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North Belmont Elementary

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North Belmont Elementary ranks 650 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

650^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

North Belmont Elementary is a PK-5 school in Belmont, NC, serving about 371 students in Gaston County Schools, where nearly all students (99%) qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. The school's academic performance has been volatile over the past decade. After ranking in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools in the late 2010s, it jumped to the 85th percentile and earned 4 stars in 2023-24, before dropping to a 56th-percentile, 3-star rating in 2025-26. While still stronger than it was ten years ago, the concern now is the sharpness of the recent decline — and where that decline is concentrated.

Looking at the most recent testing year, North Belmont outperformed its district in six of seven grade and subject combinations, and remained strong in upper-elementary grades. Fourth-grade math proficiency hit 73.1% and fifth-grade science hit 70.1%, both well above state averages. However, the school's 3rd-grade cohort showed a serious reversal: 3rd-grade math proficiency fell to 59.3%, down from 85.2% for the previous cohort, and 3rd-grade reading lagged behind both district and state averages. Nearby high-poverty schools show this drop is not simply a matter of demographics. McAdenville Elementary, serving a nearly identical economic population just two miles away, currently ranks in the 86th percentile statewide. North Belmont now sits mid-pack among its local Gaston County peers — behind Pinewood Elementary, Ida Rankin Elementary School, and Catawba Heights Elementary — while still far outpacing nearby Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools with similar poverty levels.

There are meaningful bright spots worth noting. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 14.1%, compared to 23.2% across Gaston County, and consistently below district and state averages. The school also continues to serve its economically disadvantaged students well, with that subgroup ranking in the 85th percentile statewide in 2025-26. The bigger warning sign is among English Language Learners, whose performance dropped from the 92nd percentile in 2023-24 to just the 18th percentile by 2025-26 — the clearest indicator that the recent challenges may be tied to a shifting student population rather than a broad schoolwide problem. For parents weighing options, North Belmont Elementary is a school that has repeatedly beaten expectations given its poverty profile, but the current 3rd-grade and ELL patterns are worth watching closely in the next year or two.

371

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 School Street
Belmont, NC 28012-2123

(704) 836-9135

District: Gaston County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

Hispanic:

35.8%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2024 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2024) to 56th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

650^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

145^th of 246Gaston 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
2026	55.3	650 of 1492	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.6	380 of 1490	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	233 of 1505	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	287 of 1502	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	330 of 1514	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	414 of 1489	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	1007 of 1473	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	897 of 1434	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1115 of 1429	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.5	1137 of 1425	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	1080 of 1440	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	1185 of 1390	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	1073 of 1403	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.7	912 of 1388	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.5	620 of 1381	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.1	973 of 1363	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	56.5	675 of 1354	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.6	774 of 1324	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.1	467 of 1293	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	390 of 1276	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	34.9	605 of 878	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	572 of 897	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	428 of 519	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.1	178 of 563	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.1	42 of 533	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	41 of 514	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	35 of 485	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	13 of 385	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	60.2	133 of 497	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	770 of 1447	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.4	331 of 1451	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	197 of 1455	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	142 of 1459	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.0	302 of 1458	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	462 of 1440	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	1073 of 1424	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	994 of 1405	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	337 of 743	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	503 of 669	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	659 of 981	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.9	311 of 961	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	158 of 951	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	101 of 915	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	84 of 893	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	55 of 843	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	49.2	431 of 865	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	497 of 851	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	217 of 1434	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	186 of 1437	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	94.2	28 of 1450	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	89 of 1437	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	81 of 1366	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	170 of 1329	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	917 of 1361	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	925 of 1332	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	512 of 1451	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	445 of 1450	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	305 of 1464	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	525 of 1461	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	352 of 1464	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	359 of 1444	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	858 of 1430	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	781 of 1413	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	475 of 1146	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	448 of 1172	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	273 of 1166	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	371 of 1183	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	443 of 1194	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	643 of 1172	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1063 of 1183	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1058 of 1178	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)55th percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2019)31st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science70%~ state avg

Mathematics66%+3 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	55.3	650^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.4%		70.6	380^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.5%	270	59.3	73.1	67.2	45.8	63.5	53.7	70.1	$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%)	59.7	588^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.6%		56.6	620^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.4%	32	54.5	65.2	66.7	54.5	56.5	64.3	85.7	$10,876	$1,354	$9,522
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%)	83.3	202^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	86.5%		72.6	354^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%	152	81.3	86.7	79.3	56.3	73.3	72.4	89.7	$12,737	$1,535	$11,202
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%)	84.8	183^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.7%		77.4	286^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.8%	103	84.7	76.2	78.0	73.6	70.5	71.1	82.1	$7,586	$686	$6,900
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%)	47.6	773^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.2%		54.1	668^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.2%	105	46.8	55.2	74.1	41.9	44.8	63.8	84.5	$8,896	$1,107	$7,789
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%)	66.2	487^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.4%		62.2	527^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.6%	40	65.1	59.3	86.7	60.2	56.0	72.0	77.3	$8,721	$1,006	$7,715
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
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%)	20.6	1269^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.9%		41.8	883^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%	386	51.5	51.5	48.1	37.1	39.8	32.6	54.1	$9,291	$1,057	$8,234
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%)	82.6	207^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.1%		83.4	197^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.8%	10	84.3	85.9	78.3	70.6	76.8	66.1	71.3	$8,471	$727	$7,744
River Oaks Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 344-1020	555	31	17.8	99.5%	47 (8.5%)	333 (60.0%)	144 (25.9%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	27.1	1156^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.5%		11.9	1395^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%	239	54.8	51.9	39.8	45.2	55.1	38.6	53.7	$10,288	$1,014	$9,274

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Is North Belmont Elementary a good school?

North Belmont Elementary ranks 650^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Belmont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended North Belmont Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Belmont Elementary?

Students at North Belmont Elementary are 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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Gaston County Schools

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