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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER·NCES 251323002197

Belmont Street Community

170 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605 · (508) 799-3588 · Worcester County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • 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
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K467%
Kindergarten9716%
Grade 18914%
Grade 27212%
Grade 37212%
Grade 47011%
Grade 57612%
Grade 69315%

This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (93).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
11819%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
30850%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
12120%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
437%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
224%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
31651%
Female
29949%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
24.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2016
Math
29.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2524.0%29.0%
2023-2422.0%33.0%
2022-2321.0%31.0%
2021-2216.0%22.0%
2020-2117.0%7.0%
2018-1941.0%42.0%
2017-1832.0%33.0%
2016-1729.0%31.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Belmont Street Community ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
615
+39 (+7%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561541.614.8:1N/A
2023-245834313.6:1N/A
2022-2358534.916.8:1N/A
2020-215763715.6:1N/A
2017-1858131.518.4:1N/A
2015-165823019.4:1N/A
2010-114882817.4:189% (434)
2000-01558N/AN/A75% (418)
1990-91476N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmont Street Community.

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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Worcester County at a glance

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Population
867,788
Census ACS
Median income
$95,939
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
257
121,490 students

Quick facts

School name
Belmont Street Community
District
Worcester
Address
170 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605
Phone
(508) 799-3588
County
Worcester County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
615
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
251323002197
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Belmont Street Community
What is the total enrollment at Belmont Street Community?
Belmont Street Community enrolls approximately 615 students in grades PK-06.
Is Belmont Street Community an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belmont Street Community is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Belmont Street Community have?
Belmont Street Community employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Belmont Street Community?
Student demographics at Belmont Street Community are roughly 19% White, 50% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Belmont Street Community?
Belmont Street Community is overseen by Worcester in Worcester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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