LEON HEIGHTS EL

LEON HEIGHTS EL is one of the micro-enrollment elementary campuss in BELTON, Texas, operated by BELTON ISD, with 184 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so LEON HEIGHTS EL sits 65% smaller than that benchmark.

BELTON ISD runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 13,980 students. LEON HEIGHTS EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LEON HEIGHTS EL reports that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LEON HEIGHTS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 52.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bell County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $68,865 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bell County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), LEON HEIGHTS EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BELTON EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEON HEIGHTS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LEON HEIGHTS EL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 46.1%.

LEON HEIGHTS EL operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. LEON HEIGHTS EL's enrollment has shrank 34% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 184). Over the same period, the White share fell from 54% to 48%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for LEON HEIGHTS EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.