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Belmont Elementary School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Belmont Elementary School
As a mid-tier primary school in PUEBLO, Colorado, Belmont Elementary School works with 394 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and.
Across the 34 schools in Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and (14,351 students total), Belmont Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Belmont Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school lists 26% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Pueblo County as a whole is about 42% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Belmont Elementary School lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Pueblo County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Belmont Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.0%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pueblo County) records that median household income runs about $64,010, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Belmont Elementary School is one of 66 public schools in Pueblo County (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students).
Nearest neighbor: W H Heaton Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Belmont Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 29.1%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Looking at the recent track record. Belmont Elementary School's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 526 (now 394). Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.
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