Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Belmont’s public schools outscore 96% of Massachusetts districts
78% of students in Belmont’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Belmont, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Belmont’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 75% and math 78% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,051 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Belmont Middle School, then Belmont High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Belmont Day School (private), Arlington School (private) and The Global Montessori School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Belmont’s grade
A+: better than 96% of Massachusetts school districts, #9 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belmont, with each school’s own grade.
4th grade in Belmont
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary
Grades 4–6 · 1,023 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Belmont
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary
Grades 4–6 · 1,023 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Belmont
Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary
Grades 4–6 · 1,023 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Belmont
Belmont Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 742 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Belmont
Belmont Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 742 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Belmont
Belmont High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Belmont
Belmont High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Belmont
Belmont High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Belmont
Belmont High
Grades 9–12 · 1,454 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Belmont’s public schools are run by Belmont School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Belmont vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Belmont’s borders.
Every school in Belmont
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Belmont’s schools
Are Belmont’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Belmont children attend outscore 96% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #9 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Belmont in?
Belmont School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,448 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Belmont kids go to high school?
Belmont High, with 1,454 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Belmont’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Belmont School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Belmont spend per student?
$20,051 in Belmont School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Belmont?
Yes: Belmont Day School (nonsectarian, grades 1, 334 students), Arlington School (special education, grades 9–12, 25 students) and The Global Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 10 students).
Parents talk
What Belmont families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Belmont → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.