Belmont Central Elementary

Belmont Central Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Belmont, North Carolina, one of the schools in Gaston County Schools. Its grade span covers grades 2 through 5, with 693 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.

Belmont Central Elementary belongs to Gaston County Schools, a district of 56 schools and 30,995 students.

At Belmont Central Elementary, 71% of students are White. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Gaston County at about 68% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Belmont Central Elementary scores 47%.

There are 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Belmont Central Elementary, giving a ratio of 19.4:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. By family income, 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Gaston County report 85%.

Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Belmont Central Elementary outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

Belmont Central Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.0%, compared with a predicted 68.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.

In the surrounding county, Gaston County, the median household earns about $67,478 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Gaston County has 61 public schools with about 35,898 students, including Belmont Central Elementary.

Stuart W Cramer High is the nearest public school to Belmont Central Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 69.0% is above the 63.3% average for nearby schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 681 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 693. Students per teacher increased from 17.9 in 2020-21 to 19.4 in 2024-25.

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