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What's the biggest difference between BELMONT SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
855
Combined
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TISHOMINGO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280426000803
Belmont Schools
9 School Drive, Belmont, MS 38827 · (662) 454-7924 · Tishomingo County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL855 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
559 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 48% larger than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
61.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 67.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Schools
Belmont Schools's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Schools this school | 855 | 65.4% | 63.2% |
| Mantachie Attendance Center MANTACHIE | 926 | 70.5% | 59.4% |
| Nanih Waiya Attendance Center Louisville | 517 | 59.6% | 64.3% |
| Stringer Attendance Center STRINGER | 579 | 69.4% | 71.1% |
| Wheeler High School Booneville | 577 | 65.7% | 67.9% |
| Mize Attendance Center MIZE | 831 | 62.7% | 68.0% |
Matched among Mississippi K-12 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 Schools ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #17 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #15 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #11 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 855 | #4 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #13 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #13 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #20 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #19 of 20 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
855
+41 (+5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 855 | 73.6 | 11.6:1 | 65% (559) |
| 2023-24 | 844 | 70.2 | 12.0:1 | 61% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 68.8 | 12.6:1 | 100% (865) |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 62 | 13.1:1 | 100% (811) |
| 2017-18 | 880 | 62.3 | 14.1:1 | 64% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 66% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 992 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 62% (617) |
| 2000-01 | 940 | 52 | 18.1:1 | 53% (494) |
| 1990-91 | 779 | 37 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmont Schools.
About Belmont Schools
Belmont Schools, located in Belmont, Mississippi, is a large combined-grade school. The grade span is kindergarten through 12, and enrollment is 855 students. Average enrollment for combined schools in Mississippi is about 527, so this school runs 62% above that.
Tishomingo County School District counts 6 schools and 2,844 students, including Belmont Schools.
A majority of students at Belmont Schools, 78%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 91%. By the diversity index, Belmont Schools comes in at 36%.
The count of teachers at Belmont Schools is 73.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.6:1. Across combined schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is about 11.8:1. Around 65% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Tishomingo County, the average is about the same, 68%.
A school with Belmont Schools's lunch-eligibility share in Mississippi is predicted to score 61.5%. Belmont Schools scores 63.2%, 1.7 points above that line.
Tishomingo County has these Census figures: median household income is about $53,040, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Tishomingo County number 8 and enroll about 2,844.
The closest public school to Belmont Schools is Red Bay High School, about 6.8 miles away. Within ten miles of Belmont Schools, there are 3 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Belmont Schools ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 814 to 855. The ratio was 13.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Belmont Schools may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tishomingo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,660
Census ACS
Median income
$53,040
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,844 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tishomingo County School District
- Tishomingo Co. High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Iuka Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Burnsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Iuka Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Tishomingo Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- TISH. CO. CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTHigh
Nearby schools
- Red Bay High School6.8 mi · 322
- Red Bay Elementary6.8 mi · 410
- Tishomingo Elementary School8.6 mi · 254
- Fairview Attendance Center11.7 mi · 120
- New Site High School11.9 mi · 239
- Vina High School12.8 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Belmont SchoolsWhat is the total enrollment at Belmont Schools?
Belmont Schools enrolls approximately 855 students in grades KG-12.
Is Belmont Schools an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belmont Schools is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Belmont Schools?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Belmont Schools.
How diverse is Belmont Schools?
Belmont Schools reports a student body of 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Belmont Schools public or private?
Belmont Schools is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tishomingo County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.