Belmont Middle

Set in Belmont, North Carolina, Belmont Middle is an average-sized intermediate school, run under Gaston County Schools. It educates 770 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Gaston County Schools runs 56 schools in total, collectively educating 30,995 students. Belmont Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Belmont Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Gaston County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Belmont Middle has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Belmont Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Belmont Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Gaston County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Belmont Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Gaston County) records that the typical household earns roughly $67,478 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Gaston County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,898 students), Belmont Middle is one campus in the mix.

South Point High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belmont Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belmont Middle has ticked up 10%, going from 702 students in 2018 to 770 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 77% to 65% over that span.

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