Belmont CS

As a small combined-grade school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Belmont CS works with 959 students from grades K through 12, run under Belmont CS. Compared to the state average of about 1,819 students per school, that is 47% leaner than typical.

Operationally, Belmont CS answers to Belmont CS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Belmont CS logs that nearly all students (95%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Belmont CS sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.1%; actual is 12.9%, a gap of -26.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Belmont CS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

Philadelphia Learning Academy - West is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Belmont CS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Belmont CS at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 17.5%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Belmont CS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belmont CS has edged up 29%, going from 743 students in 2018 to 959 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.