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Schools in Bellefonte

Bellefonte’s public schools

Valley Springs School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bellefonte. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▲ 6% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
787 students on the public path
In brief

Bellefonte’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bellefonte’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Valley Springs Middle School places highest (better than 93%); Valley Springs Elementary School lowest (79%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bellefonte, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Valley Springs Elementary Schoolin Valley SpringsA−
5–8Valley Springs Middle Schoolin Valley SpringsA
9–12Valley Springs High Schoolin Valley SpringsA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Valley Springs School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Valley Springs School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 787 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,431AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 39.9% · 511 students tested
Math55%
State average 38.3% · 511 students tested

Bellefonte vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Bellefonte’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bellefonte—Valley Springs

Every school in Bellefonte

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bellefontein other towns
Valley Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Valley Springs
A−
315 students16:1Rate it →
Valley Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Valley Springs
A
253 students13:1Rate it →
Valley Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Valley Springs
A
219 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Bellefonte’s schools

Are Bellefonte’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bellefonte. Valley Springs School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bellefonte. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bellefonte in?

Valley Springs School District.

Where do Bellefonte kids go to high school?

Valley Springs High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.