Summary:
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local is a small, high-performing Ohio district serving about 2,725 students across four schools that cover grades K–12: two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The district ranks 32nd of 773 Ohio districts — the 96th percentile — and holds a 5-star rating. Every individually ranked school in the district also earned 5 stars in 2025–2026, and every reported school-level test score beat its matching state average, often by 20 to 40 points.
Bellbrook High School is the largest school, with 843 students, and the district's top-ranked individual school at 30th of 795 (96th percentile, 5 stars). Its End-of-Course results are far above state averages, led by American History at 95.8% versus 73.2% statewide and Geometry at 83.5% versus 43.3%. Bellbrook Middle School (665 students) is equally strong at 52nd of 1,046 (95th percentile, 5 stars), with standout advanced math: Algebra I proficiency hit 100% in 2025–2026. Bell Creek Intermediate School (682 students) is the most improved ranked school, rising from 4 stars and 190th place to 5 stars and 115th, and it has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 4.2%. Stephen Bell Elementary School (535 students) serves grades K–2, so it has no state test scores or ranking; it has the lowest student-teacher ratio (17.8) and the highest free/reduced lunch rate (26.92%).
A few things parents should know: chronic absenteeism at Bellbrook High School (11.3%) is well above the district's 6.6% and roughly 2.5 times the middle and intermediate rates, though graduation (96.9%) and test scores remain strong. Spending figures date to 2018–2019, so treat them as historical context. Bell Creek Intermediate School's reported 100% sixth-grade math score doesn't match its grades 3–5 listing and is worth verifying. Stephen Bell Elementary School, as a K–2 school, shouldn't be judged on test data. Overall, the picture is a small district with strong outcomes across nearly every available measure.
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