NORTH BELTON MIDDLE

Located at 7907 PRAIRIE VIEW RD, in TEMPLE, Texas, NORTH BELTON MIDDLE is a large middle school that teaches 979 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within BELTON ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

Within BELTON ISD, which oversees 21 schools and 13,980 students, NORTH BELTON MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, NORTH BELTON MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Bell County as a whole.

On the resource side, NORTH BELTON MIDDLE reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bell County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORTH BELTON MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.8%, the actual is 44.9%, a residual of -12.9 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bell County put median household earnings sit near $68,865, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bell County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), of which NORTH BELTON MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is TARVER EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH BELTON MIDDLE at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. NORTH BELTON MIDDLE's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 959 (now 979). White enrollment moved from 62% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for NORTH BELTON MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.