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BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in SUN CITY CENTER, Florida, one of the schools within HILLSBOROUGH, with 776 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 28% bigger than that benchmark.
HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools in total, collectively educating 221,318 students. BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Black (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 34% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household income runs about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is CREEKSIDE CHARTER ACADEMY, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.7%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hillsborough County at a glance
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