Best Public Schools in Decatur, IN

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bellmont Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 North Adams Dr	Decatur	46733	Adams County	North Adams Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 724-3137	285	24	12.1	47.0%	230 (80.7%)	6 (2.1%)	36 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	58.1	200^th of 485 public middle schools	58.8%		57.6	202^nd of 489 public middle schools	58.7%	2						36.1	39.8	44.9	40.5				39.0	25.8	33.7	32.6			$12,789	$2,603	$10,185
Bellmont Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 North Adams Dr	Decatur	46733	Adams County	North Adams Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 724-7121	610	48	12.8	33.6%	520 (85.2%)	10 (1.6%)	61 (10.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	76.8	55^th of 431 public high schools	87.2%		74.7	60^th of 398 public high schools	84.9%	5	57.4	35.8																55.9	$13,427	$2,597	$10,830
Bellmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 North Adams Drive	Decatur	46733	Adams County	North Adams Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 724-3633	684	49	13.9	55.4%	506 (74.0%)	26 (3.8%)	90 (13.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.2%)	43.4	592^nd of 1010 public elementary schools	41.4%		34.5	684^th of 1016 public elementary schools	32.7%	92			24.0	45.1	42.7				36.6	45.0	36.7	22.0				35.3	37.8		$10,994	$3,225	$7,769

Cities Near Decatur

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monroe	5.8 mi	3	83^rd
Monroeville	10.27 mi	2	328^th
Bluffton	12.5 mi	4	148^th
Berne	12.74 mi	3	136^th
Ossian	12.8 mi	3	87^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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