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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELTON ISD·NCES 480986012898
High Point Elementary School
1635 STARLIGHT DR, TEMPLE, TX 76502 · (254) 316-5000 · Bell County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
232 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
56%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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High Point Elementary School
High Point Elementary School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point Elementary School this school | 563 | 41.2% | 37.7% |
| Bay Elementary School SEABROOK | 519 | 40.1% | 48.6% |
| China Spring Elementary School WACO | 613 | 37.4% | 57.7% |
| Richard Bransom Elementary School BURLESON | 566 | 36.2% | 58.6% |
| Butterfield Elementary School SANGER | 503 | 43.1% | 54.8% |
| Audubon Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 509 | 38.1% | 61.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 High Point Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #2,867 of 4,401 | #35 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,043 of 4,466 ▼ 499 | #51 of 55 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,434 of 4,466 ▼ 901 | #47 of 55 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #447 of 3,998 | #5 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #1,917 of 4,938 | #32 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,396 of 4,622 | #15 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #1,789 of 4,628 | #47 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #3,903 of 4,789 | #50 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #1,066 of 2,838 | #13 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
563
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 563 | 40.7 | 13.8:1 | 41% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 40.5 | 15.9:1 | 40% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 41.5 | 15.5:1 | 40% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 35% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 716 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 40% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 44% (297) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Point Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (716 to 563); teachers down 3% (42 to 40.7).
About High Point Elementary School
High Point Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in TEMPLE, Texas. There are 563 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
High Point Elementary School is one of the 21 schools that make up BELTON ISD (13,980 students in total).
At High Point Elementary School, 60% of students are White. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Bell County is roughly 49% White. The diversity index for High Point Elementary School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The school has 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.2 students per teacher. In all, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points below the 57% average for public schools in Bell County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, High Point Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. It scores 37.7%; the prediction is 56.1%.
The school is in Bell County, where the median household earns about $68,865 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. High Point Elementary School shares Bell County with 129 other public schools.
The closest school to High Point Elementary School is Lake Belton High School, located about 0.2 miles away. High Point Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. High Point Elementary School's average proficiency of 37.7% compares with 51.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 563, from 593 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.2:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.
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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
- Belton High SchoolHigh · 1,763 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
Other schools in TEMPLE
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 2,320 students
- Lake Belton High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- North Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 979 students
- Lake Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Thornton Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Travis Science AcademyMiddle · 686 students
Other High Point Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named High Point Elementary. High Point Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- High Point Elementary SchoolNAVASOTA, TX · 519 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 684 students
- High Point ElementaryPasadena, MD · 665 students
- HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLEARWATER, FL · 600 students
- High Point ElementaryBristol, VA · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Belton High School0.2 mi · 2,300
- James L Burrell Elementary School1.2 mi · 466
- North Belton Middle School1.2 mi · 979
- Tarver Elementary School1.3 mi · 494
- Lakewood Elementary School1.4 mi · 572
- Lake Belton Middle School1.7 mi · 803
Frequently asked questions
About High Point Elementary SchoolHow large is High Point Elementary School?
High Point Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does High Point Elementary School serve?
High Point Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at High Point Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at High Point Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at High Point Elementary School?
At High Point Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees High Point Elementary School?
High Point Elementary 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.