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Schools in Belmont · Richland School District, Greater Johnstown School District

Belmont’s public schools score below 69% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Belmont’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

13%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
9%
▼ 28 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
77%
▼ 11 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 32% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Belmont compares

C+ Test scoresD Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (2,003)Better than 13%
High confidence. Built on 1,831 tested students and a graduating class of 220; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belmont (some depend on your address).

The path, start to finish
7–12Richland HSin Johnstown

Two districts serve Belmont

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math · PK–12, Greater Johnstown School District9%
State average 37.1%
Math · K–12, Richland School District57%
State average 37.1%

Belmont vs. its neighbors

Belmont’s schools rank 5th of 7 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.

Every school in Belmont

0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Belmont

There’s no college in Belmont, but 9 are within 30 miles. The closest is Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Richland, 2.8 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Belmont. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.

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