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Enrollment
828
Combined
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA·NCES 120036008184
BELMONT ACADEMY
1476 SW WALTER AVE, LAKE CITY, FL 32024 · (386) 487-0487 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Florida public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
319 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
80.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
85.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.6% | 85.5% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 87.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Florida's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
828
+240 (+41%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 828 | 40 | 20.7:1 | 39% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 40 | 20.6:1 | 37% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 39% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 25% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 1% (6) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELMONT ACADEMY.
About BELMONT ACADEMY
BELMONT ACADEMY is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. It is located in LAKE CITY, Florida. The school offers pre-K through 12 and enrolls 828 students. On average, combined schools in Florida enroll around 353, and this school is 135% bigger than that mark.
BELMONT ACADEMY is one of 16 schools in COLUMBIA, which enrolls 9,815 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at BELMONT ACADEMY is White: 77%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, BELMONT ACADEMY scores 39%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELMONT ACADEMY is 20.7:1, based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Florida, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 55% for public schools in Columbia County.
On the allk12 Grade, BELMONT ACADEMY lands at A, ahead of 94% of Florida public K-12 schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, BELMONT ACADEMY ranks in the top 10% in Florida. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 82.5%, against a prediction of 61.9%.
In the wider Columbia County area, median household income comes to about $59,205, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Columbia County's 19 public schools enroll about 9,815 students and include BELMONT ACADEMY.
COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. BELMONT ACADEMY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. BELMONT ACADEMY ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 82.5% against a local average of 56.3%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant). It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The 2020-21 count was 588 students and the 2024-25 count was 828. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 17.3:1 in 2020-21 and 20.7:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to BELMONT ACADEMY can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,789
Census ACS
Median income
$59,205
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,101 students
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 809 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 695 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 655 students
- FORT WHITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 644 students
Other schools in LAKE CITY
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 809 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 695 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 655 students
- MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 635 students
- COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 585
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 695
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL5.8 mi · 1,711
- SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 492
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL7.4 mi · 809
- PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.9 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About BELMONT ACADEMYHow large is BELMONT ACADEMY?
BELMONT ACADEMY enrolls approximately 828 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does BELMONT ACADEMY serve?
BELMONT ACADEMY serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELMONT ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELMONT ACADEMY is approximately 20.7:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BELMONT ACADEMY?
BELMONT ACADEMY reports a student body of 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is BELMONT ACADEMY in?
BELMONT ACADEMY is part of COLUMBIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.