Total enrollment
13,697
+1,088 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in BELTON ISD
Texas · 13,980 students · 3 cities
Parents inside BELTON ISD pick from 23 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 13,980 students (an average school size of 608).
4-year change in BELTON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
+2 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How BELTON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #310 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,980 | #91 of 760 | #606 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #91 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #366 of 758 | #4,211 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 42.8% | #604 of 750 | #5,175 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #114 of 557 | #1,061 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside BELTON ISD
State test results across the district's 19 scored schools run from Belton New Tech H S at Waskow at 66.0% proficient to Southwest Elementary School at 23.8%, a gap of 42.2 points. That is the 94th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 10,675 to 8,824 students (down 17%) and from 673 to 630 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE BELTON H S | Temple | High | 09-12 | 2,300 |
| BELTON H S | Belton | High | 09-12 | 1,763 |
| NORTH BELTON MIDDLE | Temple | Middle | 06-08 | 979 |
| LAKE BELTON MIDDLE | Temple | Middle | 06-08 | 803 |
| CHISHOLM TRAIL EL | Belton | Elementary | KG-05 | 766 |
| SOUTH BELTON MIDDLE | Belton | Middle | 06-08 | 667 |
| BELTON MIDDLE | Belton | Middle | 06-08 | 661 |
| CHARTER OAK EL | Temple | Elementary | KG-05 | 602 |
| JOE M PIRTLE EL | Temple | Elementary | KG-05 | 575 |
| LAKEWOOD EL | Belton | Elementary | KG-05 | 572 |
| HIGH POINT EL | Temple | Elementary | KG-05 | 563 |
| SPARTA EL | Belton | Elementary | KG-05 | 549 |
| HUBBARD BRANCH EL | Belton | Elementary | KG-05 | 514 |
| BELTON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL | Belton | Elementary | PK-PK | 494 |
| TARVER EL | Temple | Elementary | KG-05 | 494 |
| JAMES L BURRELL EL | Temple | Elementary | KG-05 | 466 |
| SOUTHWEST EL | Belton | Elementary | KG-05 | 415 |
| BELTON NEW TECH H S AT WASKOW | Belton | High | 09-12 | 284 |
| MILLER HEIGHTS EL | Belton | Elementary | KG-05 | 283 |
| LEON HEIGHTS EL | Belton | Elementary | KG-05 | 184 |
| DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM | Belton | High | 07-12 | 46 |
| BELTON NEW TECH H S AT WASKOW | Belton | High | 11-12 | 0 |
| BELL CO J J A E P | Killeen | Elementary | M-M | · |
About BELTON ISD
BELTON ISD operates 23 public schools across Texas, collectively instructing roughly 13,980 students.
For a sense of the school types, BELTON ISD spans 14 elementary, 4 middle, and 5 high schools.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in BELTON ISD has increased 9% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,609 students to 13,697. Over that span, BELTON ISD gained 2 schools, going from 18 to 20.
In the discussion threads here, the community for BELTON ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.