Belding High School
850 Hall St
Belding MI, 48809, Ionia County
Phone: 616-794-4900
Ranking: (366 out of 665, bottom 45%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Belding Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 673 | 664 | 706 | 728 | 654 | 643 | 670 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 164 | 24.4% | 167 | 25.2% | 159 | 22.5% | 187 | 25.7% | 160 | 24.5% | 176 | 27.4% | 155 | 23.1% |
Grade 10: | 175 | 26.0% | 153 | 23.0% | 190 | 26.9% | 167 | 22.9% | 195 | 29.8% | 147 | 22.9% | 174 | 26.0% |
Grade 11: | 151 | 22.4% | 171 | 25.8% | 160 | 22.7% | 184 | 25.3% | 145 | 22.2% | 159 | 24.7% | 172 | 25.7% |
Grade 12: | 183 | 27.2% | 173 | 26.1% | 197 | 27.9% | 190 | 26.1% | 153 | 23.4% | 161 | 25.0% | 169 | 25.2% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 327 | 48.6% | 330 | 49.7% | 363 | 51.4% | 378 | 51.9% | 332 | 50.8% | 304 | 47.3% | 322 | 48.1% |
Female: | 346 | 51.4% | 334 | 50.3% | 343 | 48.6% | 350 | 48.1% | 308 | 47.1% | 327 | 50.9% | 340 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 16 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 57 | 8.5% | 40 | 6.0% | 46 | 6.5% | 36 | 4.9% | 29 | 4.4% | 22 | 3.4% | 13 | 1.9% |
Black: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.2% |
White: | 601 | 89.3% | 605 | 91.1% | 634 | 89.8% | 665 | 91.3% | 604 | 92.4% | 603 | 93.8% | 636 | 94.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 306 | 45.5% | 299 | 45.0% | 294 | 41.6% | 279 | 38.3% | 227 | 34.7% | 198 | 30.8% | 208 | 31.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 10.7% | 91 | 13.7% | 90 | 12.7% | 85 | 11.7% | 80 | 12.2% | 88 | 13.7% | 59 | 8.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.20 | 20.59 | 20.61 | 20.80 | 19.84 | 18.10 | 18.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 56.4% | 52.4% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 40.8% | 53.5% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 67.7% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 57.6% | 68% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 54.7% | 56.8% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 50% | 45.2% | 59.8% |
2006 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 42% | 55.2% |
2007 | Writing | 12th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 45.1% | 55.9% |
2010 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 67.9% | 71.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 72.8% |
2012 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 32.7% | 28.7% |
2013 | Social Studies | 9th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 18.1% | 28.6% |
MME | ||||||
2007 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 40% | 51% |
2008 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 41.2% | 52.3% |
2009 | English Lang Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 56.8% | 52.1% |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 40.7% | 46.5% |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38.2% | 46.2% |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 51.2% | 49.3% |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.4% | 50.4% |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 15.9% | 29.1% |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 19% | 19% | 29% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 49.4% | 59.7% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 45.5% | 61.9% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 59.1% | 59.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 67.8% | 65.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 63% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 55.9% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 54% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 48.3% | 55.9% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 44.6% | 56.6% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 56.9% | 55.6% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 68.5% | 57.9% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 61% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.1% | 22.1% | 25.8% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 20% | 20% | 26% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.6% | 83.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 68.7% | 79.9% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 85.4% | 81.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.1% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 39.3% | 40.5% |
2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 39% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 32.4% | 40.1% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 32.5% | 41.1% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 51.5% | 43.4% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 47.9% | 43.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | 47% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 41.4% | 49.4% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 49% |
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* Belding High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.