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Belmont Public Schools

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Belmont Public Schools is a school district that serves Belmont, Massachusetts, United States. The district is highly regarded for the excellence of Belmont High School, the emphasis on the arts, and the quality of all-around education. The district also consistently scores above state average in reports of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).[1]

Belmont Public Schools
The Underwood School Administration building entrance.
Address
644 Pleasant Street[1]
Greater Boston
Belmont
, Middlesex, Massachusetts, 02478
District information
GradesPK-12[1]
Established1865[citation needed]
SuperintendentJill Geiser[1]
School boardBelmont School Committee
Chair of the boardMeghan Moriarty[4]
Governing agencyTown of Belmont
Schools7
Budget$82,755,349 (2022)[2]
NCES District ID2502490[3]
Affiliation(s)Foundation for Belmont Education, Belmont Education Association
Students and staff
Students4,424[1]
Staff649[5]
Other information
Websitehttps://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/

Schools

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There are four public elementary schools in Belmont: the Burbank, Butler, Winn Brook, and Wellington schools. There is one public upper elementary school, the Winthrop Louis Chenery Upper Elementary School (Chenery Upper Elementary School). There is one public middle school, the Belmont Middle School, and one public high school, the Belmont High School.[6] The middle and high school share one building, Belmont Middle and High School, which was finished in 2023 on the site of the former high school.[7]

Burbank School.

The transition from elementary school to middle school in Belmont occurs from 6th to 7th grade, slightly later than in most communities. In the fall of 2024, the Belmont School Administration plans to move the 4th grade level to the Chenery Upper Elementary School, and make the elementary schools for grades K-3.[8] This will mean the elementary schools will be for grades K-3 and the upper elementary school will be for grades 4-6. The middle school is for grades 7-8, and the high school is for grades 9-12.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Contact Information - Belmont (00260000)". www.profiles.doe.mass.edu. DESE. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ "In-District and Out-of-District FTE Average Membership - Belmont (00260000)". www.profiles.doe.mass.edu. DESE. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Belmont". www.nces.ed.gov. NCES. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "School Committee". www.belmont.k12.ma.us. Belmont Public Schools. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Staff". www.belmont.k12.ma.us. Belmont Public Schools. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Our Schools". www.belmont.k12.ma.us. Belmont Public Schools. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Skanska completes $256 million Belmont Middle and High School in Belmont, Massachusetts". www.usa.skanska.com. Skanska. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ Byrne, Mary. "School Reconfiguration In The Final Stages". www.belmontvoice.org. The Belmont Voice. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
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