Belton Early Childhood School

Belton Early Childhood School serves students in BELTON, Texas, as a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 494 students, spread over pre-K.

Across its 21 schools, BELTON ISD enrolls 13,980 students. Belton Early Childhood School is one of those schools.

About 44% of students at Belton Early Childhood School are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 36% White, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Bell County's residents are about 26% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.

Belton Early Childhood School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.0:1. The school's 17.0:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%. Public schools in Bell County average a similar 57%.

In the surrounding county, Bell County, the median household earns about $68,865 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Belton Early Childhood School, Bell County has 130 public schools.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Belton Early Childhood School from the closest public school, Belton New Tech H S at Waskow. The five-mile area around Belton Early Childhood School holds at least 8 other public schools.

Federal data place Belton Early Childhood School in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Belton Early Childhood School had a net gain of 129 students, or 35%.

The Belton Early Childhood School discussion page is a place for fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.