Summary:
Belpre City serves 889 students across three schools: Belpre Elementary School (grades K–6, 484 students), Belpre High School (grades 7–12, 387 students), and Belpre Blue Sky Academy (an alternative school, grades 1–12, 18 students). There is no standalone middle school, so 7th- and 8th-grade results are reported under the high school. At the district level, Belpre City ranks 398 of 773 schools statewide, at the 49th percentile with 2 stars.
Belpre High School is the standout, earning 3 stars and reaching the 53rd percentile after sitting at the 35th percentile with 2 stars the prior year. Its strongest results relative to the state are English II (+13.1 points), Algebra I (+11.5), 8th Grade Math (+8.0), and American History (+7.1). Its graduation rate is 89.0%, close to the district's 89.5%, but chronic absenteeism is a concern at 31.6%. Belpre Elementary School slipped from 3 stars to 2 stars and from the 50th to the 48th percentile, though it has real bright spots: 3rd Grade ELA (+16.9 points above state) and 6th Grade Math (+12.8). Its weak areas are 3rd Grade Math (-14.4) and 5th Grade Math (-13.6). Its chronic absenteeism, 21.1%, is lower than the district's 25.2%.
Belpre Blue Sky Academy reports 0.0% chronic absenteeism, a striking figure, but with only 18 students percentages can swing sharply, and it has no test scores or rank history here, so its academics can't be assessed. Notably, the district's 2-star, 49th-percentile rating sits between its two ranked schools, masking the fact that the high school is currently performing above the elementary school. Resource indicators also differ: the high school spends $9,753 per student versus $9,001 at the elementary school and has a lower student-teacher ratio (14.3 vs. 16.6), while the elementary school has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (60.95% vs. 52.45%).
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