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About this school
Belmont Street Community School is
an urban public school
in Worcester, Massachusetts that is part of Worcester Public Schools.
It serves 615 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Its teachers have had 1,725 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 6
615 Students
32 Teachers
170 Belmont StContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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75%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
Belmont Street Community School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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Belmont Street Community School
$849,498
raised using DonorsChoose
1,725
projects
funded
79
teachers
funded
746
donors
365
projects
for
basic supplies
322
projects for
technology
172
projects for
books
124
projects
for
art supplies
Belmont Street Community School has received support from
524 individuals from Massachusetts and
222 individuals out-of-state.