Summary:
ZIP code 53510 in Belmont, Wisconsin is served by a single public elementary school: Belmont Elementary, which enrolls 213 students in grades PK–6 as part of the Belmont Community School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, there are no local peers to compare against, so the most useful benchmarks are the school's own prior-year results, the district, and Wisconsin state averages.
Belmont Elementary is trending in a positive direction and performs above the state average overall. Its statewide rank improved from 587th out of 1,061 schools in 2023–2024 to 396th out of 1,039 in 2025–2026, moving from the 45th to the 62nd percentile and from 2 stars to 3 stars, a rating it has now held for two years. In 2025–2026, its average proficiency across the ten reported Forward Exam tests was 62.26%, compared with a state average of 54.65% — a gap of about 7.6 percentage points, nearly double the prior year's gap. Chronic absenteeism is a standout strength: just 5.4%, well below the district's 11.6% and the state's 17.3%. Fourth-grade results were especially strong, with math at 86.36% (33.49 points above state), social studies at 77.27%, and science at 68.18%.
Some areas deserve attention. Math is uneven: 3rd-grade math sits at 68% and 4th grade at 86.36%, both above state, but 5th grade is 46.15% and 6th grade is 46.43%, both below state. Sixth-grade math fell sharply from 64.29% the prior year, a drop of 17.86 percentage points. Fifth-grade English language arts remains below state at 50%, though it improved from 40.74%. With about 35% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, a 10.3-to-1 student/teacher ratio, and $15,211 spent per student, the school offers relatively small classes. Families should note that with roughly 20–30 students per grade, small cohort changes can swing results considerably from year to year.
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