Belzer Middle School
7555 East 56th St
Indianapolis IN, 46226, Marion County
Phone: 317-964-6200
Ranking:
(1,072 out of 1,449, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Lawrence Township Metropolitan 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: | 61 | 64 | 59 | 36 | 62 | 66 | 74 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,140 | 1,140 | 1,137 | 1,186 | 1,154 | 1,188 | 1,276 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 3 | 0.3% | 370 | 32.1% | 376 | 31.6% | 382 | 29.9% |
Grade 7: | 552 | 48.4% | 586 | 51.4% | 540 | 47.5% | 599 | 50.5% | 395 | 34.2% | 362 | 30.5% | 448 | 35.1% |
Grade 8: | 586 | 51.4% | 553 | 48.5% | 597 | 52.5% | 584 | 49.2% | 386 | 33.4% | 450 | 37.9% | 446 | 35.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 594 | 52.1% | 593 | 52.0% | 590 | 51.9% | 613 | 51.7% | 540 | 46.8% | 552 | 46.5% | 584 | 45.8% |
Female: | 546 | 47.9% | 547 | 48.0% | 547 | 48.1% | 573 | 48.3% | 514 | 44.5% | 546 | 46.0% | 609 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 12 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 194 | 17.0% | 167 | 14.6% | 158 | 13.9% | 145 | 12.2% | 119 | 10.3% | 111 | 9.3% | 94 | 7.4% |
Black: | 522 | 45.8% | 524 | 46.0% | 488 | 42.9% | 483 | 40.7% | 398 | 34.5% | 415 | 34.9% | 443 | 34.7% |
White: | 333 | 29.2% | 348 | 30.5% | 383 | 33.7% | 444 | 37.4% | 531 | 46.0% | 564 | 47.5% | 641 | 50.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 78 | 6.8% | 80 | 7.0% | 91 | 8.0% | 95 | 8.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 649 | 56.9% | 624 | 54.7% | 553 | 48.6% | 528 | 44.5% | 508 | 44.0% | 472 | 39.7% | 469 | 36.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 104 | 9.1% | 112 | 9.8% | 129 | 11.3% | 130 | 11.0% | 115 | 10.0% | 94 | 7.9% | 123 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.69 | 17.81 | 19.27 | 32.71 | 18.74 | 18.10 | 17.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ECA | ||||||
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 91% | 63% | 61% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98.5% | 80.4% | 72.4% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 80.8% | N/A |
ISTEP+ | ||||||
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 69% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 71% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 71% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | 69% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 72% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 80% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 80% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 72% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 76% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 40% | 54% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 48% | 58% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 69% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 70% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 67% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 72% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.2% | 77% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.7% | 75% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 73% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 69% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 64% | 73% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 73.7% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 78.8% | 78% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 51% | 57% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 55% | 68% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.4% | 71% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 65% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 68% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 67% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 69% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 59% | 65% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 69% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 66.8% | 72% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 70.7% | 73% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 71% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 72% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69% | 72% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 74% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 56% | 66% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 72% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 68.9% | 77% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 80.4% | 80% |
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* Belzer Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.