Enrollment
177
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000156
Belmont Elementary
1406 N Ellamont Street, Baltimore, MD 21216 · (410) 396-0579 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
160 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
33.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +20.3pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.7% | 20.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belmont Elementary
Belmont Elementary's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Elementary this school | 177 | 90.4% | 20.8% |
| New Song Academy Baltimore | 182 | 87.4% | 12.5% |
| Robert W. Coleman Elementary Baltimore | 201 | 91.5% | 12.0% |
| Gwynns Falls Elementary Baltimore | 201 | 84.6% | 23.6% |
| Matthew A. Henson Elementary Baltimore | 199 | 85.9% | 30.4% |
| Edgewood Elementary Baltimore | 134 | 88.8% | 30.5% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belmont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #780 of 853 | #64 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #779 of 853 ▼ 85 | #69 of 104 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #677 of 853 ▲ 166 | #45 of 104 ▲ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 177 | #870 of 898 | #103 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #82 of 885 | #10 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #41 of 551 | #10 of 56 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
177
-64 (-27%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 177 | 11.5 | 15.4:1 | 90% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 12.5 | 13.7:1 | 90% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 16 | 11.3:1 | 88% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 83% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 93% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 88% (359) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 21 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (269 to 177); teachers down 28% (16 to 11.5).
About Belmont Elementary
Belmont Elementary is a small elementary school in Maryland, located in Baltimore. Its 177 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 63% smaller than the 481 average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Baltimore City Public Schools oversees Belmont Elementary and 151 other schools, with 76,946 students in total.
At Belmont Elementary, Black students make up 96% of the student body. The remaining students are 3% multiracial. Among people living in Baltimore city, the Black share is about 59%. By the diversity index, Belmont Elementary comes in at 8%.
Teachers at Belmont Elementary total 11.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 90%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baltimore city is 74%.
In Maryland, Belmont Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 20.8% actual against a predicted 20.7%.
Within Baltimore city, median household income is about $62,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Federal data list 156 public schools in Baltimore city, with a combined enrollment of about 77,341.
The next-closest public school is Rosemont Elementary/Middle, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Belmont Elementary. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Belmont Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 177, 27% below the 241 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.2:1 to 15.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
Quick facts
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Other Belmont Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 12 states are named Belmont Elementary. Belmont Elementary is the 13th largest of the 13.
- Belmont ElementaryOlney, MD · 343 students
- BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUN CITY CENTER, FL · 776 students
- BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 773 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolRoanoke Rapids, NC · 614 students
- Belmont ElementaryWoodbridge, VA · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Rosemont Elementary/Middle0.4 mi · 294
- Edgewood Elementary0.5 mi · 134
- KIPP Harmony Academy0.5 mi · 1,399
- Katherine Johnson Global Academy0.6 mi · 473
- Empowerment Academy0.7 mi · 344
- Mary E. Rodman Elementary0.8 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Belmont ElementaryHow many students attend Belmont Elementary?
Belmont Elementary enrolls approximately 177 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Belmont Elementary serve?
Belmont Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Belmont Elementary?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Belmont Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Belmont Elementary?
Student demographics at Belmont Elementary are roughly 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Belmont Elementary in?
Belmont Elementary is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
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