Belwood Elementary School

Belwood Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary campus in Calhoun, Georgia, one of the schools within Gordon County, educates 530 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 10 schools in Gordon County (6,259 students total), Belwood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Belwood Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest reads as 30% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Gordon County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Gordon County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Belwood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.3%; this one delivers 36.1%.

Around the school, census data for Gordon County shows median household earnings sit near $63,650, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Gordon County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,452 students), Belwood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Calhoun Elementary School, roughly 2.7 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), Belwood Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Belwood Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 553 (now 530). White enrollment moved from 67% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Belwood Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.