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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Bell County, Texas

Across Bell County, Texas, 23 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. HOLLAND MIDDLE leads the list at 71.0%, against a median of 52.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Bell County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

71.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

52.0%

BEST IN READING · BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	HOLLAND MIDDLE	HOLLAND, TX	HOLLAND ISD	Middle	147	71.0%
2	LAKE BELTON MIDDLE	TEMPLE, TX	BELTON ISD	Middle	803	69.0%
3	ACADEMY MIDDLE	LITTLE RIVER, TX	ACADEMY ISD	Middle	417	65.0%
4	UNION GROVE MIDDLE	HARKER HEIGHTS, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	733	64.0%
5	SALADO MIDDLE	SALADO, TX	SALADO ISD	Middle	587	63.0%
6	NORTH BELTON MIDDLE	TEMPLE, TX	BELTON ISD	Middle	979	61.0%
7	NOLAN MIDDLE	HARKER HEIGHTS, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	1,068	61.0%
8	ROGERS MIDDLE	ROGERS, TX	ROGERS ISD	Middle	213	58.0%
9	DR JIMMIE DON AYCOCK MIDDLE	KILLEEN, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	557	54.0%
10	BELTON MIDDLE	BELTON, TX	BELTON ISD	Middle	661	52.0%
11	ROY J SMITH MIDDLE	KILLEEN, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	1,135	52.0%
12	BONHAM MIDDLE	TEMPLE, TX	TEMPLE ISD	Middle	627	52.0%
13	TRAVIS SCIENCE ACADEMY	TEMPLE, TX	TEMPLE ISD	Middle	686	51.0%
14	RAYMOND MAYS MIDDLE	TROY, TX	TROY ISD	Middle	408	51.0%
15	LIVE OAK RIDGE MIDDLE	KILLEEN, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	676	45.0%
16	CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE	KILLEEN, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	746	44.0%
17	SOUTH BELTON MIDDLE	BELTON, TX	BELTON ISD	Middle	667	42.0%
18	RANCIER MIDDLE	KILLEEN, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	735	42.0%
19	LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE	KILLEEN, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	674	42.0%
20	LAMAR MIDDLE	TEMPLE, TX	TEMPLE ISD	Middle	553	42.0%
21	MANOR MIDDLE	KILLEEN, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	592	40.0%
22	PALO ALTO MIDDLE	KILLEEN, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	781	36.0%
23	EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE	HARKER HEIGHTS, TX	KILLEEN ISD	Middle	585	36.0%

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