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Bellmont Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1200 North Adams Drive, Decatur, IN 46733 · (260) 724-3633 · Part of North Adams Community Schools

Root Township’s School Grade B better than 60% of Indiana school districts

Directions
Students
684
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bellmont Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Indiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Root Township kids: Bellmont Middle School

On the path

Where Root Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bellmont ElementaryYou are here
6–8Bellmont Middle Schoolin Decatur

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Indiana’s 1,697 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 North Adams Drive, Decatur

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K93
Kindergarten85
Grade 1111
Grade 295
Grade 3103
Grade 498
Grade 599
Enrollment over time
638’20
661’21
656’22
684’23
684’24

Up 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bellmont Elementary from Root Township families.

Other schools in North Adams Community Schools

The district →
Bellmont Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Decatur
C
274 students12:1
Bellmont Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Decatur
B+
613 students13:1

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 Indiana’s other public schools; Root Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.