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Which teacher or staff member at Belmont CS deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
959
Combined
STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELMONT CS·NCES 420010800692
Belmont CS
4030 Brown Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 · (215) 823-8208 · Philadelphia County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL959 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
79 FTE teachers
STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
861 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 67 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
6.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 6.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
959
-14 (-1%) vs 2020
+116% since 2010-11, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 959 | 79.4 | 12.1:1 | 90% (861) |
| 2023-24 | 945 | 74 | 12.8:1 | 91% (861) |
| 2022-23 | 926 | 98 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 973 | 101 | 9.6:1 | 100% (970) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 99% (733) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 100% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 44 | 10.1:1 | 99% (442) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmont CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (743 to 959); teachers up 47% (54 to 79.4).
About Belmont CS
Belmont CS, a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels, is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It teaches 959 students in kindergarten through 12. It has 47% fewer students than the average for combined schools in Pennsylvania (about 1,819).
Belmont CS operates as its own local education agency.
The share of students at Belmont CS who are Black is 95%. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Philadelphia County, the Black share is about 39%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Belmont CS, there are about 12.1 students; the school has 79.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for combined schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 90%.
Belmont CS earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Belmont CS is among the bottom 10% of schools in Pennsylvania. Predicted: 39.1%. Actual: 12.9%.
Philadelphia County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $61,953 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Belmont CS shares Philadelphia County with 308 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Philadelphia Learning Academy - West is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Belmont CS is 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Belmont CS's location as City: Large. Belmont CS operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Federal data show 973 students in 2020-21 and 959 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 9.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Belmont CS. You can also rate the school on this page.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Belmont CSWhat is the total enrollment at Belmont CS?
Belmont CS enrolls approximately 959 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Belmont CS serve?
Belmont CS serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belmont CS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belmont CS is approximately 12.1:1 (79 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Belmont CS?
Belmont CS reports a student body of 0% White, 4% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Belmont CS public or private?
Belmont CS is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Belmont CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.