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Schools in Bellmont · Malone Central School District, Northern Adirondack Central School District

Bellmont’s public schools score below 78% of New York districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 30% of Bellmont’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Bellmont, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 71% 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
30%
▼ 19 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 16 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.6K
▼ 17% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Malone Central
Students per teacher
9.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,769 students on the public path
In brief

Bellmont’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 71% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Bellmont’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Malone Central spends $28,557 per student and Northern Adirondack Central $30,011, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Five elementary schools, then three middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 5% 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 Bellmont’s grade

D Test scoresC Graduation

C−: better than 22% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1122)Better than 20%
Towns in Franklin County (19)Better than 68%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,254 test results and a graduating class of 187 could put Bellmont anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 71% of Bellmont’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,295 in math, 1,214 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Bellmont

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

Malone Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,106 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,557NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Northern Adirondack Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 799 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,011NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Chateaugay Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 569 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,202NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Malone Central School District22%
State average 48.9% · 662 students tested
Math · PK–12, Malone Central School District28%
State average 46.5% · 740 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Northern Adirondack Central School District39%
State average 48.9% · 326 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northern Adirondack Central School District35%
State average 46.5% · 339 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Chateaugay Central School District42%
State average 48.9% · 226 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chateaugay Central School District35%
State average 46.5% · 216 students tested

Bellmont vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Bellmont’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BellmontC−Malone Central PK–12 · Northern Adirondack Central PK–12 · Chateaugay Central PK–12
MaloneC−Malone Central
EllenburgCNorthern Adirondack Central
FranklinBSaranac Lake Central
DannemoraCNorthern Adirondack Central PK–12 · Saranac Central PK–12
ChateaugayCChateaugay Central
BurkeC−Malone Central PK–12 · Chateaugay Central PK–12
Duane—Malone Central
SaranacCSaranac Central

3 of the 8 neighbors share Malone Central with Bellmont for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bellmont

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

Also serving Bellmontin other towns
Davis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Malone
D−
513 students10:1Rate it →
Northern Adirondack Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellenburg Depot
C
375 students11:1Rate it →
Chateaugay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chateaugay
C−
338 students12:1Rate it →
Flanders Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Malone
D
213 students8:1Rate it →
Saint Joseph's Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Malone
D−
199 students9:1Rate it →
Malone Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Malone
D−
476 students9:1Rate it →
Northern Adirondack Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Ellenburg Depot
B−
424 students9:1Rate it →
Chateaugay High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Chateaugay
B
231 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Bellmont’s schools

Are Bellmont’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bellmont children attend score below 78% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bellmont in?

Malone Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,106 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

What is Bellmont’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Malone Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Bellmont spend per student?

$28,557 in Malone Central School District, $30,011 in Northern Adirondack Central School District and $27,202 in Chateaugay Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 New York. Stars are from neighbors.