Belton Middle School

BELTON, Texas, is home to Belton Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 661 students.

BELTON ISD (21 schools, 13,980 students) runs Belton Middle School.

The share of White students at Belton Middle School is 51%, a majority. After that, the student body is 35% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census estimates put Bell County at about 49% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Belton Middle School are from different groups.

On staff are 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 43% of students at Belton Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bell County average 57%.

Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.2%. Belton Middle School scores 42.0%.

The county, Bell County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $68,865 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bell County has 130 public schools with about 71,041 students, including Belton Middle School.

Belton High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Belton Middle School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Belton Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.

The federal government classifies Belton Middle School's location as Suburb: Mid-size.

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 80 students, from 741 to 661.

The allk12 page for Belton Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.