Belmont Elementary
6097 Belmont Avenue
Belmont, MI 49306
Maggie Thelen, Principal
Phone616.863.6362Fax616.863.6356Hours8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Blue Ribbon Exemplary School


Principal's Welcome

Belmont Elementary serves 343 students in developmental kindergarten through grade five. The principal of Belmont is Maggie Thelen, who is also the director of the Gifted and Talented department. Belmont has 13 classroom teachers and 5 paraprofessionals. In addition, the school has one resource room teacher, a reading specialist, and teachers for music, art, and physical education. There is a psychologist, a speech teacher, a social worker, an occupational therapist, and a physical therapist on staff, as well as a gifted and talented program.


Belmont is fully accredited by AdvancED, formerly the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges. Belmont has earned an “A” from Education Yes!, an evaluation program directed by the State of Michigan for the past five years.


All Rockford Public Schools are Blue Ribbon Exemplary Schools. Belmont received state and national recognition in the spring of the 1998-99 school year. We also received a Character Education Special Emphasis Award at the national level during the same year.


Maggie Thelen, Principal
Belmont Elementary



Announcements & Information

Upcoming Events
  • August 31 - DK/K 
  • September 1 - Curriculum Night for Gr. 1-5
  • September 7 - First Day of School

Our school colors are Maize and Blue

Mascot: We are the Belmont Bobcats!


350 N. Main Street | Rockford, MI 49341 | 616.863.6320
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