Summary:
The city of Decatur, Indiana is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Bellmont Elementary, Bellmont Senior High School, and Bellmont Middle School. These schools, part of the North Adams Community Schools district, offer a range of educational opportunities and vary in their academic performance, attendance rates, and socioeconomic factors.
Bellmont Senior High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 64th out of 431 Indiana high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school maintains a strong 95.7% 4-year graduation rate and outperforms the state and district averages in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing and SAT/Mathematics. In contrast, Bellmont Elementary and Bellmont Middle School generally perform below the state averages in ILEARN/English Language Arts and ILEARN/Math, with some exceptions in specific grade levels.
Attendance and socioeconomic factors also vary across the schools. Bellmont Middle School stands out with a remarkable 0.0% chronic absenteeism rate, while Bellmont Senior High School has a relatively higher chronic absenteeism rate of 12.8%. Socioeconomic differences are also evident, with Bellmont Elementary and Bellmont Middle School having a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a larger proportion of students from low-income families.
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