Summary:
Belmont Community School District in rural southwestern Wisconsin operates just one high school — Belmont High, a 7th-through-12th-grade building at 646 E Liberty St in Belmont serving about 168 students, which means the middle and high school grades share a single campus and the school's results are the district's results in every tested grade.
The most encouraging news is the school's trajectory. Belmont High has climbed from the 25th percentile statewide (1 star, 2023-24) to the 68th percentile (3 stars, 2025-26) — a move from the bottom quarter into the top third of Wisconsin high schools. Social studies is the most dependable strength, beating the state in all four comparisons across grades 8 and 10, including 77.78% in 8th grade versus 64.63% statewide. Seventh-grade math jumped to 67.86% (state: 55.67%), and ACT science rebounded to 52.17% (state: 43.20%). Completion outcomes are solid: a 94.1% graduation rate tops the state's 92.0%, with a 0.0% dropout rate against 1.1% statewide.
Parents should weigh three cautions. Chronic absenteeism at 18.5% runs above both the state (17.3%) and the district's 11.6% — the clearest area to watch, since absenteeism and reading outcomes tend to move together. Math on the 10th-grade ACT stayed below state in both years (39.13% vs. 42.93%), the only subject with a persistent gap, and English language arts slipped at grades 7 and 8. Because each tested group is roughly 20–35 students, a handful of students can shift a rate by many points, so these swings are signals rather than firm trends. Resources look generous — $17,325 per student and a 10.8:1 student-teacher ratio — in a building where about one in three students qualifies for free or reduced lunch. Overall: a small, genuinely improving school with strengths in social studies, middle-school math, and graduation, and a concrete attendance lever to pull.
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