Summary:
The city of Belmont, West Virginia is home to two schools: Pleasants County Middle School and Belmont Elementary School. Both schools serve students in the Pleasants County Schools district, but their academic performance has been consistently low, with neither school ranking highly in the state.
Pleasants County Middle School has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, English language arts, and science range from 25.8% to 40.3%, all below the state averages. Belmont Elementary School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from the top 27% of West Virginia elementary schools in 2022-2023 to the bottom 10% in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates range from 29.3% to 41.9%, also below the state averages.
Despite the relatively high spending per student at both schools, with Belmont Elementary School spending $15,086 per student and Pleasants County Middle School spending $13,837 per student, the academic performance remains a concern. The schools have low student-teacher ratios, with Belmont Elementary School at 13.2 and Pleasants County Middle School at 12.8, but the data does not provide information on the socioeconomic status of the student population, which could be a contributing factor to the schools' challenges. Overall, the academic performance of the schools in Belmont, West Virginia is an area of concern that warrants further investigation and targeted strategies for improvement.
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