North Belton Middle School

North Belton Middle School, located in TEMPLE, Texas, is a high-enrollment middle school. The school has 979 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 52% above average.

BELTON ISD is the local district for North Belton Middle School. It runs 21 schools with 13,980 students.

Of every 100 students at North Belton Middle School, about 46 are White, the largest group. Other students are 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Bell County at about 49% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.

North Belton Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1, with 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 37% at North Belton Middle School. Public schools in Bell County average 57%.

Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 57.9%. North Belton Middle School posts 43.8%, 14.1 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.

American Community Survey estimates for Bell County show that the median household earns about $68,865 a year, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bell County has 130 public schools with about 71,041 students, including North Belton Middle School.

Tarver Elementary School is the nearest public school to North Belton Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 43.8% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.

North Belton Middle School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The school's student count rose 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.0:1, from 14.6:1.

The discussion board for North Belton Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.