Summary:
Bellevue JrSr High School is the sole high school in the Bellevue Community Schools district, serving grades 7 through 12 with 281 students in a rural Michigan setting.
This combined junior/senior high school shows a mixed academic profile. The school’s strongest area is 11th grade science, where proficiency (38.1%) actually exceeds the state average (35.2%). Tenth grade math also edges out the state average at 32.1% versus 31.5%. However, significant weaknesses appear in lower grades: 7th grade math proficiency collapsed to just 10% (down from 20% the prior year, and far below the state’s 33.3%), while 8th grade social studies sits at 23.1% compared to 50.3% statewide. The school’s state ranking reflects this volatility—it dropped from the 56th percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 37th percentile (2 stars) in 2024-2025, with only a slight recovery to the 42nd percentile in the latest data.
On the positive side, the school keeps students engaged: the dropout rate is just 1.7% versus the state’s 7.1%, and the graduation rate of 82.4% is close to the state average of 84.0%. Chronic absenteeism affects 24.5% of students—better than the state’s 27.9%, but still meaning nearly one in four students misses significant school time. With 44.1% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a moderately economically disadvantaged population. Per-student spending is $16,539, yet the student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1 is high, which may limit targeted interventions in struggling subjects. For parents, the key takeaway is that this school excels in upper-grade science and retains students well, but families should be aware of the pronounced math struggles in middle school grades and the recent decline in overall ranking. The dramatic one-year drop in 7th grade math warrants asking the school about curriculum changes or teacher support in that specific grade.
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