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Belle Point Alternative Center

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

1501 Dodson Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901 · (479) 783-7034 · Part of Fort Smith Public Schools

Fort Smith’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
39
Students per teacher
4:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Belle Point Alternative Center

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 4 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 38.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1501 Dodson Ave, Fort Smith

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 61
Grade 73
Grade 82
Grade 911
Grade 105
Grade 1114
Grade 123
Enrollment over time
63’20
52’21
65’22
73’23
39’24

Down 38.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 26%Black 23%Two or more races 8%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Belle Point Alternative Center from Fort Smith families.

Other schools in Fort Smith Public Schools

The district →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
B+
582 students18:1
John P. Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
A+
514 students19:1
Sunnymede Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C
510 students19:1
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C−
493 students19:1
Elmer H. Cook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
A
459 students19:1
Sutton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C−
411 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Fort Smith’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.