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Belmont Elementary

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Belmont Elementary ranks 522 nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Belmont Elementary is a public elementary school serving 224 students in grades PK-6 in Belmont, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Belmont Community School District, which is ranked 233 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belmont Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in the percentage of students proficient or better on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 90.48% of 3rd graders and 66.67% of 4th graders at Belmont Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to state averages of 55% and 53.96%, respectively. The school's performance is also strong for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with Belmont Elementary ranking in the top 37% of Wisconsin elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.6% in 2020-2021 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Mineral Point Elementary consistently outperforms Belmont Elementary, while Dodgeville Elementary, Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary, and Benton Elementary are also strong-performing schools in the region. Overall, Belmont Elementary is a solid-performing school that is generally meeting the needs of its students, with some room for improvement in addressing chronic absenteeism.

213

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,300

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

646 E Liberty St
Belmont, WI 53510-9667

(608) 732-5581

District: Belmont Community School District

Students who attend Belmont Elementary usually attend:

High:

Belmont High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.0%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 68th percentile in 2019 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 68th-percentile peak (2019) to 50th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Wisconsin avg54%

522^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

233^rd of 426Belmont Community School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	522 of 1044	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	587 of 1061	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	572 of 1067	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.5	428 of 1067	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	503 of 1050	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	334 of 1037	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	573 of 1025	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.9	482 of 1071	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.0	742 of 1075	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.5	686 of 1076	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.7	427 of 1061	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.2	260 of 1053	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	59.6	503 of 1045	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.8	289 of 1046	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	66 of 1045	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	62.6	436 of 1030	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.1	720 of 1021	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	53.1	375 of 632	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.4	332 of 633	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	327 of 1001	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	422 of 1011	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	409 of 1010	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	343 of 1017	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	438 of 1004	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	389 of 1002	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	461 of 997	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	318 of 870	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	273 of 866	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	226 of 871	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	231 of 859	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	317 of 847	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	360 of 874	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.8	815 of 854	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	605 of 1000	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	623 of 1012	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	647 of 1011	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	490 of 1017	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	554 of 1003	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.8	291 of 1002	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	40.3	689 of 997	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	667 of 727	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)67th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

English Language Arts55%+3 vs state

Social Studies52%-12 vs state

Science33%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Belmont Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 732-5581	213	21	10.3	34.7%	179 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	55.5	522^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	50.0%		53.4	587^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.7%	65	76.2	48.2	40.7	60.7			90.5	66.7	44.4	64.3			51.9		33.3		$12,300	$1,441	$10,859
Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	425 Broadway St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4040	205	17	11.8	47.8%	153 (74.6%)	14 (6.8%)	21 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)								(n/a)																	$14,935	$1,022	$13,914
Westview Elementary	Public	1-4	1201 W Camp St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4050	443	32	13.8	43.8%	332 (74.9%)	25 (5.6%)	48 (10.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	76.4	214^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.5%		82.5	125^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.2%	89	64.2	71.8					61.3	73.9					78.4		64.9		$13,605	$1,386	$12,220
Mineral Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Cothern St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 987-0711	377	28	13.3	20.4%	355 (94.2%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	77.3	203^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	80.6%		75.7	227^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.6%	24	65.2	67.4	60.0				57.6	72.1	74.6				88.4		79.1		$13,617	$566	$13,051
Cuba City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	518 W Roosevelt St	Cuba City	53807	Grant County	Cuba City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 744-2174	288	25	11.4	30.9%	267 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	52.3	560^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.4%		53.6	586^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.8%	26	68.6	56.0	29.0				85.7	52.0	36.8				56.0		52.0		$14,258	$949	$13,309
Darlington Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	11630 Center Hill Road	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 776-4021	636	45	14.1	48.4%	408 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	53.2	549^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.6	626^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.0%	77	52.2	39.6	55.1	56.5	45.9	66.7	58.6	43.6	66.7	57.1	45.9	60.9	63.6	70.3	40.0	70.3	$11,558	$883	$10,675
Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 759-4002	131	13	9.7	48.1%	120 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	63.4	406^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.1%		63.3	431^st of 1061 public elementary schools	59.4%	25	59.1	71.4	36.4	45.0			68.2	71.4	45.5	50.0			85.7		71.4		$13,201	$932	$12,269
Shullsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 965-4427	143	15	9.3	53.8%	112 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	30.5	805^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.9%		56.8	540^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.1%	265	47.4	40.0	29.2				26.3	50.0	37.5				55.6		50.0		$12,671	$1,270	$11,401
Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	498 County Road IG	Livingston	53554	Iowa County	Iowa-Grant School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 943-6313	423	37	11.5	45.4%	383 (90.5%)	4 (0.9%)	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	49.4	592^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	43.3%		54	580^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.3%	12	41.7	39.5	51.2	44.2	45.8	63.0	47.9	52.6	90.2	55.8	83.3	76.1	68.4	80.4	42.1	63.0	$12,416	$724	$11,693
Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Fairplay St	Hazel Green	53811	Grant County	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 854-2261	281	25	11.1	28.8%	269 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.9	461^st of 1044 public elementary schools	55.8%		67.8	358^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.3%	103	68.8	46.7	53.1				84.4	51.1	67.4				62.2		46.7		$13,361	$720	$12,640

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont Elementary

What schools do graduates of Belmont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Belmont Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Belmont High

How many students attend Belmont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Belmont Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Belmont Elementary?

Students at Belmont Elementary are 84% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Belmont Elementary a good school?

Belmont Elementary ranks 522^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Belmont Elementary in?

Belmont Community School District

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