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Schools in Preble

Preble’s public schools

North Adams Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Preble. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Indiana’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 2% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,571 students on the public path
In brief

Preble’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Preble’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Bellmont Senior High School places highest (better than 71%); Bellmont Elementary lowest (22%). 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 Preble, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bellmont Elementaryin DecaturC−
6–8Bellmont Middle Schoolin DecaturC
9–12Bellmont Senior High Schoolin DecaturB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Adams Community Schools.

The district

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

North Adams Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,571 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$14,022IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 41.3% · 753 students tested
Math32%
State average 37.5% · 754 students tested

Preble vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Preble’s borders.

Schools next door
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Preble—North Adams

Every school in Preble

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

Also serving Preblein other towns
Bellmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Decatur
C−
684 students13:1Rate it →
Bellmont Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
C
274 students12:1Rate it →
Bellmont Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Decatur
B+
613 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Preble’s schools

Are Preble’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Preble. North Adams Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Preble. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Preble in?

North Adams Community Schools.

Where do Preble kids go to high school?

Bellmont Senior 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.