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 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 33%), 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
District Rank
Belt Elementary School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 347 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#12 out of 350 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
35%

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 Students
4 Students
3,906 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
11%
# Asian Students
4 Students
202 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
1,953 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
6%
# Black Students
2 Students
236 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
227 Students
26,582 Students
% White Students
93%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
63 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
1,583 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
1
63
# Students in K Grade:
44
440
# Students in 1st Grade:
26
446
# Students in 2nd Grade:
24
428
# Students in 3rd Grade:
23
470
# Students in 4th Grade:
20
567
# Students in 5th Grade:
25
1,752
# Students in 6th Grade:
32
7,409
# Students in 7th Grade:
25
11,480
# Students in 8th Grade:
24
11,296
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
49
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
42
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
41
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
42
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
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)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
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
Grades: 7-8
| 49 students
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