Lake Belton Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Temple, Texas

Lake Belton Middle in Temple, Texas enrolled 803 students in 2024-25 with 52.1 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 62-66% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 52% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

826 students in 2022-23, 812 students in 2023-24, 803 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.0 to 52.1.

Students enrolled at Lake Belton Middle by school year2022-23: 826, 2023-24: 812, 2024-25: 80302505007501k2022-238262023-248122024-25803
Students enrolled at Lake Belton Middle by school year2022-23: 826, 2023-24: 812, 2024-25: 80302505007501k2022-238262023-248122024-25803
Students enrolled at Lake Belton Middle by school year2022-23: 826, 2023-24: 812, 2024-25: 80302505007501k2022-238262023-248122024-25803
Students enrolled at Lake Belton Middle by school year2022-23: 826, 2023-24: 812, 2024-25: 80302505007501k2022-238262023-248122024-25803
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2382658.014.2
2023-2481258.513.9
2024-2580352.115.4

15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lake Belton Middle 15.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLake Belton Middle 15.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lake Belton Middle 15.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLake Belton Middle 15.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lake Belton Middle 15.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLake Belton Middle 15.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Lake Belton Middle 15.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLake Belton Middle 15.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 377 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Belton Middle enrolled 818 students and had 2.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.2, one per 377 of the 818 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent11.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.8% of students were White, 24.7% Hispanic, 6.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White57.8%
  2. Hispanic24.7%
  3. Black6.8%
  4. Two or more races6.5%
  5. Asian3.2%
  6. American Indian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lake Belton Middle scored proficient or above: 62-66% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2262‑66%53%52%
Math, 2022-2352%39% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Temple

5 public middle schools in Temple report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake Belton Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Belton Middle97917.030.7%
Lake Belton Middle80315.419.6%
Travis Science Academy68613.173.9%
Bonham Middle62711.766.0%
Lamar Middle55312.376.1%

All public schools in Temple →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lake Belton Middle

  1. North Belton MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 979 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Belton MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 661 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Lake Belton Middle with North Belton MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Belton ISD spends per student$11,135 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,135
  5. The largest public schools in TexasLake Belton Middle is the number 545 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#545 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.15.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lake Belton Middle

  1. How many students attend Lake Belton Middle?
    803 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 826 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Temple, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Belton Middle?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lake Belton Middle a Title I school?
    Lake Belton Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lake Belton Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lake Belton Middle scored proficient or above: 62-66% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lake Belton Middle in?
    Belton ISD, NCES district ID 4809860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480986010398 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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