📍 310 Eagle Road, Belmont, Gaston County, 28012
Belmont Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belmont, Gaston County. The school has 689 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belmont Central Elementary enrolls 689 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 508 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
213 of the school's 689 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. 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.
Belmont Central Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 109.
Belmont Central Elementary is one of 56 schools in Gaston County Schools, based in Gastonia, North Carolina. The district serves 30,995 students district-wide and employs 1,828 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 689 students, Belmont Central Elementary is larger than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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