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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432010780
South Belt Elementary School
1801 RIVERSTONE RANCH RD, HOUSTON, TX 77089 · (713) 740-5276 · Harris County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
333 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 69 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (138).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 37.0% | 26.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 South Belt Elementary School
South Belt Elementary School's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Belt Elementary School this school | 690 | 48.3% | 58.5% |
| Daffron Elementary School PLANO | 604 | 51.0% | 39.1% |
| IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy ROUND ROCK | 718 | 47.8% | 58.3% |
| Independence Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 830 | 45.4% | 52.0% |
| Veterans Hill Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 708 | 43.4% | 45.6% |
| Thornton Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 573 | 57.1% | 42.1% |
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 South Belt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #843 of 4,401 | #94 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #601 of 4,466 ▲ 176 | #69 of 625 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,284 of 4,466 ▲ 551 | #158 of 625 ▲ 76 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,781 of 3,998 | #439 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #985 of 4,938 | #246 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,594 of 4,622 | #229 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #1,201 of 4,628 | #148 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #3,650 of 4,789 | #571 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #531 of 1,307 | #54 of 148 |
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
690
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+32% since 2010-11, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 690 | 49.1 | 14.1:1 | 48% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 56% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 49.7 | 15.4:1 | 62% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 50 | 13.7:1 | 62% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 41.8 | 14.3:1 | 51% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 52% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 14% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Belt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (596 to 690); teachers up 17% (41.8 to 49.1).
About South Belt Elementary School
This page covers South Belt Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in HOUSTON, Texas. It reported 690 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
PASADENA ISD enrolls 46,491 students, and its 67 schools include South Belt Elementary School.
About 56% of the student body at South Belt Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 18% Asian, 14% Black, and 9% White. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 48% of students at South Belt Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, South Belt Elementary School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, South Belt Elementary School's results are 5.4 points above predicted: 58.5% against 53.1%.
In the wider Harris County area, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Thompson Intermediate School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, South Belt Elementary School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 684 students in 2020-21 and 690 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Thompson Intermediate School0.5 mi · 835
- Melillo Middle School0.5 mi · 612
- Dobie High School1.1 mi · 3,692
- Moore Elementary School1.3 mi · 356
- Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School1.4 mi · 742
- Frazier Elementary School1.4 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About South Belt Elementary SchoolHow large is South Belt Elementary School?
South Belt Elementary School enrolls approximately 690 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does South Belt Elementary School serve?
South Belt Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at South Belt Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at South Belt Elementary School.
How diverse is South Belt Elementary School?
South Belt Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 56% Hispanic, 14% Black, 18% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees South Belt Elementary School?
South Belt Elementary School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.