Belmont Middle School

Belmont Middle School is an average-sized middle-grades school in Belmont, New Hampshire, run under Shaker Regional School District. The school caters to 350 students in grades 5 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in Shaker Regional School District (1,137 students total), Belmont Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Belmont Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Belknap County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Belmont Middle School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. The state averages about 11.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Belmont Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.3%, the actual is 48.2%, a residual of +3.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Belknap County put the typical household earns roughly $92,783 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Belknap County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,344 students), of which Belmont Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Belmont Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Belmont Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belmont Middle School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

Belmont Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belmont Middle School has ticked down 5%, going from 370 students in 2018 to 350 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 92% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.