CEAWP | Our Schools

Belmont Charter School (BCS) was founded in 2002 by the Philadelphia School Reform Commission. Formerly a public school with the Philadelphia School District, BCS is unique in the fact that student enrollment is determined by a geographic catchment area, versus the typical lottery style of enrollment associated with charter schools. As such, Belmont truly is a "community" based charter school in every sense of the word. The current 1st through 8th grade program serves 430 students and has a 17:1 student to teacher ratio.

Click here to see Belmont Charter School's Bullying Policy.
Click here to see Belmont Charter School's Emergency Management Policy.

Belmont Academy Charter School (BACS) opened its doors in 1998 with the mission to provide an intensive education program to underserved children in Philadelphia. Recognizing that children living in poverty have historically faced the greatest risk of school failure, BACS seeks to break this cycle by providing high need students with comprehensive educational opportunities. BACS achieves this vision through a lottery style enrollment system, granting priority to those students classified most at risk.

Housed in a historic building which formerly served as a neighborhood church, BACS exudes the feeling of an intimate "family" based style of learning. Its present preschool and kindergarten programs serve a modest sized population of 185 students and offer a remarkable student to teacher ratio of 8:1.

Please click here to see Belmont Academy Charter School's Bullying Policy.