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Enrollment
1,258
High
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELTON 124·NCES 290462000055
BELTON HIGH
801 W. North Avenue, BELTON, MO 64012 · (816) 489-7500 · Cass County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,258 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Missouri public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
659 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 324 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 298 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 326 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 310 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BELTON 124. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.7pp since 2021
Math
53.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +21.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.8% | 45.1% | 34.1% | 12.8% |
| Math | 33.6% | 19.5% | 27.8% | 19.0% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.9% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | 51.6% | 51.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 31.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BELTON HIGH
BELTON HIGH's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELTON HIGH this school | 1,258 | 52.4% | 42.7% |
| NEOSHO HIGH NEOSHO | 1,530 | 53.7% | 38.9% |
| SMITH-COTTON HIGH SCHOOL SEDALIA | 1,551 | 59.6% | 38.9% |
| BRANSON HIGH BRANSON | 1,469 | 54.8% | 40.7% |
| WINNETONKA HIGH KANSAS CITY | 1,238 | 57.6% | 32.9% |
| FORT OSAGE HIGH INDEPENDENCE | 1,545 | 42.9% | 32.9% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BELTON HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #148 of 443 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #91 of 453 ▲ 6 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #150 of 382 ▲ 10 | #1 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #23 of 231 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,258 | #77 of 561 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #163 of 343 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #31 of 343 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #167 of 455 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #110 of 187 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,258
-189 (-13%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,032
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,258 | 92 | 13.7:1 | 52% (659) |
| 2023-24 | 1,272 | 88.2 | 14.4:1 | 51% (654) |
| 2022-23 | 1,374 | 91.4 | 15.0:1 | 42% (579) |
| 2020-21 | 1,447 | 84 | 17.2:1 | 33% (480) |
| 2017-18 | 1,350 | 62.9 | 21.5:1 | 51% (694) |
| 2015-16 | 1,359 | 80 | 17.0:1 | 44% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 995 | 55 | 18.1:1 | 41% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 1,231 | 68 | 18.1:1 | 14% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 1,032 | 67 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELTON HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,350 to 1,258); teachers up 46% (62.9 to 92).
About BELTON HIGH
BELTON HIGH is a large high school in BELTON, Missouri, under BELTON 124. Federal data show 1,258 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 501.
BELTON 124 counts 4,230 students in its 8 schools, and BELTON HIGH is one of them.
More than half of the students at BELTON HIGH are White (58%). The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Cass County's population at about 85%. The diversity index for BELTON HIGH is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
BELTON HIGH has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1, with 92 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Missouri average 12.2:1. The school has 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cass County is 35%.
BELTON HIGH holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Missouri public high schools.
Test results at BELTON HIGH are 2.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.7% actual, 40.3% predicted).
Census data for Cass County show the median household earns about $87,535 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting BELTON HIGH, Cass County has 44 public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate BELTON HIGH from the closest public school, MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts BELTON HIGH at 6th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,447 (2020-21) to 1,258 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.2:1 to 13.7:1.
The discussion board for BELTON HIGH is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BELTON 124
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 501 students
- Wilckens STEAM Acad @HillcrestElementary · 486 students
- MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.Middle · 435 students
- KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.Elementary · 355 students
- GLADDEN ELEM.Elementary · 326 students
Other schools in BELTON
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 641 students
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 501 students
- Wilckens STEAM Acad @HillcrestElementary · 486 students
- MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.Middle · 435 students
- KENTUCKY TRAIL ELEM.Elementary · 355 students
- GLADDEN ELEM.Elementary · 326 students
Other Belton High schools
One other US public school is named Belton High. BELTON HIGH is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Belton High SchoolBELTON, TX · 1,763 students
Nearby schools
- MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.0.2 mi · 435
- GRACE EARLY CHILD. ED. CTR.0.3 mi · 228
- Wilckens STEAM Acad @Hillcrest0.5 mi · 486
- GLADDEN ELEM.0.8 mi · 326
- BELTON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 641
- CAMBRIDGE ELEM.1.3 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About BELTON HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at BELTON HIGH?
BELTON HIGH enrolls approximately 1,258 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BELTON HIGH serve?
BELTON HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELTON HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELTON HIGH is approximately 13.7:1 (92 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BELTON HIGH?
At BELTON HIGH, the student body is approximately 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is BELTON HIGH in?
BELTON HIGH is part of BELTON 124.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.