Belgrade Middle School

Belgrade Middle School operates as a heavily attended middle-grades school in Belgrade, Montana, run under Belgrade Elem. Current enrollment sits at 978 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 604% above the state mean of about 139.

Across the 4 schools in Belgrade Elem (2,269 students total), Belgrade Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Belgrade Middle School shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Belgrade Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Gallatin County runs at roughly 25%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Gallatin County indicate median household earnings sit near $93,528, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Gallatin County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,170 students), Belgrade Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Saddle Peak Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Belgrade Middle School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,071 (now 978). The White share of enrollment shrank from 90% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.