BELT LINE EL

Located at 1355 W BELT LINE RD, in LANCASTER, Texas, BELT LINE EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that teaches 567 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by LANCASTER ISD.

BELT LINE EL is one of 10 schools operated by LANCASTER ISD, a district that hosts 6,822 students overall.

On demographics, BELT LINE EL lists that Black students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 83% of students at BELT LINE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BELT LINE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which BELT LINE EL is one.

ROSA PARKS/MILLBROOK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BELT LINE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BELT LINE EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 30.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. BELT LINE EL's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 630 (now 567). Black enrollment moved from 86% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.