JOE M PIRTLE EL

JOE M PIRTLE EL is a primary school of mid-sized scale in TEMPLE, Texas, one of the schools within BELTON ISD, caters to 575 students in grades K through 5.

BELTON ISD comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 13,980 students; JOE M PIRTLE EL is among them.

Demographically, JOE M PIRTLE EL shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial. Compared to Bell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, JOE M PIRTLE EL reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bell County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, JOE M PIRTLE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 45.6%.

In the area at large, Bell County reports that median household income runs about $68,865, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JOE M PIRTLE EL is one of 130 public schools in Bell County (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students).

LAKE BELTON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOE M PIRTLE EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.7%.

JOE M PIRTLE EL operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. JOE M PIRTLE EL's enrollment has contracted 25% since 2018, when it stood at 762 (now 575). The White share of enrollment edged down from 54% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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