Belmont Elementary

Located at 1406 N Ellamont Street, in Baltimore, Maryland, Belmont Elementary is a tiny elementary school that hosts 177 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Baltimore City Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 63% smaller than typical.

Within Baltimore City Public Schools, which oversees 152 schools and 76,946 students, Belmont Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Belmont Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). Other groups include 3% multiracial. By comparison, Baltimore city as a whole is about 59% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Baltimore city's rate of about 74%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Belmont Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household income runs about $62,177, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which Belmont Elementary is one.

Rosemont Elementary/Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Belmont Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Belmont Elementary's enrollment has shrank 34% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 177). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Belmont Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.