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Bellevue Elementary School

Q: Is Bellevue Elementary School a good school?

Bellevue Elementary School ranks 916 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bellevue Elementary School in Bellevue, MI, is a small Pre-K through 6th grade school with 226 students, serving a tight-knit rural community as part of Bellevue Community Schools.

There's good news and a challenge here. The school made a big leap this year, jumping from the 21st to the 39th percentile in statewide rankings. That improvement is largely driven by two groups: female students, who rank in the 65th percentile, and students from low-income families, who now rank in the 68th percentile—a remarkable turnaround from just the 25th percentile two years ago. Since nearly 58% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, this progress matters for a large portion of the student body. However, there's a stark gap: male students rank in just the 17th percentile, and the school's overall performance is held back by this disparity. You may want to ask the school how they're tailoring instruction to support boys' achievement. Also, test scores show a unique pattern—3rd and 6th graders perform relatively well (6th-grade reading actually beats the state average), but 5th-grade scores drop sharply, with only 20% proficient in reading compared to the state's 43.8%. It's worth asking about the 5th-grade experience specifically.

Compared to nearby schools, Bellevue is doing better than several Battle Creek schools like Ann J Kellogg School and Verona Elementary School, which remain in the bottom 6th percentile. But it still trails far behind Walters Elementary in Marshall (91st percentile), where 3rd-grade reading proficiency is nearly double Bellevue's. One concern: chronic absenteeism affects about 26% of students—better than the state average but much higher than at Walters (17.8%). Also, class sizes are larger here (20:1 student-teacher ratio) than at higher-performing neighbors, even though per-student spending is above average. If you're considering this school, these are good conversation starters for a visit.

226

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,011

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

904 W Capital Ave
Bellevue, MI 49021-1312

(269) 763-9435

District: Bellevue Community Schools

Students who attend Bellevue Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bellevue JrSr High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Michigan avg39%

916^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

436^th of 625Bellevue Community Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	916 of 1492	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.9	1181 of 1488	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1079 of 1486	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1095 of 1470	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1147 of 1344	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	931 of 1153	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1135 of 1408	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1154 of 1448	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	1200 of 1466	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	1282 of 1548	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.0	1175 of 1580	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.5	1006 of 1533	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.8	1295 of 1563	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.4	1158 of 1566	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.4	1163 of 1552	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.9	1274 of 1552	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	1354 of 1589	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.6	1375 of 1577	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	1263 of 1565	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	56.6	818 of 1545	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	468 of 1343	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.1	718 of 1338	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	787 of 1342	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	982 of 1321	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	765 of 1106	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	595 of 902	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	934 of 1171	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1117 of 1443	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	430 of 1352	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.3	903 of 1346	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1036 of 1381	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	974 of 1350	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	634 of 1099	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	466 of 749	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	829 of 1134	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1021 of 1397	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	1137 of 1372	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	1234 of 1366	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1064 of 1347	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1024 of 1334	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	737 of 915	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	952 of 1196	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1117 of 1446	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	32.2	289 of 403	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	963 of 1199	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1161 of 1206	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1066 of 1204	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1088 of 1198	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1053 of 1102	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	878 of 1005	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1053 of 1128	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1151 of 1253	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2018)28th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts33%-7 vs state

Math29%-7 vs state

Science20%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)				M-Step Math (2026)				M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	904 W Capital Ave	Bellevue	49021	Eaton County	Bellevue Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 763-9435	226	11	20.0	58.0%	195 (86.3%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (7.1%)	35.9	916^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.6%		18.9	1181^st of 1488 public elementary schools	20.6%	265	35.5	33.3	20.0	41.7	45.2	33.3	13.3	25.0	20.0		$17,011	$1,675	$15,337
Fern Persons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4425 W Butterfield Hwy	Olivet	49076	Eaton County	Olivet Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 749-4611	374	27	13.8	35.0%	353 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)	42.9				38.1						$14,866	$839	$14,027
North Pennfield Elementary	Public	K-1	7422 Poorman Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 961-9797	188	13	15.0	63.8%	157 (83.5%)	6 (3.2%)	12 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)								(n/a)											$18,132	$1,269	$16,863
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary	Public	2-4	8465 Pennfield Rd	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Pennfield Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 961-9789	273	17	16.0	61.2%	208 (76.2%)	13 (4.8%)	16 (5.9%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	30	1002^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	32.8%		32.7	973^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.6%	29	27.9	33.8			30.9	26.9					$16,932	$1,243	$15,689
Verona Elementary School	Public	3-5	825 Capital Ave NE	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9710	201	12	16.2	91.0%	48 (23.9%)	78 (38.8%)	33 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (20.4%)	7.7	1417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.4	1438^th of 1488 public elementary schools	3.4%	21	9.0	17.3	16.9		4.5	10.7	7.8		12.5	6.3	$22,044	$3,379	$18,665
Wattles Park Elementary School	Public	K-4	132 Wattles Rd S	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-5853	375	22	17.4	39.2%	303 (80.8%)	8 (2.1%)	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	44.1	794^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.8%		58.9	580^th of 1488 public elementary schools	61.0%	214	29.7	43.0			36.5	39.2					$17,200	$1,320	$15,880
Fremont International Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	115 Emmett St E	Battle Creek	49017	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 965-9715	345	17	20.6	53.6%	81 (23.5%)	147 (42.6%)	39 (11.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (21.7%)	24	1098^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.4%		24.9	1081^st of 1488 public elementary schools	27.4%	17	24.5	41.7	27.5		26.4	16.7	20.3		22.1	16.2	$16,857	$2,457	$14,400
Fuller Street Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	251 Fuller St	Nashville	49073	Barry County	Maple Valley Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 852-9468	204	15	13.3	56.9%	186 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)								(n/a)											$16,681	$1,781	$14,900
Walters Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	705 N Marshall Ave	Marshall	49068	Calhoun County	Marshall Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 781-1280	293	21	14.1	37.5%	245 (83.6%)	13 (4.4%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	89.9	138^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%		88.4	149^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.0%	11	69.2	81.8	69.4		56.4	59.1	62.5		53.1	71.4	$15,622	$839	$14,783
Dudley Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	308 Roosevelt Ave W	Battle Creek	49037	Calhoun County	Battle Creek Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 965-9720	117	14	8.6	81.2%	23 (19.7%)	56 (47.9%)	14 (12.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	22 (18.8%)								(n/a)											$28,763	$3,878	$24,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellevue Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bellevue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bellevue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Bellevue JrSr High School

Is Bellevue Elementary School a good school?

Bellevue Elementary School ranks 916^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bellevue Elementary School?

Students at Bellevue Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Bellevue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Bellevue Elementary School.

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