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Belmont Central Elementary

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Belmont Central Elementary ranks 286 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Belmont Central Elementary is a public elementary school in Belmont, North Carolina, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 687 students. The school is part of the Gaston County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 districts in the state.

Belmont Central Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 286 out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, the school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate was 70.2%, compared to 55.5% for Gaston County Schools and 62% for North Carolina.

While Belmont Central Elementary performs well across various student subgroups, there are some disparities in the performance of English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Gifted and Talented students. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students from low-income families compared to nearby schools like Gardner Park Elementary and Ida Rankin Elementary School, which have over 99% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that Belmont Central Elementary may have a more socioeconomically diverse student population, which could contribute to its strong academic performance.

693

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,586

Per pupil spending ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Eagle Road
Belmont, NC 28012-3721

(704) 836-9137

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Belmont Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Belmont Middle
High:	South Point High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

12.7%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Gaston County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

286^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 26Elementary Schools in the Gaston County Schools

149^th of 242Gaston County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	286 of 1490	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	266 of 1505	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	244 of 1502	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	165 of 1514	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	190 of 1489	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	169 of 1473	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	154 of 1434	89.3%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	230 of 1429	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	80.7	213 of 1425	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	235 of 1440	83.7%	★★★★☆
2014	84.5	175 of 1390	87.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	187 of 1403	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	140 of 1388	89.9%	★★★★☆
2011	85.2	124 of 1381	91.0%	★★★★★
2010	81.6	170 of 1363	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	253 of 1354	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	144 of 1324	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	192 of 1293	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	86.7	86 of 1276	93.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	215 of 918	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	252 of 924	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.2	529 of 933	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.8	151 of 927	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	321 of 896	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.7	162 of 949	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	153 of 927	83.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	64.3	51 of 99	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	54.9	206 of 634	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	441 of 646	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	470 of 878	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.1	143 of 897	84.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	194 of 563	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	360 of 1451	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	286 of 1455	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	224 of 1459	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	138 of 1458	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	177 of 1440	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	235 of 1424	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	188 of 1405	86.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	334 of 710	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	428 of 669	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	336 of 582	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	269 of 500	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	206 of 494	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	264 of 612	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	428 of 961	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	142 of 951	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	194 of 915	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	79 of 893	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	120 of 843	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	43 of 865	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	107 of 851	87.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	665 of 1437	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	535 of 1450	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	346 of 1437	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	177 of 1366	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	436 of 1329	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	254 of 1361	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	176 of 1332	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	225 of 1450	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	250 of 1464	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	267 of 1461	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	193 of 1464	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	208 of 1444	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	129 of 1430	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	140 of 1413	90.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	81.0	24 of 154	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	32 of 133	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	16 of 86	81.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	275 of 821	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	354 of 801	55.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	375 of 1172	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	379 of 1166	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	360 of 1183	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	261 of 1194	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	273 of 1172	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	248 of 1183	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	242 of 1178	79.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)84th percentile~ school

African American (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2018)48th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+16 vs state

Science70%+8 vs state

Reading62%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belmont Central Elementary	Public	2-5	310 Eagle Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9137	693	36	19.4	33.9%	492 (71.0%)	69 (10.0%)	88 (12.7%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	77.4	286^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.8%		78.7	266^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.3%	20	82.7	79.5	66.7				60.4	65.9	58.3				70.2		$7,586	$686	$6,900
J B Page Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	215 Ewing Drive	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9116	396	27	14.8	34.6%	281 (71.0%)	37 (9.3%)	42 (10.6%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)								(n/a)															$8,892	$635	$8,257
McAdenville Elementary	Public	K-5	275 E Wesleyan Drive	Mc Adenville	28101	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9117	190	11	17.3	98.4%	94 (49.5%)	31 (16.3%)	44 (23.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	72.6	354^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%		59.4	592^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	60.7%	238	100.0	59.4	61.3				63.6	78.1	67.7				51.6		$12,737	$1,535	$11,202
North Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 School Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9135	371	26	14.2	99.2%	172 (46.4%)	29 (7.8%)	133 (35.8%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	70.6	380^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.5%		80.5	233^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	84.5%	147	85.2	70.5	69.8				48.1	65.6	52.4				69.8		$10,302	$1,927	$8,375
Catawba Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Ivey Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9119	238	20	11.9	98.7%	120 (50.4%)	23 (9.7%)	68 (28.6%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	56.6	620^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.4%		52.7	703^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	53.3%	83	77.8	61.5	47.1				53.3	61.5	41.2				61.8		$10,876	$1,354	$9,522
New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	137 Stowe Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9112	571	34	16.7	34.3%	405 (70.9%)	60 (10.5%)	59 (10.3%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	83.4	197^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.8%		86.8	155^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.7%	42	77.9	83.2	75.8				53.7	76.2	68.7				75.8		$8,471	$727	$7,744
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Power Drive	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9118	367	28	12.9	99.2%	177 (48.2%)	72 (19.6%)	74 (20.2%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	54.1	668^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.2%		52.1	714^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.6%	46	64.7	65.5	53.8				44.1	56.4	48.1				71.2		$8,896	$1,107	$7,789
Berryhill School	Public	PK, KG-8	10501 Windy Grove Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6100	423	31	13.5	99.3%	29 (6.9%)	45 (10.6%)	331 (78.3%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	25.6	1165^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.8%		16.4	1336^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.2%	171	51.1	46.7	44.4	45.9	54.1	42.9	40.0	35.6	31.1	41.7	43.2	36.7	53.3	44.9	$12,434	$1,032	$11,401
Ida Rankin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W Central Avenue	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9136	533	37	14.2	97.6%	266 (49.9%)	128 (24.0%)	91 (17.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	62.2	527^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.6%		62.6	532^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	64.7%	5	66.3	66.7	65.9				41.6	63.8	55.7				70.5		$8,721	$1,006	$7,715
Whitewater Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 White Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0003	832	47	17.6	99.6%	70 (8.4%)	381 (45.8%)	305 (36.7%)	35 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	34 (4.1%)	41.8	883^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%		40.7	921^st of 1505 public elementary schools	38.8%	38	68.3	52.6	58.9				36.4	41.5	45.1				60.4		$9,291	$1,057	$8,234

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont Central Elementary

What district is Belmont Central Elementary in?

Gaston County Schools

What schools do graduates of Belmont Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Belmont Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Belmont Middle
High : South Point High

What is the racial makeup of Belmont Central Elementary?

Students at Belmont Central Elementary are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Belmont Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 693 students attended Belmont Central Elementary.

Is Belmont Central Elementary a good school?

Belmont Central Elementary ranks 286^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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