Belt Elementary

Summary:

The Belt Elementary district in Montana consists of 3 schools: 2 elementary schools (Belt School and Pleasant Valley School) and 1 middle school (Belt 7-8). The data reveals significant differences in the performance and student demographics across these schools.

The standout school in the district is Belt 7-8, the middle school, which has consistently ranked among the top 21 middle schools in Montana and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its test scores in English Language Arts (60% proficient) and Mathematics (67.27% proficient) are significantly higher than the state averages. In contrast, Pleasant Valley School, the other elementary school, appears to be the weakest performer, ranking in the bottom 344 out of 401 elementary schools in Montana and struggling with very low test scores.

The data also reveals that Belt School outperforms the state averages in ELA, Math, and Science, while Pleasant Valley School has an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate of 100% and spends significantly more per student than the typical elementary school in Montana, yet its performance remains poor.

District Detail

1 Church Street
Belt, MT 59412

(406) 277-3351

SchoolDigger Rank:
140^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 257

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (2025)	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	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	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Belt School	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Church Street	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	178	13	13.3	34.3%	167 (93.8%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	80.7	49^th of 401 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.9	20^th of 212 public elementary schools	90.6%	29	58.2	60.4	$11,907
Pleasant Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	734 McCoy Rd	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	24	2	11.2	100.0%	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	344^th of 401 public elementary schools	14.2%		33.3	150^th of 212 public elementary schools	29.2%	194	12.5	31.3	$9,861
Belt 7-8	Public	7-8	1 Church Street	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	55	4	12.7	23.6%	50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	1 (1.8%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.2	21^st of 222 public middle schools	90.5%		88.8	6^th of 123 public middle schools	95.1%	15	60.0	67.3	$8,952

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belt High School	0.01 mi	1	43^rd
Centerville Elementary	7.91 mi	5	192^nd
Centerville High School	10.01 mi	1	197^th
Highwood K-12	14.79 mi	3	182^nd
Great Falls Elementary	15.72 mi	17	241^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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