Bellingrath Middle School

Summary:

Bellingrath Middle School is a public charter school in Montgomery, Alabama, serving 607 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Montgomery County School District, which is ranked 110 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bellingrath Middle School consistently performs significantly below the state and county averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 2.56% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 13.92% in the Montgomery County district and 31.56% statewide. The school's student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups in the state, indicating significant achievement gaps. Additionally, Bellingrath Middle School has an extremely high percentage of students (over 96%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, a strong indicator of the school's high-poverty student population.

While the nearby middle schools in the Montgomery County district, such as Carr Middle School, Brewbaker Middle School, and McKee Middle School, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, they generally outperform Bellingrath Middle School in academic metrics. The exception is Baldwin Art and Academics Magnet, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of middle schools in the state, indicating that high-performing schools are possible within the district.


Detail:

Public, Charter 6-8

 3350 S Court St
       Montgomery, AL  36105-1699


(334) 269-3623

District: Montgomery County

SchoolDigger Rank:
437th of 442 Alabama Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,220 Help


Students who attend Bellingrath Middle School usually attend:

High:    Lanier Senior High School

Feeder schools for Bellingrath Middle School:

Elementary:    Dannelly Elementary School
    Davis Elementary School
    Nixon Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  25.3 Help
Number of students:  607

Racial breakdown:

African American:
85.8%
Hispanic:
10.5%
White:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.2% Help


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Compare Details Bellingrath Middle School ranks worse than 98.9% of middle schools in Alabama. It also ranks 8th among 9 ranked middle schools in the Montgomery County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.99. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bellingrath Middle School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (85.8%), Hispanic (10.5%), White (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bellingrath Middle School is $11,220, which is the highest among 9 middle schools in the Montgomery County School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bellingrath Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellingrath Middle School 437th of 442 Alabama public middle schools. (See Bellingrath Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Montgomery County:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery County 110th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bellingrath Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 13.75 373rd 407 8.4%
2005 7.98 403rd 415 2.9%
2006 6.83 402nd 409 1.7%
2007 6.36 395th 412 4.1%
2008 9.77 401st 417 3.8%
2009 11.94 399th 425 6.1%
2010 6.58 421st 435 3.2%
2011 4.50 421st 435 3.2%
2012 4.01 426th 436 2.3%
2013 4.33 428th 436 1.8%
2014 6.58 432nd 438 1.4%
2015 7.33 418th 430 2.8%
2016 4.46 429th 432 0.7%
2017 5.83 422nd 432 2.3%
2018 6.41 412th 423 2.6%
2019 4.55 431st 437 1.4%
2021 10.15 426th 440 3.2%
2022 7.02 431st 432 0.2%
2023 6.95 430th 437 1.6%
2024 6.99 437th 442 1.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.62 29th 70 58.6%
2022 27.51 69th 81 14.8%
2023 29.91 77th 94 18.1%
2024 32.63 79th 106 25.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 14.24 194th 195 0.5%
2018 21.90 196th 223 12.1%
2019 17.30 235th 254 7.5%
2021 23.69 244th 274 10.9%
2022 26.07 224th 256 12.5%
2023 16.76 276th 281 1.8%
2024 22.36 259th 281 7.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 6.41 345th 349 1.1%
2018 8.78 378th 396 4.5%
2019 6.30 392nd 396 1.0%
2021 13.90 396th 415 4.6%
2022 9.59 419th 421 0.5%
2023 10.00 402nd 410 2.0%
2024 8.25 433rd 437 0.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 5.49 371st 380 2.4%
2018 4.40 389th 392 0.8%
2019 4.73 391st 399 2.0%
2021 10.46 400th 415 3.6%
2022 7.65 421st 423 0.5%
2023 7.70 409th 417 1.9%
2024 7.33 420th 426 1.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 6.76 374th 380 1.6%
2018 10.30 363rd 397 8.6%
2019 5.36 392nd 399 1.8%
2021 11.21 400th 418 4.3%
2022 7.43 425th 427 0.5%
2023 7.42 413th 419 1.4%
2024 7.54 423rd 428 1.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 13.09 202nd 205 1.5%
2018 17.93 231st 247 6.5%
2019 13.01 246th 252 2.4%
2021 20.00 245th 266 7.9%
2022 15.23 268th 271 1.1%
2023 16.07 253rd 263 3.8%
2024 15.23 263rd 269 2.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 14.03 148th 154 3.9%
2022 9.46 157th 157 0.0%
2023 15.41 155th 166 6.6%
2024 12.99 159th 164 3.0%
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Rank History for Native American students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 16.71 64th 69 7.2%
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Rank History for White students at Bellingrath Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 10.47 361st 369 2.2%
2022 3.92 375th 376 0.3%
2023 3.85 368th 370 0.5%
2024 5.81 364th 373 2.4%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Bellingrath Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 922 922
1989 1 960 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 961
1990 0 835 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 835
1991 0 771 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 771
1992 1 720 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 721
1993 3 786 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 789
1994 0 828 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 829
1995 4 744 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 748
1996 4 744 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 748
1997 8 746 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 756
1998 6 821 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 827
1999 1 776 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 778
2000 0 710 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 711
2001 2 779 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 781
2002 4 787 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 793
2003 4 787 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 793
2004 0 820 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 821
2005 1 913 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 915
2006 1 802 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 803
2007 1 539 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 541
2008 2 504 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 508
2009 0 442 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 444
2010 0 480 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 483
2011 3 788 0 3 2 0 0 0 796
2012 2 684 0 5 0 0 1 0 692
2013 2 695 0 5 0 0 2 0 704
2014 0 664 0 3 0 0 1 0 668
2015 3 628 0 2 0 0 3 0 636
2016 2 570 0 4 0 0 3 0 579
2017 2 462 0 6 0 0 0 0 470
2018 0 449 0 8 0 1 1 0 459
2019 6 498 3 24 1 2 1 0 535
2020 7 525 5 36 1 1 1 0 576
2021 13 516 6 41 1 0 0 0 577
2022 21 483 1 48 2 1 1 0 557
2023 15 521 0 64 4 1 2 0 607

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bellingrath Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 922 46.0 20.0 0
1989 961 49.0 19.6 n/a
1990 835 49.0 17.0 0
1991 771 42.0 18.3 n/a
1992 721 41.0 17.5 n/a
1993 789 40.0 19.7 n/a
1994 829 42.0 19.7 n/a
1995 748 49.5 15.1 n/a
1996 748 49.5 15.1 n/a
1997 756 43.6 17.3 71.8
1998 827 42.0 19.7 66.9
1999 778 43.0 18.1 78.7
2000 711 39.0 18.2 86.4
2001 781 40.5 19.3 83.1
2002 793 39.8 19.9 93.2
2003 793 39.8 19.9 93.2
2004 821 41.5 19.8 86.6
2005 915 46.0 19.9 85.6
2006 803 48.0 16.7 87.4
2007 541 35.0 15.5 91.5
2008 508 35.2 14.4 90.7
2009 444 31.9 13.8 90.5
2010 483 n/a n/a 90.3
2011 796 71.0 11.2 87.8
2012 692 50.0 13.8 95.2
2013 704 56.0 12.5 93
2014 668 28.0 23.8 96.3
2015 636 29.0 21.9 78.6
2016 579 30.0 19.3 81.5
2017 470 29.0 16.2 81.7
2018 459 25.0 18.3 96.1
2019 535 29.9 17.8 95.9
2020 576 30.9 18.5 96.2
2021 577 29.0 19.8 96.2
2022 557 21.9 25.3 96.1
2023 607 n/a n/a 96.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bellingrath Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 922 46.0 20.0 0
1989 961 49.0 19.6 n/a
1990 835 49.0 17.0 0
1991 771 42.0 18.3 n/a
1992 721 41.0 17.5 n/a
1993 789 40.0 19.7 n/a
1994 829 42.0 19.7 n/a
1995 748 49.5 15.1 n/a
1996 748 49.5 15.1 n/a
1997 756 43.6 17.3 71.8
1998 827 42.0 19.7 66.9
1999 778 43.0 18.1 78.7
2000 711 39.0 18.2 86.4
2001 781 40.5 19.3 83.1
2002 793 39.8 19.9 93.2
2003 793 39.8 19.9 93.2
2004 821 41.5 19.8 86.6
2005 915 46.0 19.9 85.6
2006 803 48.0 16.7 87.4
2007 541 35.0 15.5 91.5
2008 508 35.2 14.4 90.7
2009 444 31.9 13.8 90.5
2010 483 n/a n/a 90.3
2011 796 71.0 11.2 87.8
2012 692 50.0 13.8 95.2
2013 704 56.0 12.5 93
2014 668 28.0 23.8 96.3
2015 636 29.0 21.9 78.6
2016 579 30.0 19.3 81.5
2017 470 29.0 16.2 81.7
2018 459 25.0 18.3 96.1
2019 535 29.9 17.8 95.9
2020 576 30.9 18.5 96.2
2021 577 29.0 19.8 96.2
2022 557 21.9 25.3 96.1
2023 607 n/a n/a 96.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bellingrath Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,574 (31.9%) $7,595 (67.7%) $11,220

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bellingrath Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 431st of 437 Middle schoolsRanks 430th of 437 Middle schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Bellingrath Middle School)9.91
 8.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)25.211.2
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Bellingrath Middle School)2.70.5
 2.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)25.17.4
 17.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)43.121
 22.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Bellingrath Middle School)40.6
 3.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Montgomery County)27.27.5
 19.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.721.1
 23.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students535607
 13.5%
African American498521
 4.6%
American Indian14
 300%
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic2464
 166.7%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White615
 150%
Two or More Races12
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.9%96.2%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bellingrath Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 607 students attended Bellingrath Middle School.

Bellingrath Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Alabama middle schools.

Students at Bellingrath Middle School are 86% African American, 11% Hispanic, 2% White.

Students who attend Bellingrath Middle School usually go on to attend Lanier Senior High School


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