Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Summary:

Bellefontaine Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, with a student population of 462. The school is part of the Bellefontaine City School District, which is ranked 448 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bellefontaine Intermediate School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, ranking 919 out of 1,577 in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with multi-racial students ranking relatively well (108 out of 202 in 2023-2024), while white students and students with disabilities rank in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 27.3% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Bellefontaine Intermediate School performs relatively poorly. For example, Fairlawn Elementary School, located 18 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 15% of Ohio elementary schools and outperforms Bellefontaine Intermediate School across all subject areas and grade levels. This may be due in part to the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Bellefontaine Intermediate School, with 48.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school has shown strong performance in serving its gifted and talented student population, ranking in the top 16 out of 219 Ohio elementary schools in 2020-2021 for this subgroup.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 509 N Park St
       Bellefontaine, OH  43311-2243


(937) 592-5646

District: Bellefontaine City

SchoolDigger Rank:
919th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,732 Help


Students who attend Bellefontaine Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:    Bellefontaine Middle School
High:    Bellefontaine High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.9 Help
Number of students:  466

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.2%
Two or more races:
12.7%
Hispanic:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bellefontaine Intermediate School ranks worse than 58.3% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.7. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (76.2%), two or more races (12.7%), Hispanic (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bellefontaine Intermediate School is 17.9. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bellefontaine Intermediate School is $10,732.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bellefontaine Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellefontaine Intermediate School 919th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Bellefontaine Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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Bellefontaine City:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellefontaine City 448th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bellefontaine Intermediate School

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Rank History for all students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 46.07 929th 1471 36.8%
2005 16.20 1352nd 1501 9.9%
2006 19.41 1308th 1504 13.0%
2007 28.67 1308th 1609 18.7%
2008 52.40 976th 1582 38.3%
2009 44.55 1139th 1610 29.3%
2010 55.08 965th 1662 41.9%
2011 58.28 945th 1686 44.0%
2012 64.74 774th 1709 54.7%
2013 59.25 941st 1701 44.7%
2014 68.75 663rd 1687 60.7%
2015 57.94 889th 1684 47.2%
2016 63.81 758th 1678 54.8%
2017 56.33 937th 1651 43.2%
2018 58.86 849th 1636 48.1%
2019 55.32 917th 1676 45.3%
2021 64.59 677th 1610 58.0%
2022 58.54 804th 1588 49.4%
2023 55.42 861st 1596 46.1%
2024 50.70 919th 1577 41.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.01 63rd 166 62.0%
2019 55.66 69th 154 55.2%
2021 68.35 37th 139 73.4%
2022 47.41 79th 162 51.2%
2023 47.95 89th 183 51.4%
2024 46.42 108th 202 46.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.42 645th 856 24.6%
2024 22.43 749th 900 16.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.61 807th 1465 44.9%
2019 53.93 774th 1465 47.2%
2021 57.50 617th 1404 56.1%
2022 57.03 632nd 1419 55.5%
2023 47.14 838th 1447 42.1%
2024 46.37 890th 1484 40.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.28 829th 1518 45.4%
2019 48.67 925th 1502 38.4%
2021 55.63 730th 1467 50.2%
2022 56.63 760th 1488 48.9%
2023 52.03 826th 1483 44.3%
2024 49.82 850th 1466 42.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.53 638th 1021 37.5%
2019 38.21 588th 956 38.5%
2021 28.40 574th 765 25.0%
2022 27.48 633rd 824 23.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.41 127th 759 83.3%
2021 74.23 16th 219 92.7%
2022 60.02 61st 128 52.3%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.19 8th 11 27.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.71 756th 1536 50.8%
2019 61.40 725th 1535 52.8%
2021 64.74 600th 1499 60.0%
2022 55.85 779th 1518 48.7%
2023 54.65 802nd 1498 46.5%
2024 47.99 882nd 1485 40.6%
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Rank History for White students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.54 891st 1309 31.9%
2019 39.12 924th 1271 27.3%
2021 48.55 714th 1249 42.8%
2022 41.26 854th 1242 31.2%
2023 38.16 865th 1215 28.8%
2024 30.87 937th 1190 21.3%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bellefontaine Intermediate School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 304 54 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 359
1989 274 54 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 328
1990 311 62 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1991 310 54 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1992 291 41 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 334
1993 268 45 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 317
1994 280 42 0 0 5 n/a n/a 0 327
1995 305 41 0 1 5 n/a n/a 0 352
1996 305 41 0 1 5 n/a n/a 0 352
1997 281 46 0 2 5 n/a n/a 0 334
1998 240 53 0 4 5 n/a n/a 0 302
1999 228 48 0 2 3 n/a n/a 0 281
2000 224 58 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 288
2001 224 56 0 8 1 n/a n/a 0 289
2002 190 34 1 7 0 n/a n/a 32 264
2003 190 34 1 7 0 n/a n/a 32 264
2004 176 31 2 8 0 n/a n/a 28 245
2005 183 24 2 9 0 n/a n/a 25 243
2006 187 29 4 5 0 n/a n/a 28 253
2007 206 30 1 4 0 n/a n/a 42 283
2008 318 14 5 4 0 n/a n/a 39 380
2009 335 12 4 6 0 n/a n/a 37 394
2010 373 24 10 3 0 n/a n/a 55 465
2011 341 20 8 2 1 0 59 0 431
2012 319 16 5 5 1 0 37 0 383
2013 347 16 5 5 0 0 44 0 417
2014 482 21 4 9 1 1 60 0 578
2015 463 20 4 13 3 1 57 0 561
2016 450 19 4 15 4 1 65 0 558
2017 466 17 4 16 3 0 64 0 570
2018 456 11 4 17 1 0 63 0 552
2019 476 8 4 24 0 0 51 0 563
2020 446 11 3 28 1 0 44 0 533
2021 410 14 3 21 1 0 52 0 501
2022 387 14 7 18 1 0 57 0 484
2023 354 15 8 20 0 0 65 0 462
2024 355 17 11 24 0 0 59 0 466

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bellefontaine Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 359 18.0 19.9 0
1989 328 18.0 18.2 n/a
1990 373 17.5 21.3 n/a
1991 364 19.5 18.6 n/a
1992 334 18.0 18.5 65.9
1993 317 16.3 19.4 62.8
1994 327 18.3 17.9 60.6
1995 352 18.5 19.0 49.7
1996 352 18.5 19.0 49.7
1997 334 16.0 20.9 54.5
1998 302 15.0 20.1 57
1999 281 17.4 16.1 67.6
2000 288 17.4 16.6 64.9
2001 289 17.4 16.6 64.7
2002 264 19.0 13.9 71.6
2003 264 19.0 13.9 71.6
2004 245 18.1 13.5 79.3
2005 243 17.9 13.6 68.8
2006 253 18.4 13.8 82.2
2007 283 16.0 17.7 81.3
2008 380 19.4 19.6 n/a
2009 394 19.9 19.8 50.1
2010 465 22.1 21.0 61.5
2011 431 22.3 19.2 55
2012 383 19.3 19.7 54
2013 417 21.3 19.5 56.8
2014 578 31.1 18.5 56.7
2015 561 n/a n/a 56.7
2016 558 31.0 18.0 57
2017 570 33.1 17.1 56.7
2018 552 31.2 17.6 54.5
2019 563 29.2 19.2 53.6
2020 533 27.9 19.0 48.8
2021 501 27.2 18.4 n/a
2022 484 26.0 18.6 n/a
2023 462 27.0 17.1 48.5
2024 466 26.0 17.9 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bellefontaine Intermediate School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 359 18.0 19.9 0
1989 328 18.0 18.2 n/a
1990 373 17.5 21.3 n/a
1991 364 19.5 18.6 n/a
1992 334 18.0 18.5 65.9
1993 317 16.3 19.4 62.8
1994 327 18.3 17.9 60.6
1995 352 18.5 19.0 49.7
1996 352 18.5 19.0 49.7
1997 334 16.0 20.9 54.5
1998 302 15.0 20.1 57
1999 281 17.4 16.1 67.6
2000 288 17.4 16.6 64.9
2001 289 17.4 16.6 64.7
2002 264 19.0 13.9 71.6
2003 264 19.0 13.9 71.6
2004 245 18.1 13.5 79.3
2005 243 17.9 13.6 68.8
2006 253 18.4 13.8 82.2
2007 283 16.0 17.7 81.3
2008 380 19.4 19.6 n/a
2009 394 19.9 19.8 50.1
2010 465 22.1 21.0 61.5
2011 431 22.3 19.2 55
2012 383 19.3 19.7 54
2013 417 21.3 19.5 56.8
2014 578 31.1 18.5 56.7
2015 561 n/a n/a 56.7
2016 558 31.0 18.0 57
2017 570 33.1 17.1 56.7
2018 552 31.2 17.6 54.5
2019 563 29.2 19.2 53.6
2020 533 27.9 19.0 48.8
2021 501 27.2 18.4 n/a
2022 484 26.0 18.6 n/a
2023 462 27.0 17.1 48.5
2024 466 26.0 17.9 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bellefontaine Intermediate School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,065
2022 $10,491
2023 $10,667
2024 $10,732

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bellefontaine Intermediate School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 917th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 861st of 1596 Elementary schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bellefontaine Intermediate School)72.660.3
 12.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bellefontaine City)72.660.3
 12.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bellefontaine Intermediate School)67.459.7
 7.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bellefontaine City)67.459.7
 7.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bellefontaine Intermediate School)84.868.9
 15.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Bellefontaine City)84.868.9
 15.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bellefontaine Intermediate School)63.157.7
 5.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bellefontaine City)63.157.7
 5.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Bellefontaine Intermediate School)53.959.9
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Bellefontaine City)53.959.9
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bellefontaine Intermediate School)60.258.7
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Bellefontaine City)60.258.7
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bellefontaine Intermediate School)63.465.8
 2.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bellefontaine City)63.465.8
 2.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students563462
 17.9%
African American815
 87.5%
American Indian00
Asian48
 100%
Hispanic2420
 16.7%
Pacific Islander00
White476354
 25.6%
Two or More Races5165
 27.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.6%48.5%
 5.2%


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Students at Bellefontaine Intermediate School are 76% White, 13% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Bellefontaine Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bellefontaine Middle School
High : Bellefontaine High School

Bellefontaine Intermediate School ranks 919th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 466 students attended Bellefontaine Intermediate School.


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