For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 388 students in Belpre City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle Schools in Belpre City School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
897 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
60 Teachers
34,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Belpre City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#537 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
52%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
60%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
63%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.57
# American Indian Students
1 Student
880 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
12,445 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
12 Students
46,562 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
9%
# Black Students
10 Students
124,734 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
798 Students
343,151 Students
% White Students
89%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
597 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
74 Students
34,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
3,390
# Students in K Grade:
73
15,303
# Students in 1st Grade:
71
14,499
# Students in 2nd Grade:
75
14,677
# Students in 3rd Grade:
78
14,116
# Students in 4th Grade:
60
16,037
# Students in 5th Grade:
70
29,340
# Students in 6th Grade:
84
86,380
# Students in 7th Grade:
58
123,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
83
124,479
# Students in 9th Grade:
80
29,628
# Students in 10th Grade:
76
28,184
# Students in 11th Grade:
45
32,624
# Students in 12th Grade:
44
30,287
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,816 is higher than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,689 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$28,879 MM

Spending
$12 MM
$28,792 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,816
$17,287

Spending / Student
$13,689
$17,235

Best Belpre City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Belpre Blue Sky Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
2014 Rockland Ave
Belpre, OH 45714
(740) 423-9511
Belpre, OH 45714
(740) 423-9511
Grades: 5-12
| 14 students
Rank: #22.
Belpre High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
300 Stone Rd
Belpre, OH 45714
(740) 423-3000
Belpre, OH 45714
(740) 423-3000
Grades: 7-12
| 374 students
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