📍 8021 Lee Davis Road, Mechanicsville, Hanover County, 23111
Bell Creek Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mechanicsville, Hanover County. The school has 934 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hanover County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell Creek Middle enrolls 934 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 11% Black or African American and 7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 677 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 7% |
| Asian | 24 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 934 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bell Creek Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-10, state senate district 4, state house district 97.
Bell Creek Middle is one of 25 schools in Hanover County Public Schools, based in Ashland, Virginia. The district serves 16,768 students district-wide and employs 1,263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 934 students, Bell Creek Middle is larger than the district average of about 671 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large