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Enrollment
1,763
High
DISTRICT 1,098 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELTON ISD·NCES 480986000454
Belton High School
600 LAKE RD, BELTON, TX 76513 · (254) 215-2200 · Bell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,763 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
802 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
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 | 495 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 454 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 405 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 409 | 23% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 43.0% | 17.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 30.0% | 42.0% | 19.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 13.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 School
Belton High School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belton High School this school | 1,763 | 45.5% | 51.8% |
| Brazoswood High School CLUTE | 2,436 | 44.4% | 46.3% |
| Benbrook Middle/High School FORT WORTH | 1,478 | 44.5% | 42.4% |
| Flour Bluff High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,940 | 42.9% | 74.3% |
| La Porte High School LA PORTE | 2,090 | 41.0% | 59.5% |
| Richland High School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 2,063 | 49.5% | 62.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #757 of 1,385 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #839 of 1,425 ▼ 26 | #8 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #895 of 1,425 ▲ 29 | #10 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.5pp | #120 of 1,184 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,763 | #391 of 2,107 | #7 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #514 of 1,344 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #260 of 1,346 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #1,097 of 1,522 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.0% | #28 of 557 | #2 of 9 |
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
1,763
-1,121 (-39%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,237
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,763 | 128.4 | 13.7:1 | 45% (802) |
| 2023-24 | 1,836 | 146.5 | 12.5:1 | 46% (846) |
| 2022-23 | 1,941 | 157.2 | 12.3:1 | 46% (901) |
| 2020-21 | 2,884 | 196 | 14.7:1 | 38% (1,094) |
| 2017-18 | 2,843 | 187.2 | 15.2:1 | 41% (1,173) |
| 2015-16 | 2,711 | 182 | 14.9:1 | 40% (1,095) |
| 2010-11 | 2,396 | 168 | 14.3:1 | 38% (905) |
| 2000-01 | 1,856 | 114 | 16.3:1 | 23% (433) |
| 1990-91 | 1,237 | 69 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (2,843 to 1,763); teachers down 31% (187.2 to 128.4).
About Belton High School
Belton High School is a public large high school in BELTON, Texas. The school counts 1,763 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
BELTON ISD is made up of 21 schools with 13,980 students in all.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Belton High School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 44%. The remaining students are 40% White, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Bell County is about 26% Hispanic. Belton High School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1, with 128.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 45% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Bell County report 57%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Belton High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Belton High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.8%; the prediction is 54.3%.
Bell County has these Census figures: the median household income is $68,865, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bell County is home to 130 public schools and about 71,041 public school students.
The closest public school, Belton Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from Belton High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.6%; Belton High School's is 51.8%, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Belton High School's enrollment declined from 2,884 in 2020-21 to 1,763 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Belton High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BELTON ISD
- Lake Belton High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- North Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 979 students
- Lake Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 766 students
- South Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
Other schools in BELTON
- Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 766 students
- South Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Sparta Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Hubbard Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
Other Belton High schools
One other US public school is named Belton High. Belton High School is the largest of the 2.
- BELTON HIGHBELTON, MO · 1,258 students
Nearby schools
- Belton Middle School0.2 mi · 661
- Sparta Elementary School0.3 mi · 549
- Leon Heights Elementary School1.3 mi · 184
- Charter Oak Elementary School2.0 mi · 602
- Belton Early Childhood School2.1 mi · 494
- District Alternative Education Program2.1 mi · 46
Frequently asked questions
About Belton High SchoolHow large is Belton High School?
Belton High School enrolls approximately 1,763 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Belton High School serve?
Belton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Belton High School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Belton High School.
What is the student diversity at Belton High School?
Student demographics at Belton High School are roughly 40% White, 44% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Belton High School?
Belton High School is overseen by BELTON ISD in Bell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.