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Belmont Elementary School

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Belmont Elementary School ranks 857 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Belmont Elementary School in Roanoke Rapids, NC, serves 614 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the Roanoke Rapids City Schools district. The school has become a genuine success story: after ranking near the bottom of North Carolina elementary schools in 2021-2022, Belmont now sits at the 43rd percentile with a 2-star rating. That climb is especially notable because nearly every student (99.5%) comes from a low-income household. Many nearby rural schools in the region have stayed in the bottom 5-15 percent of state rankings over the same period.

One of Belmont's biggest strengths is attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% in 2024-2025 was well below the state average of 24.2% and far below the Roanoke Rapids City Schools average of 30.5%. The contrast with nearby schools is striking: Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy was at 49.3%, Central Elementary at 52.6%, and Weldon Elementary School at 39.8%. Belmont also stands out in early literacy, with 57.7% of 3rd graders reading proficiently - nearly 19 points higher than Manning Elementary School, which has similar demographics. Manning, in turn, tops Belmont in math, so the two schools have complementary strengths.

Belmont also delivers stronger results per dollar than many neighbors. It spends roughly $10,381 per student, far less than Gaston STEM Leadership Academy ($18,837) or Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy ($18,006), both of which rank considerably lower. Students in special education and those from low-income households perform above the state median. Families should know that 4th-grade reading and math dipped in the most recent year, and overall math and reading still trail state averages. Still, the combination of rising attendance and rising achievement makes Belmont one of the most promising turnaround stories in northeastern North Carolina.

614

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1517 Bolling Road
Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870

(252) 519-7500

District: Roanoke Rapids City Schools

Students who attend Belmont Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chaloner Middle School
High:	Roanoke Rapids High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.8%

African American:

29.5%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (56% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

857^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

123^rd of 246Roanoke Rapids City 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	43.1	857 of 1492	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	758 of 1490	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1171 of 1505	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1084 of 1502	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1372 of 1514	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1241 of 1489	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1141 of 1473	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1095 of 1434	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	1226 of 1429	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1128 of 1425	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.0	1036 of 1440	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	1096 of 1390	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	1030 of 1403	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	1162 of 1388	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.1	893 of 1381	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	855 of 1363	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.4	886 of 1354	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.1	752 of 1324	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.6	1092 of 1293	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.4	834 of 1276	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	384 of 903	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	489 of 918	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	841 of 924	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	598 of 933	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	710 of 927	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	841 of 896	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	722 of 949	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	552 of 927	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	551 of 634	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	545 of 646	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	610 of 878	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	614 of 897	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.3	401 of 497	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	1038 of 1447	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.2	627 of 1451	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	1114 of 1455	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	985 of 1459	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1318 of 1458	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1138 of 1440	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1223 of 1424	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1182 of 1405	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	3.9	490 of 500	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	446 of 494	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	389 of 612	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	764 of 915	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	721 of 843	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	727 of 865	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	657 of 1434	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	705 of 1437	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.5	1230 of 1450	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1087 of 1437	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1233 of 1366	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	992 of 1329	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	968 of 1361	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	887 of 1332	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	693 of 1451	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.6	850 of 1450	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1135 of 1464	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1105 of 1461	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1319 of 1464	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1257 of 1444	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1006 of 1430	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	991 of 1413	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	294 of 815	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	407 of 821	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	329 of 801	58.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	903 of 1146	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	770 of 1172	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1044 of 1166	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	976 of 1183	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1151 of 1194	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1090 of 1172	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	993 of 1183	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1089 of 1178	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)19th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)17th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+6 vs state

Mathematics57%-7 vs state

Reading49%-7 vs state

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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 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 Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1517 Bolling Road	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7500	614	38	16.0	99.5%	324 (52.8%)	181 (29.5%)	57 (9.3%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	43.1	857^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.6%		49.1	758^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.1%	99	56.3	52.2	63.2				57.7	40.0	52.9				73.5		$10,381	$1,618	$8,763
Manning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Park Avenue	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7400	630	41	15.2	99.5%	323 (51.3%)	173 (27.5%)	75 (11.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	47.2	779^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.8%		47.5	789^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.0%	10	64.2	56.4	73.9				38.9	46.5	51.1				76.1		$10,540	$1,066	$9,474
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Broughton Street	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-2520	284	24	11.8	98.9%	15 (5.3%)	247 (87.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	13.7	1380^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.5%		29.6	1095^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.5%	285	45.5	36.7	10.0	38.1	45.5	32.4	39.4	46.7	20.0	42.9	30.3	29.4	15.0	64.7	$18,837	$3,552	$15,285
Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4391 Highway 158	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-5484	254	17	14.9	98.8%	11 (4.3%)	207 (81.5%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	11.1	1405^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.6	1454^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.4%	49	47.9	26.5	40.5				33.3	30.6	32.4				54.1		$11,194	$2,551	$8,642
Weldon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Washington Ave	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4815	272	16	17.4	98.9%	5 (1.8%)	254 (93.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	3.7	1476^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.1%		2.9	1483^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	0.5%	7	25.6	30.2	33.3				25.6	25.6	12.8				41.0		$16,062	$2,258	$13,804
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Public	PK, KG-5	10536 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4944	140	13	10.7	97.9%	17 (12.1%)	109 (77.9%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	10.1	1421^st of 1492 public elementary schools	4.8%		37	961^st of 1490 public elementary schools	35.5%	460	38.1	27.3	43.8				19.0	31.8	43.8				50.0		$15,972	$2,777	$13,194
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	9742 NC Hwy 305	Jackson	27845	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 534-3381	283	22	12.8	98.9%	39 (13.8%)	203 (71.7%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)								(n/a)	54.0						44.6								$17,593	$3,541	$14,052
Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	25041 Hwy 561	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5268	147	11	13.8	98.0%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	18.6	1305^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.5%		12.5	1385^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%	80	52.2	41.7	37.5				47.8	41.7	41.7				37.5		$18,006	$3,302	$14,705
Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 US Hwy 158E	Macon	27551	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-6802	158	10	15.2	98.1%	45 (28.5%)	62 (39.2%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	47.9	770^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.4%		31.8	1061^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.8%	291	72.2	50.0	75.0				50.0	54.2	41.7				66.7		$14,074	$2,009	$12,066
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	13587 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-3525	225	18	12.5	98.7%	10 (4.4%)	190 (84.4%)	10 (4.4%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	29	1115^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.3%		34.3	1015^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.9%	100	66.7	50.0	43.6				57.6	38.2	38.5				51.3		$14,009	$3,951	$10,058

Frequently Asked Questions about Belmont Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Belmont Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Chaloner Middle School
High : Roanoke Rapids High School

What is the racial makeup of Belmont Elementary School?

Students at Belmont Elementary School are 53% White, 29% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Belmont Elementary School a good school?

Belmont Elementary School ranks 857^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Belmont Elementary School in?

Roanoke Rapids City Schools

How many students attend Belmont Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Belmont Elementary School.

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