Belmont Elementary School, North Babylon NY

Original Research by School Decision on Belmont Elementary School

Belmont Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in North Babylon, a quiet residential hamlet on Long Island oriented around modest single-family homes and a commercial spine along Deer Park Avenue. The school draws from a community with strong family ties and a history of civic engagement, though one that is fundamentally car-dependent and sits at the intersection of major highway corridors.

The school enrolls a mix of students, with a substantial majority from lower-income households. The racial and ethnic composition is diverse, with students identifying across Hispanic, white, Black, and Asian backgrounds. The enrollment is modest and relatively stable across grade levels, and the school holds its place as a regular public elementary school within the North Babylon Union Free School District.

On state testing, Belmont's results are mixed and show variation across grades and subjects. In third grade, the school performs closer to proficiency in English language arts but falls notably behind in math. Fourth grade shows better balance between the two subjects, though neither reaches strong attainment overall. Fifth grade proficiency drops significantly in both math and science, a pattern a parent may want to look into further with the school, as it may reflect a genuine instructional challenge or particular student population dynamics in that cohort. When proficiency data across tested grades and subjects are averaged together, the school sits above the midpoint among Suffolk County's elementary schools, suggesting it is performing roughly in line with its county peers rather than standing out as notably weak or strong.

Participation rates on state assessments vary, particularly in the upper grades, where rates dip. This could reflect absence patterns, opt-out decisions, or a mix of both; that context would be worth clarifying with the school. Science is tested only in fifth grade, where proficiency is low and participation is notably reduced, which again warrants a conversation with staff about what is happening in that grade.

The school is embedded in a district that has made concrete changes to its high school day and adopted New York's statewide cell phone restriction for the 2025-2026 school year. The district's spending has grown notably over the past several years, a factor that translates into rising property taxes for families in the North Babylon area. Housing values in the broader zip code are mid-range for Long Island, and the area is experiencing modest growth around the Town's effort to revitalize the Deer Park Avenue corridor, with new residential development and mixed-use projects underway.

Belmont sits on Barnum Street in the heart of the residential neighborhood, positioning it close to the central civic and commercial corridor rather than isolated from community life. For families seeking an accessible elementary school in a family-oriented suburban setting, it offers that foundation, though the state testing picture suggests parents should talk directly with the school about how it supports proficiency in math, particularly in the upper elementary grades.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 39% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 40% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 27% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 42% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 38% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 37% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 23% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 599%

School 99% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

This schoolNORTH BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income61%Higher-income58%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income55%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income38%Higher-income57%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income52%Higher-income38%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income65%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income25%1 pp gap