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Belmonte STEAM Academy

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Belmonte STEAM Academy ranks 603 rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Belmonte STEAM Academy is a public elementary school in Saugus, MA serving grades 2–5 with 814 students, making it one of the largest elementary schools in its surrounding area and part of the Saugus district.

On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, 31.15% of Belmonte students met expectations in English language arts, 34.72% in math, and 31.35% in science. That puts the school above the Saugus district average in ELA (+4.12 points) and math (+2.45 points), but below the state in all three subjects and slightly below its own district in science. Belmonte's 2-star rating and 33rd-percentile state rank (603rd of 899 elementary schools) place it in the middle-to-lower range locally. It clearly outperforms nearby Lynn schools such as Julia F Callahan, Lincoln-Thomson, and A Drewicz Elementary, beating Callahan by roughly 8 points in ELA, 11 in math, and 17 in science. It trails Malden's Linden and Forestdale by smaller margins, and lies far behind Melrose's Winthrop, Herbert Clark Hoover, and Horace Mann, though Melrose is a 5-star district while Saugus is 1 star.

Trends are mixed. Math slipped about 4 points from last year, ELA held flat, and science dropped sharply—from 40.43% to 31.35%, moving below both district and state after years of leading the district; because science is tested in grade 5, this is largely a fifth-grade concern. Statewide rankings for student groups are uneven, with the school ranking relatively higher for its Hispanic, English learner, and low-income students and lower for some other groups—these measure the school's effectiveness for those groups, not the students. Belmonte's student-teacher ratio is 15.9, higher than most nearby schools, and free/reduced lunch and spending data were not available for comparison.

814

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,167

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

25 Dow Street
Saugus, MA 01906

(781) 231-5052

District: Saugus

Students who attend Belmonte STEAM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Saugus Middle School
High:	Saugus High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

32.2%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2023 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2023

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg30%

Massachusetts avg41%

603^rd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 9 pts since 2023

From bottom 42% (2023) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

271^st of 351Saugus among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	603 of 899	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	573 of 906	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	584 of 916	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	538 of 928	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	126 of 188	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	103 of 169	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	55 of 167	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	98 of 167	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	118 of 149	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	114 of 142	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	132 of 152	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	120 of 145	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	144 of 291	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	77 of 281	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.1	119 of 282	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	46 of 264	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	558 of 869	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	517 of 869	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	563 of 886	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	531 of 887	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	161 of 475	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	109 of 458	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	134 of 446	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	55 of 420	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	353 of 742	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	294 of 736	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	299 of 760	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	231 of 757	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	590 of 879	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	564 of 884	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	556 of 891	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	504 of 896	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	27 of 40	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	502 of 709	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.5	360 of 717	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	308 of 731	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	224 of 703	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	613 of 734	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	543 of 737	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	557 of 753	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	587 of 762	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

Science31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Belmonte STEAM Academy	Public	2-5	25 Dow Street	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5052	814	51	15.9	47.1%	412 (50.6%)	49 (6.0%)	262 (32.2%)	52 (6.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.1%)	33.2	603^rd of 899 public elementary schools	32.9%		37.9	573^rd of 906 public elementary schools	36.8%	30	36.7	29.6	26.9				31.2	32.5	37.2	34.4				34.7	31.4		31.4				$17,167
Veterans Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	39 Hurd Avenue	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-8166	501	31	15.9	48.5%	239 (47.7%)	33 (6.6%)	166 (33.1%)	45 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)								(n/a)																					$17,192
Julia F Callahan	Public	PK, KG-5	200 O'Callaghan Way	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7340	373	39	9.5	67.3%	55 (14.7%)	40 (10.7%)	235 (63.0%)	30 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	19.5	735^th of 899 public elementary schools	18.2%		22	707^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.0%	28	29.3	27.3	12.3				22.8	24.6	40.9	6.2				23.9	13.9		13.9		77%	0%	$25,211
Winthrop	Public	K-5	162 First Street	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2280	392	25	15.8	5.1%	331 (84.4%)	7 (1.8%)	19 (4.8%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	94.4	27^th of 899 public elementary schools	97.0%		91.6	54^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.0%	27	78.2	77.1	69.5				75.0	70.9	80.0	76.3				76.1	66.1		66.1		98%	2%	$14,229
Herbert Clark Hoover	Public	K-5	37 Glendower Road	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 979-2180	260	19	13.7	16.5%	183 (70.4%)	17 (6.5%)	26 (10.0%)	23 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	84.9	125^th of 899 public elementary schools	86.1%		81.2	167^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.6%	42	56.4	58.7	60.9				58.8	51.3	67.4	73.3				64.6	73.3		73.3		94%	0%	$15,424
Linden	Public	K-8	29 Wescott Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7218	813	60	13.6	52.5%	166 (20.4%)	164 (20.2%)	229 (28.2%)	206 (25.3%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.6%)	39.2	545^th of 899 public elementary schools	39.4%		32.7	613^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.3%	68	44.6	36.3	34.9	23.3	50.0	46.5	38.8	39.7	40.0	27.9	36.5	40.2	42.0	37.5	36.1	31.4	34.0	35.7	97%	1%	$19,814
Lincoln-Thomson	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Gardiner Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7460	219	22	10.1	70.3%	36 (16.4%)	10 (4.6%)	139 (63.5%)	26 (11.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	15.1	785^th of 899 public elementary schools	12.7%		10.1	849^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.3%	64	31.0	11.4	18.2				20.9	26.2	17.1	18.2				20.9	15.2		15.2				$25,426
Horace Mann	Public	K-5	40 Damon Avenue	Melrose	02176	Middlesex County	Melrose	No	No	No	No	(781) 979-2190	254	17	14.7	5.1%	212 (83.5%)	8 (3.1%)	17 (6.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	96.1	12^th of 899 public elementary schools	98.7%		95.3	21^st of 906 public elementary schools	97.7%	9	66.7	81.0	86.7				78.3	69.8	85.7	88.9				81.5	84.1		84.1		100%	0%	$14,565
A Drewicz Elementary	Public	K-5	34 Hood Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7350	488	42	11.7	82.8%	28 (5.7%)	25 (5.1%)	396 (81.1%)	25 (5.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	9.9	844^th of 899 public elementary schools	6.1%		11.4	835^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.8%	9	16.9	14.9	9.6				13.8	15.7	24.3	13.3				17.5	13.3		13.3		96%	0%	$21,237
William R Fallon	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Robinson Street	Lynn	01905	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7401	30	9	3.2	83.3%	1 (3.3%)	8 (26.7%)	16 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)								(n/a)							0.0							0.0							$70,636

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmonte STEAM Academy

How many students attend Belmonte STEAM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended Belmonte STEAM Academy.

Is Belmonte STEAM Academy a good school?

Belmonte STEAM Academy ranks 603^rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Belmonte STEAM Academy attend?

Students who attend Belmonte STEAM Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saugus Middle School
High : Saugus High

What district is Belmonte STEAM Academy in?

Saugus

What is the racial makeup of Belmonte STEAM Academy?

Students at Belmonte STEAM Academy are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025

2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025

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