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Belmont Middle

Gaston County Schools · Gaston County

Address
1020 South Point Road, Belmont, NC 28012
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370162000666
770
Students
42.5
Teachers (FTE)
18.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
67
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
14.7%
Chronically absent
42.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Belmont Middle's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Gaston County Schools

The area Gaston County Schools assigns to Belmont Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Gaston County Schools as “AdminBnds/GastonCountySchoolDistricts”, last updated 2026-09-12.

How Belmont Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 67 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools65th percentile
Higher than 65% · rank 809 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 81 of 456
Gaston County Schools70th percentile
Higher than 70% · rank 16 of 54

Chronic absence is lower here than at 77% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 4 points since 2014 (71 → 67). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202567CMet65.9
202462CNot Met62.6
202364CMet61.4
202264CMet62.5
201977BExceeded74.1
201875BExceeded71.8
201770BMet69
201667CNot Met67
201563CNot Met64
201471BExceeded67

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Gaston County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 65.45%Hispanic 15.84%Black 10.91%Two+ Races 5.32%Asian 2.34%Native Am. 0.13%
White: 65.45% (504) Hispanic: 15.84% (122) Black: 10.91% (84) Two+ Races: 5.32% (41) Asian: 2.34% (18) Native Am.: 0.13% (1)
White65.45%
Hispanic15.84%
Black10.91%
Two+ Races5.32%
Asian2.34%
Native Am.0.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 770
49.61%382 Female
50.39%388 Male

Student counts for Belmont Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 770 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 85.3%Chronically absent 14.7%
Regular attendance: 85.3% (691) Chronically absent: 14.7% (119)
Regular attendance85.3%
Chronically absent14.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 810
42.3%Economically disadvantaged
4.68%36 English learners

Student indicators for Belmont Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 810 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 80.42%Beginning 19.58%
Experienced: 80.42% (27) Beginning: 19.58% (7)
Experienced80.42%
Beginning19.58%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 33.8 FTE
95.36%Fully licensed
4.67%Emergency or provisional
8.87%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Belmont Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 33.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)67.3%47.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)67%43.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)62.1%35.1%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)32.7%20.1%31%16.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)37.9%27%24.2%10.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)33%23.4%30.7%13%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.7571.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers33.81
Experienced teachers27.19 (80%)
Beginning teachers6.62 (20%)
Holding a standard license32.24 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.58 (5%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (119 of 810)14.7%
Economically disadvantaged42.3%
English learners making progress (of 36)33.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.62
Library books per student12.8
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.78

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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Belmont Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.