Top Rankings
Belt Elementary School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 49 students in Belt Elementary School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Belt Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 75% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 75% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
244 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
16 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Belt Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 334 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#10 out of 350 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.39
% American Indian
2%
11%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
2%
6%
% Black
1%
1%
% White
93%
77%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,303 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,263. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,389 is less than the state median of $15,352. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,303
$15,263
Spending / Student
$11,389
$15,352
Best Belt Elementary School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Belt 7-8
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
1 Church Street
Belt, MT 59412
(406) 277-3351
Belt, MT 59412
(406) 277-3351
Gr: 7-8 | 49 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
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