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Belmont Street Community
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (93).
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 7.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 31.0% |
Where Belmont Street Community ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Worcester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #677 of 920 ▼ 49 | #73 of 113 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #759 of 920 ▼ 6 | #86 of 113 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #156 of 901 | #10 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #117 of 1,086 | #17 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #850 of 938 | #104 of 124 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #125 of 938 | #18 of 124 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #188 of 317 | #25 of 43 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 615 | 41.6 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 43 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 34.9 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 37 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 31.5 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 30 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 89% (434) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | N/A | N/A | 75% (418) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (581 to 615); teachers up 32% (31.5 to 41.6).
About Belmont Street Community
Belmont Street Community is an elementary school with a street address in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 615 students. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students, which makes this school 61% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 47 schools in Worcester totals 24,778 students.
Hispanic students are 50% of those enrolled at Belmont Street Community. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Black, 19% White, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Worcester County overall, about 14% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, 12.2:1, is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Belmont Street Community lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
The school is in Worcester County, where the median household earns about $95,939 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Worcester County, 257 public schools serve about 121,490 students.
Measured in a straight line, City View is about 0.4 miles from Belmont Street Community. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 615, up from 576 in 2020-21.
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