📍 1 Church Street, Belt, Cascade County, 59412
Belt 7-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Belt, Cascade County. The school has 50 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belt Elem school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belt 7-8 enrolls 50 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 4.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 43 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belt 7-8 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 10, state house district 19.
Belt 7-8 is one of 3 schools in Belt Elem, based in Belt, Montana. The district serves 257 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 50 students, Belt 7-8 is smaller than the district average of about 86 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant