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Enrollment
803
Middle
DISTRICT 778 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELTON ISD·NCES 480986010398
Lake Belton Middle School
8818 TARVER DR, TEMPLE, TX 76502 · (254) 215-2900 · Bell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
210 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 259 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 264 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Lake Belton Middle School
Lake Belton Middle School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Belton Middle School this school | 803 | 26.2% | 54.4% |
| Barbers Hill Int North MONT BELVIEU | 924 | 26.6% | 76.0% |
| Seabrook Intermediate School SEABROOK | 901 | 28.3% | 61.0% |
| Smithfield Middle School NORTH RICHLAND HILL | 798 | 27.1% | 74.3% |
| River Valley Middle School MCGREGOR | 902 | 28.2% | 68.6% |
| Bayside Intermediate School LEAGUE CITY | 978 | 27.7% | 54.7% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Lake Belton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #369 of 1,635 | #2 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #329 of 1,670 ▼ 49 | #1 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #295 of 1,670 ▲ 5 | #2 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.5pp | #177 of 1,570 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #556 of 1,749 | #4 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #965 of 1,542 | #9 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #524 of 1,543 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #1,497 of 1,648 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #801 of 942 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
803
+57 (+8%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 1,111
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
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 | 803 | 52.1 | 15.4:1 | 26% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 812 | 58.5 | 13.9:1 | 30% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 58 | 14.2:1 | 30% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 30% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 840 | 55.7 | 15.1:1 | 50% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 47% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 1,111 | 69 | 16.1:1 | 33% (367) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Belton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (840 to 803); teachers down 6% (55.7 to 52.1).
About Lake Belton Middle School
Lake Belton Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in TEMPLE, Texas, one of the schools in BELTON ISD. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 803 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
Lake Belton Middle School is among 21 schools run by BELTON ISD, which serves 13,980 students.
Lake Belton Middle School is 58% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Bell County's population at about 49%. Lake Belton Middle School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Lake Belton Middle School reports 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Bell County averages 57%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Lake Belton Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 62.5% for a school in Texas with Lake Belton Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lake Belton Middle School posts 54.4%.
Bell County has about 386,897 residents, and 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. Besides Lake Belton Middle School, Bell County has 129 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Joe M Pirtle Elementary School, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.5% proficiency; Lake Belton Middle School posts 54.4%.
Lake Belton Middle School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Lake Belton Middle School had 746 students, to 2024-25, when it had 803.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 766 students
- South Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
Other schools in TEMPLE
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 2,320 students
- Lake Belton High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- North Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 979 students
- Thornton Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Travis Science AcademyMiddle · 686 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Joe M Pirtle Elementary School0.3 mi · 575
- Charter Oak Elementary School1.1 mi · 602
- Tarver Elementary School1.1 mi · 494
- North Belton Middle School1.7 mi · 979
- High Point Elementary School1.7 mi · 563
- Lakewood Elementary School1.7 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Belton Middle SchoolHow large is Lake Belton Middle School?
Lake Belton Middle School enrolls approximately 803 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lake Belton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Belton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Belton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Belton Middle School is approximately 15.4:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Belton Middle School?
At Lake Belton Middle School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lake Belton Middle School public or private?
Lake Belton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BELTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.