Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162000701
North Belmont Elementary
210 School Street, Belmont, NC 28012 · (704) 836-9135 · Gaston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
368 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
55.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
73.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 North Belmont Elementary
North Belmont Elementary's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Belmont Elementary this school | 371 | 99.2% | 65.7% |
| Bruce H. Tharrington Primary Mount Airy | 432 | 99.3% | N/A |
| B. Everett Jordan Elementary Graham | 338 | 98.5% | 36.0% |
| Jones Intermediate Mount Airy | 339 | 99.1% | 54.5% |
| South Newton Elementary Newton | 328 | 99.1% | 52.2% |
| Clear Creek Elementary Hendersonville | 435 | 99.3% | 66.7% |
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 North Belmont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #323 of 1,297 | #4 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #250 of 1,296 | #5 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #456 of 1,300 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #990 of 1,485 | #22 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #546 of 1,377 | #9 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #496 of 1,379 | #15 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #509 of 1,414 | #16 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #783 of 937 | #20 of 22 |
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
371
+44 (+13%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 99% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 24.9 | 13.4:1 | 99% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 26.6 | 12.3:1 | 99% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 99% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 27.5 | 14.2:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 99% (425) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 74% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 45% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 35 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Belmont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (391 to 371); teachers down 6% (27.5 to 26).
About North Belmont Elementary
As a low-enrollment elementary school, North Belmont Elementary serves students in Belmont, North Carolina. The latest federal count shows 371 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
North Belmont Elementary sits within Gaston County Schools, which has 56 schools and 30,995 students.
North Belmont Elementary has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 46%. Other reported shares: 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 68% White among all Gaston County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at North Belmont Elementary is 99%. Public schools in Gaston County average 85%.
North Belmont Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
North Belmont Elementary is 17.2 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in North Carolina.
According to the American Community Survey, in Gaston County, the median household income is $67,478, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. North Belmont Elementary is one of 61 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Catawba Heights Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, North Belmont Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place North Belmont Elementary in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 371, a 13% rise from 327 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at North Belmont Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Gaston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,881
Census ACS
Median income
$67,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
35,898 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gaston County Schools
- Ashbrook HighHigh · 1,386 students
- Hunter Huss HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Forestview HighHigh · 1,133 students
- North Gaston HighHigh · 1,061 students
- South Point HighHigh · 989 students
- Cramerton MiddleMiddle · 959 students
Other schools in Belmont
- South Point HighHigh · 989 students
- Stuart W Cramer HighHigh · 953 students
- Belmont MiddleMiddle · 770 students
- Belmont Central ElementaryElementary · 693 students
- J B Page Primary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Catawba Heights ElementaryElementary · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Catawba Heights Elementary0.7 mi · 238
- Stuart W Cramer High1.9 mi · 953
- McAdenville Elementary2.0 mi · 190
- Belmont Central Elementary2.2 mi · 693
- Mount Holly Middle2.3 mi · 570
- Lowell Elementary2.3 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About North Belmont ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at North Belmont Elementary?
North Belmont Elementary enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Belmont Elementary serve?
North Belmont Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does North Belmont Elementary have?
North Belmont Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is North Belmont Elementary?
North Belmont Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North Belmont Elementary?
North Belmont Elementary is overseen by Gaston County Schools in Gaston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.