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Schools in Bellevue Township · Bellevue Community Schools

Bellevue Township’s public schools score below 72% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 19% of Bellevue Township’s students scored proficient, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bellevue Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#653of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 14 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 15 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 9% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.9
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
507 students on the public path
In brief

Bellevue Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1022 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bellevue Township’s, its schools beat 5%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,095 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Bellevue JrSr High School. Enrollment is down 18% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bellevue Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 28% of Michigan school districts, #653 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores are below the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1022)Better than 5%
Towns in Eaton County (16)Better than 0%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 317 test results could put Bellevue Township anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bellevue Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (317 in math, 317 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bellevue Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Bellevue Elementary SchoolBellevue Community SchoolsC−
7–12Bellevue JrSr High SchoolBellevue Community SchoolsC−

Bellevue Township’s public schools are run by Bellevue Community Schools, which also serves Assyria, Bellevue, Convis and Kalamo. Parts of Bellevue Township (17% of its land) are served by Olivet instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Bellevue Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 507 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 19.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,095MI $16,528 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 45.4% · 317 students tested
Math19%
State average 33.6% · 317 students tested

Bellevue Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Bellevue Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bellevue TownshipCBellevue
WaltonB+Olivet
AssyriaCBellevue
KalamoC+Maple Valley Schools PK–12 · Bellevue PK–12
ConvisBBellevue PK–12 · Marshall PK–12 · Olivet PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Bellevue with Bellevue Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bellevue Township

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

District schools in Bellevue Townshipby address
Bellevue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bellevue
C−
226 students20:1Rate it →
Bellevue JrSr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bellevue
C−
281 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Bellevue Township’s schools

Are Bellevue Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bellevue Township children attend score below 72% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #653 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bellevue Township in?

Bellevue Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 507 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Bellevue Township are served by Olivet.

How much does Bellevue Township spend per student?

$15,095 in Bellevue Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Bellevue Township families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.