High Schools in Bellevue Community Schools

Bellevue Community Schools in Michigan has only one high school, Bellevue JrSr High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school faces several challenges, including underperformance on academic metrics, a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and higher-than-average dropout rates.

Academically, Bellevue JrSr High School's proficiency rates on state assessments like M-Step and SAT/PSAT are consistently below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, the school's 7th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (25.5%) and Math (17.8%) are significantly lower than the state averages of 37.9% and 32.1%, respectively. The school's 11th-grade proficiency rates in Science (37%) and Social Studies (38.9%) are also below the state averages of 37.5% and 39.6%. Additionally, the school's SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing proficiency rate for 11th-grade students (44.4%) is lower than the state average of 51.3%.

Socioeconomically, Bellevue JrSr High School serves a predominantly disadvantaged population, with 56.78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This high percentage of economically disadvantaged students may contribute to the school's lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rate of 32.0%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Furthermore, the school's four-year graduation rate of 90.6% is slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 6.2% is higher than the state average, indicating a need for improved student retention and support services.