Summary:
Belmont Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sun City Center, Florida, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 987. The school is part of the Hillsborough School District, which is ranked 45 out of 68 districts in Florida and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
Belmont Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (32.52%) and African American (30.6%) students compared to the state and district averages. The school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 32.9% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Belmont Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and years. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 38% to 46% in ELA and 41% to 46% in Math, compared to the state averages of 53% to 55% in ELA and 56% to 60% in Math. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (43.77% in 2022-2023) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and its spending per student ($8,924 in 2022-2023) is lower than the state and district averages.
When comparing Belmont Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, such as Cypress Creek Elementary, Southshore Charter Academy, and Dorothy C. York Pk-8 Magnet School, it becomes evident that Belmont's performance is generally lower, with higher chronic absenteeism rates and lower academic proficiency. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past few years, from 1,391 out of 2,247 Florida elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 1,672 out of 2,256 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger rating from 2 stars to 1 star.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-6
District:
Hillsborough
SchoolDigger Rank:
1672nd of 2,256 Florida Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,924
Students who attend Belmont Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.2
Number of students: 987
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
32.5%
African American:
30.6%
White:
26.2%
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Two or more races:
8.4%
Asian:
2.0%
American Indian:
0.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.8%
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