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Schools in Belt

Belt’s public schools

Belt Elementary School District and Belt High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belt. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Montana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Spent per student
$10.5K
▼ 22% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Belt Elementary
Students per teacher
12.6
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
325 students on the public path
In brief

Belt’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Belt’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Belt 7-8 places highest (better than 97%); Belt High School lowest (88%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Belt, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Belt SchoolBelt Elementary School DistrictA
7–8Belt 7-8Belt Elementary School DistrictA+
9–12Belt High SchoolBelt High School DistrictA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Belt Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Belt

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Belt Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 257 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$10,520MT $13,570 · FY2024
A+
Belt High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 92 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$17,449MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Belt Elementary School District62%
State average 45.7% · 174 students tested
Math · PK–8, Belt Elementary School District67%
State average 35.2% · 174 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Belt High School District70%
State average 45.7% · 19 students tested · the state reports 60–79%
Math · 9–12, Belt High School District50%
State average 35.2% · 19 students tested · the state reports 40–59%

Belt vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Belt’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belt—Belt Elementary PK–8 · Belt High 9–12

Every school in Belt

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Beltby address
Belt School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
178 students13:1Rate it →
Belt 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8
A+
55 students13:1Rate it →
Belt High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
92 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Belt’s schools

Are Belt’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Belt. Belt Elementary School District and Belt High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belt. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Belt in?

Belt Elementary School District and Belt High School District.

Where do Belt kids go to high school?

Belt High School.

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What Belt families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.