Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELTON ISD·NCES 480986000457
Leon Heights Elementary School
1501 N MAIN, BELTON, TX 76513 · (254) 215-3200 · Bell County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
107 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
61%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 27.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Leon Heights Elementary School
Leon Heights Elementary School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Heights Elementary School this school | 184 | 58.2% | 50.3% |
| Edna Intermediate School EDNA | 202 | 55.4% | 42.6% |
| Brown Primary School SMITHVILLE | 194 | 57.7% | N/A |
| Moulton Elementary School MOULTON | 170 | 53.5% | 50.6% |
| Speegleville Elementary School WACO | 228 | 56.6% | 49.7% |
| Wortham Elementary School WORTHAM | 238 | 60.1% | 36.8% |
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 Leon Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,397 of 4,401 | #14 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,819 of 4,466 ▼ 824 | #30 of 55 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,493 of 4,466 ▼ 99 | #13 of 55 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #4,675 of 4,938 | #58 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #3,209 of 4,789 | #36 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.3% | #322 of 2,838 | #5 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
184
-60 (-25%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 184 | 17.9 | 10.3:1 | 58% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 59% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 | 62% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 21 | 11.6:1 | 57% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 16.3 | 17.1:1 | 50% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 50% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 55% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 33% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leon Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (280 to 184); teachers up 9% (16.3 to 17.9).
About Leon Heights Elementary School
Leon Heights Elementary School is an elementary school in BELTON, Texas, reachable at (254) 215-3200. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 184 students. The school is 65% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Leon Heights Elementary School is among 21 schools run by BELTON ISD, which serves 13,980 students.
The student body at Leon Heights Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. The next largest groups are 39% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Bell County overall, the White share is about 49%. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Leon Heights Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Leon Heights Elementary School has a ratio of 10.3:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 4.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 58%. The average for public schools in Bell County is similar, at 57%.
On BeatsExpectations, Leon Heights Elementary School is 1.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Census data for Bell County show median household income comes to about $68,865, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 130 public schools and about 71,041 students.
Leon Heights Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Belton Early Childhood School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Leon Heights Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 50.3% versus a 46.9% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment fell 25% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.6:1 to 10.3:1.
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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
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- Belton Early Childhood School0.8 mi · 494
- Belton New Tech H S at Waskow0.9 mi · 284
- District Alternative Education Program0.9 mi · 46
- Belton Middle School1.3 mi · 661
- Nolan Creek School1.3 mi · 109
- Belton High School1.3 mi · 1,763
Frequently asked questions
About Leon Heights Elementary SchoolHow large is Leon Heights Elementary School?
Leon Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades KG-05.
Is Leon Heights Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leon Heights Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leon Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leon Heights Elementary School is approximately 10.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leon Heights Elementary School?
At Leon Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 39% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Leon Heights Elementary School public or private?
Leon Heights Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BELTON ISD.
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