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Schools in Belmont

Belmont’s public schools

Pleasants County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belmont. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in West Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▲ 16% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
WV 13.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
810 students on the public path
In brief

Belmont’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Belmont’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. St. Marys High School places highest (better than 77%); Pleasants County Middle School lowest (52%). 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 Belmont, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Belmont Elementary SchoolPleasants County School DistrictB+
5–8Pleasants County Middle SchoolPleasants County School DistrictB−
9–12St. Marys High Schoolin Saint MarysA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pleasants County School District.

The district

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

Pleasants County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,045 students · 11.1 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$18,123WV $15,637 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 41.3% · 539 students tested
Math30%
State average 32.2% · 539 students tested

Belmont vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Belmont—Pleasants County

Every school in Belmont

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

District schools in Belmontby address
Belmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B+
232 students13:1Rate it →
Pleasants County Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B−
269 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Belmontin other towns
St. Marys High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Marys
A−
309 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Belmont’s schools

Are Belmont’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Belmont. Pleasants County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belmont. 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 West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Belmont in?

Pleasants County School District.

Where do Belmont kids go to high school?

St. Marys High 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.