drive	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 292-5864	7	2	3.5		2 (28.6%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Holmes High School	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Ave	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	855	64	13.3	83.6%	297 (34.7%)	184 (21.5%)	271 (31.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (10.5%)	14	222^nd of 254 public high schools	12.6%		9.9	248^th of 290 public high schools	14.5%	26				25.0				33.0		13.0		28.0		25.0		19.0	$28,402	$2,216	$1,300	$3,516	$12,755	$3,589	$16,344
Chapman Vocational Education Center	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Streets	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 291-5911	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ludlow High School	Public	7-12	515 Elm St	Ludlow	41016	Kenton County	Ludlow Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 261-8211	376	27	13.8	66.0%	302 (80.3%)	11 (2.9%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.7%)	66.3	62^nd of 254 public high schools	75.6%		73.1	61^st of 290 public high schools	79.0%	1		33.0		47.0		25.0	32.0	53.0	15.0	23.0	28.0		31.0	47.0	42.0	46.0	$31,501	$428	$673	$1,101	$12,258	$3,169	$15,427
Beechwood High School	Public	7-12	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 331-1220	762	40	18.9	6.0%	645 (84.6%)	12 (1.6%)	65 (8.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	91.4	9^th of 254 public high schools	96.5%		95.4	6^th of 290 public high schools	97.9%	3		83.0	75.0	76.0		76.0	57.0	67.0	64.0	33.0	71.0	58.0	71.0	62.0	75.0	66.0	$22,828	$433	$118	$551	$8,584	$2,840	$11,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellevue High School

What schools feed into Bellevue High School?

Bellevue High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Grandview Elementary School

What district is Bellevue High School in?

Bellevue Independent

How many students attend Bellevue High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Bellevue High School.

Is Bellevue High School a good school?

Bellevue High School ranks 178^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bellevue High School?

Students at Bellevue High School are 75% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American.

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