Belmont Street Community

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Worcester, Massachusetts

Belmont Street Community in Worcester, Massachusetts enrolled 615 students in 2024-25 with 41.6 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 16% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%

585 students in 2022-23, 583 students in 2023-24, 615 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.9 to 41.6.

Students enrolled at Belmont Street Community by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 583, 2024-25: 61502004006008002022-235852023-245832024-25615
Students enrolled at Belmont Street Community by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 583, 2024-25: 61502004006008002022-235852023-245832024-25615
Students enrolled at Belmont Street Community by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 583, 2024-25: 61502004006008002022-235852023-245832024-25615
Students enrolled at Belmont Street Community by school year2022-23: 585, 2023-24: 583, 2024-25: 61502004006008002022-235852023-245832024-25615
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358534.916.7
2023-2458343.013.6
2024-2561541.614.8

14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 14.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 14.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 14.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 14.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 313 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Belmont Street Community enrolled 501 students and had 1.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.6, one per 313 of the 501 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent9.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.1% of students were Hispanic, 19.7% Black, 19.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic50.1%
  2. Black19.7%
  3. White19.2%
  4. Asian7.0%
  5. Two or more races3.6%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Belmont Street Community scored proficient or above: 16% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2216%29%43.7%
Math, 2022-2331%23% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Worcester

34 public elementary schools in Worcester report 2024-25 enrollment; Belmont Street Community is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Quinsigamond73813.3not reported
Learning First Charter Public School66619.0not reported
Nelson Place62113.4not reported
Belmont Street Community61514.8not reported
Roosevelt60413.8not reported
Gates Lane54712.4not reported
Vernon Hill School52513.4not reported
Chandler Magnet51911.6not reported

All public schools in Worcester →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Belmont Street Community

  1. City ViewThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 464 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Elm Park CommunityThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 478 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Belmont Street Community with City ViewStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Worcester spends per student$22,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,198
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsBelmont Street Community is the number 112 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#112 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.14.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Belmont Street Community

  1. How many students attend Belmont Street Community?
    615 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 585 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Worcester, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Belmont Street Community?
    14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Belmont Street Community a Title I school?
    Belmont Street Community ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Belmont Street Community do on state tests?
    The students tested at Belmont Street Community scored proficient or above: 16% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Belmont Street Community in?
    Worcester, NCES district ID 2513230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251323002197 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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