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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Belmont Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE RAPIDS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370390002115
Belmont Elementary School
1517 Bolling Road, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 · (252) 519-7500 · Halifax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public elementary 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
611 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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 Elementary School→Chaloner Middle School
Based on grade levels within Roanoke Rapids City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
50.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary School
Belmont Elementary School's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Elementary School this school | 614 | 99.5% | 55.8% |
| Manning Elementary School Roanoke Rapids | 630 | 99.5% | 55.3% |
| Jesse Wharton Elem Greensboro | 521 | 99.4% | 71.8% |
| Lyons Farm Elementary Durham | 608 | 99.5% | 69.5% |
| Monroeton Elementary Reidsville | 493 | 99.0% | 42.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary Winston-Salem | 560 | 99.5% | 75.9% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Halifax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #638 of 1,297 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #713 of 1,296 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #617 of 1,300 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #326 of 1,485 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,031 of 1,377 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #618 of 1,379 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #132 of 1,414 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #398 of 937 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
614
+68 (+12%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 614 | 38.3 | 16.0:1 | 100% (611) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 99% (592) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 77% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 49.1 | 14.8:1 | 78% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 79% (523) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 47 | 17.5:1 | 64% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 57 | 13.1:1 | 53% (398) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmont Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (726 to 614); teachers down 22% (49.1 to 38.3).
About Belmont Elementary School
Belmont Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in North Carolina, with an address in Roanoke Rapids. It enrolled 614 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 31% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Roanoke Rapids City Schools includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 2,744 students.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at Belmont Elementary School. Other students are 29% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 37% White share among all Halifax County residents. By the diversity index, Belmont Elementary School comes in at 62%.
Staffing totals 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. That ratio is over the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Belmont Elementary School is 100%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Halifax County.
The allk12 Grade for Belmont Elementary School is B. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Belmont Elementary School is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Halifax County, median household income is about $45,590, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 23 public schools operate in Halifax County, serving about 6,803 students.
Roanoke Rapids High School is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Belmont Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Belmont Elementary School as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 546 to 614. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.0:1, from 12.4:1.
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Halifax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,675
Census ACS
Median income
$45,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke Rapids City Schools
- Roanoke Rapids High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Manning Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Chaloner Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Roanoke Rapids Early College HighHigh · 119 students
Other schools in Roanoke Rapids
- Roanoke Rapids High SchoolHigh · 776 students
- Manning Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Chaloner Middle SchoolMiddle · 605 students
- Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. AcademyElementary · 254 students
- William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. AcademyMiddle · 243 students
- Roanoke Rapids Early College HighHigh · 119 students
Other Belmont Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 12 states are named Belmont Elementary. Belmont Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 13.
- BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUN CITY CENTER, FL · 776 students
- BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 773 students
- Belmont ElementaryWoodbridge, VA · 492 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolPUEBLO, CO · 394 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolShawnee, KS · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Roanoke Rapids High School1.2 mi · 776
- Roanoke Rapids Early College High1.2 mi · 119
- Chaloner Middle School1.8 mi · 605
- Manning Elementary School2.0 mi · 630
- Gaston STEM Leadership Academy3.3 mi · 284
- KIPP Gaston College Preparatory3.3 mi · 1,143
Frequently asked questions
About Belmont Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Belmont Elementary School?
Belmont Elementary School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Belmont Elementary School serve?
Belmont Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Belmont Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Belmont Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Belmont Elementary School?
Student demographics at Belmont Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 9% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Belmont Elementary School?
Belmont Elementary School is overseen by Roanoke Rapids City Schools in Halifax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.