Enrollment
350
Middle
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAKER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330618000413
Belmont Middle School
38 School St., Belmont, NH 03220 · (603) 267-9220 · Belknap County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of New Hampshire public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
104 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 94 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 24% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Belmont Middle School→Belmont High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shaker Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
45.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Middle School
Belmont Middle School's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Middle School this school | 350 | 29.7% | 48.2% |
| Monadnock Regional Middle School E. Swanzey | 249 | 30.5% | 30.6% |
| Iber Holmes Gove Middle School Raymond | 413 | 28.6% | 46.4% |
| A. Crosby Kennett Middle School Conway | 308 | 33.4% | 41.1% |
| Great Brook School Antrim | 224 | 27.7% | 40.6% |
| Kingswood Regional Middle School Wolfeboro | 345 | 32.8% | 47.0% |
Matched among New Hampshire middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #31 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #30 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #29 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #46 of 101 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #38 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #64 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #36 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #45 of 57 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
350
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 350 | 31.6 | 11.1:1 | 30% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 35.3 | 9.3:1 | 28% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 35.6 | 9.7:1 | 31% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 34 | 11.1:1 | 19% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 34.6 | 10.7:1 | 35% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 36 | 10.0:1 | 40% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 37% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 18% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 6 | 35.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmont Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (370 to 350); teachers down 9% (34.6 to 31.6).
About Belmont Middle School
Belmont Middle School is the name of a medium-sized middle school in Belmont, New Hampshire. The school's enrollment of 350 students covers grades 5 through 8.
Belmont Middle School is in Shaker Regional School District, a district with 1,137 students across 4 schools.
The student body at Belmont Middle School is 92% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 93% White share among all Belknap County residents. Belmont Middle School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
Belmont Middle School operates with 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.1:1. That matches the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire fairly closely. Belmont Middle School reports 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Belknap County average 29%.
allk12 grades Belmont Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Belmont Middle School is 3.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.2% actual, 44.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Hampshire.
County data help place the school in context: in Belknap County, the median household income is $92,783, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Belknap County is home to 23 public schools and about 7,344 public school students.
Belmont Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Belmont Middle School, there are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Belmont Middle School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Belmont Middle School's enrollment declined 7%, to 350.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Belmont Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Belknap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,659
Census ACS
Median income
$92,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shaker Regional School District
- Belmont High SchoolHigh · 361 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 90 students
Other schools in Belmont
- Belmont High SchoolHigh · 361 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other Belmont Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Belmont Middle. Belmont Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Belmont MiddleBelmont, NC · 770 students
- Belmont Middle SchoolBelmont, MA · 742 students
Nearby schools
- Belmont Elementary School0.6 mi · 336
- Belmont High School0.8 mi · 361
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)5.6 mi · 149
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)5.6 mi · 43
- Southwick School6.0 mi · 251
- Winnisquam Regional Middle School6.1 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Belmont Middle SchoolHow many students attend Belmont Middle School?
Belmont Middle School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Belmont Middle School serve?
Belmont Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Belmont Middle School have?
Belmont Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Belmont Middle School?
Student demographics at Belmont Middle School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Belmont Middle School public or private?
Belmont Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shaker Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.