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Schools in Belmont · Belmont Community School District

Belmont’s public schools score below 63% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Belmont, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin 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.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
381 students on the public path
In brief

Belmont’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 883 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Belmont’s, its schools beat 51%, higher than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,845 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Belmont High. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Belmont’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 37% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (883)Better than 51%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 203 test results could put Belmont anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Belmont’s students in the tested grades sat them (203 in math, 203 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belmont, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Belmont ElementaryBelmont Community School DistrictB−
7–12Belmont HighBelmont Community School DistrictC

Belmont’s public schools are run by Belmont Community School District, which also serves Belmont, Elk Grove, Kendall and Seymour. 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.

Belmont Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 381 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,845WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 38.1% · 203 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.7% · 203 students tested

Belmont vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Belmont’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BelmontC+Belmont
Belmont (town)—Belmont

Every school in Belmont

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

District schools in Belmontby address
Belmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
213 students10:1Rate it →
Belmont High
High · Grades 7–12
C
168 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Belmont’s schools

Are Belmont’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Belmont children attend score below 63% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Belmont in?

Belmont Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 381 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Belmont spend per student?

$14,845 in Belmont Community School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.