Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELTON ISD·NCES 480986000458
Miller Heights Elementary School
1110 FAIRWAY DR, BELTON, TX 76513 · (254)215-3300 · Bell County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
226 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
65%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.
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% | 49.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Miller Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #4,115 of 4,401 | #53 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #4,276 of 4,466 ▼ 323 | #55 of 55 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,045 of 4,466 ▼ 1,057 | #53 of 55 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,257 of 3,998 | #25 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #4,292 of 4,938 | #56 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #264 of 4,622 | #1 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #943 of 4,628 | #37 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #1,966 of 4,789 | #8 of 59 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
283
-44 (-13%) vs 2017
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.6:1
% White
33%
was 33%
% Hispanic
47%
was 45%
% Black
11%
was 13%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 283 | 26 | 10.9:1 | 80% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 27.1 | 11.7:1 | 82% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 88% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 24.1 | 13.6:1 | 86% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 78% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 83% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 77% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 23 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (327 to 283); teachers up 8% (24.1 to 26).
About Miller Heights Elementary School
Students in BELTON, Texas, attend Miller Heights Elementary School, a small elementary school. It educates 283 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 45% smaller than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.
BELTON ISD oversees Miller Heights Elementary School and 20 other schools, with 13,980 students in total.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Miller Heights Elementary School, with 47% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 33% White, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 20 points above the 26% share among Bell County residents. By the diversity index, Miller Heights Elementary School comes in at 65%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1 at Miller Heights Elementary School, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 80%. Across public schools in Bell County, the average is 57%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Miller Heights Elementary School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 39.6%. Actual: 23.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bell County, median household income is about $68,865, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Bell County number 130 and enroll about 71,041.
Nearby, Nolan Creek School is about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.8%; Miller Heights Elementary School's is 23.8%, ranking 5th of 6.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The number of students declined from 327 to 283 over 6 years. Students per teacher fell from 13.6 in 2017-18 to 10.9 in 2023-24.
The Miller Heights Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 BELTON
- Belton High SchoolHigh · 1,763 students
- Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 766 students
- South Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Sparta Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
Other Miller Heights Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Miller Heights Elementary. Miller Heights Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Miller Heights Elementary SchoolBethlehem, PA · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Nolan Creek School0.5 mi · 109
- District Alternative Education Program0.9 mi · 46
- Belton New Tech H S at Waskow0.9 mi · 284
- Southwest Elementary School0.9 mi · 415
- Belton Early Childhood School1.0 mi · 494
- Hubbard Branch Elementary School1.1 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Heights Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Miller Heights Elementary School?
Miller Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Miller Heights Elementary School serve?
Miller Heights Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Miller Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Miller Heights Elementary School.
How diverse is Miller Heights Elementary School?
Miller Heights Elementary School reports a student body of 33% White, 47% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Miller Heights Elementary School?
Miller Heights 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.