Belleville Mennonite School

Belleville Mennonite School
Location
4105 Front Mountain Road
Belleville, Pennsylvania, 17004
United States
Information
Funding type Private with Public Grants
Opened 1945
Superintendent Kevin Dellape
Principal Glenna Young
Grades Pre-k-12
Enrollment 202
Average class size 16
Hours in school day 8:00 AM to 3:03 PM
Campus type Rural
Color(s) Red and White          
Mascot Trojan
Website www.bellevillemennoniteschool.org

Belleville Mennonite School is located in Belleville, Pennsylvania, USA. It is situated between Stone Mountain and Jack's Mountain. The valley they form is known as Big Valley. Belleville Mennonite is a member of the Mennonite Schools Council and the Association of Christian Schools International.[1]

This private, Christian school is currently run by superintendent Kevin Dellape and Principal Glenna Young. The school educates around 200 students with 20 faculty members.[2]

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History

The school was founded in 1945 by assimilated Mennonites in order to establish control over the education of their children at a time of school reorganisation.[3]

Academic standards

The 2007 PSSA test score results showed that BMS students performed above the national average. Since the class of 2003, approximately 70% of Belleville Mennonite graduates have pursued higher education.[1]

Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ a b "BMS Fact Sheet 2007-2008", Belleville Mennonite School, accessed 9 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Belleville Mennonite School", Private School Review, accessed 9 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Yearbook of German-American Studies", Max Kade, Society for German-American Studies (U.S.), 1981
  4. ^ "Fixing Tradition", Julia Kasdorf, Pandora Press 2003, ISBN 9781931038065

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