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What's the one class at SOUTH BELTON MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 778 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELTON ISD·NCES 480986012476
South Belton Middle School
805 SAGEBRUSH, BELTON, TX 76513 · (254) 215-3000 · Bell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
436 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 218 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%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.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 4.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% 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 →
Schools most like South Belton Middle School
South Belton Middle School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Belton Middle School this school | 667 | 65.4% | 29.0% |
| Sealy Junior High School SEALY | 664 | 66.0% | 34.5% |
| Howell Middle School VICTORIA | 716 | 66.3% | 33.2% |
| Irons Middle School LUBBOCK | 636 | 69.0% | 28.1% |
| Mann Middle School ABILENE | 776 | 68.0% | 30.8% |
| Stripling Middle School FORT WORTH | 518 | 65.4% | 37.6% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Belton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,417 of 1,635 | #19 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,422 of 1,670 ▼ 33 | #21 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,387 of 1,670 ▲ 20 | #17 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.0pp | #193 of 1,570 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #815 of 1,749 | #12 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #165 of 1,542 | #2 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #511 of 1,543 | #17 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #828 of 1,648 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #332 of 942 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
667
+43 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 667 | 55.6 | 12.0:1 | 65% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 62.3 | 10.6:1 | 64% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 53 | 12.8:1 | 65% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 47 | 13.3:1 | 70% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 55.3 | 15.1:1 | 57% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 55 | 13.6:1 | 60% (444) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Belton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (837 to 667); teachers up 1% (55.3 to 55.6).
About South Belton Middle School
South Belton Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Texas, with an address in BELTON. Its 667 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
BELTON ISD serves 13,980 students across 21 schools.
Hispanic students account for 57% of enrollment at South Belton Middle School. Enrollment also includes 24% White, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 31 points above the 26% share among Bell County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at South Belton Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Teachers at the school number 55.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
South Belton Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, South Belton Middle School scores 16.8 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.0%; the prediction is 45.8%.
Census estimates describe Bell County this way: 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%. Federal data list 130 public schools in Bell County, with a combined enrollment of about 71,041.
The closest public school, Southwest Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from South Belton Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. South Belton Middle School is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 624 in 2020-21 and 667 in 2024-25, a rise of 43 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
Other schools in BELTON
- Belton High SchoolHigh · 1,763 students
- Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 766 students
- Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Sparta Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Hubbard Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Elementary School0.5 mi · 415
- Nolan Creek School1.1 mi · 109
- District Alternative Education Program1.2 mi · 46
- Chisholm Trail Elementary School1.3 mi · 766
- Miller Heights Elementary School1.3 mi · 283
- Belton New Tech H S at Waskow1.3 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About South Belton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Belton Middle School?
South Belton Middle School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 06-08.
Is South Belton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Belton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does South Belton Middle School have?
South Belton Middle School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at South Belton Middle School?
Student demographics at South Belton Middle School are roughly 24% White, 57% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is South Belton Middle School public or private?
South Belton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BELTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.