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Belmont, MA
Public School Ratings




Belmont Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Belmont School District details

Belmont School District
644 Pleasant Street
Belmont, MA 02478

4,507 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Belmont School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.7% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
75%
43%
73%
45%
77%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Belmont High School
221 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA, 02478
09-12
Daniel Butler School
90 White Street
Belmont, MA, 02478
KG-04
Mary Lee Burbank School
266 School Street
Belmont, MA, 02478
KG-04
Roger E Wellington School
121 Orchard Street
Belmont, MA, 02478
PK-04
Winn Brook School
97 Waterhouse Rd
Belmont, MA, 02478
KG-04
Winthrop L Chenery Middle School
95 Washington Street
Belmont, MA, 02478
05-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.3% 57.0%
Black 4.4% 9.8%
Hispanic 5.6% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 24.6% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,748 $48,442,000 25.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,365 $6,154,000 3.2%
Staff $693 $3,123,000 1.6%
General Administration $341 $1,539,000 0.8%
School Administration $671 $3,025,000 1.6%
Operation $1,958 $8,825,000 4.6%
Transportation $482 $2,174,000 1.1%
Other $437 $1,969,000 1.0%
Total Support $5,948 $26,809,000 14.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $25,836 $116,443,000 60.7%
Total Expenditures $42,533 $191,694,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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