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Lake Belton Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8818 Tarver Dr
Temple, TX 76502
Phone
(254) 215-2900
District
BELTON ISD
County
BELL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
812
Classroom Teachers
59

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.6% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Lake Belton Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
63%
47%
69%
56%
56%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
45%
43%
66%
54%
23%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
62%
49%
71%
56%
53%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 275 33.9%
Grade 7 276 34.0%
Grade 8 261 32.1%
Total 812 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.7% 50.6% 26.1%
Black 7.9% 8.2% 13.3%
Hispanic 26.5% 38.0% 54.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.3% 2.3% 5.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.8% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.0% 41.7% 61.4%
Free lunch eligible 25.4% 36.8% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 4.9% 4.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 66,932 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 377.6 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.2% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.6% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.6% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 12.9% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,314 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.5% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.1% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.2% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.5% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.1% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.9% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,277 $86,673,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $670 $9,254,000 5.6%
Staff $636 $8,780,000 5.3%
General Administration $102 $1,407,000 0.9%
School Administration $570 $7,865,000 4.8%
Operation $1,058 $14,612,000 8.8%
Transportation $372 $5,143,000 3.1%
Other $570 $7,865,000 4.8%
Total Support $3,978 $54,926,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,732 $23,915,000 14.4%
Total Expenditures $11,987 $165,514,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,742 $37,321,105,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $647 $3,582,261,000 4.3%
Staff $652 $3,606,801,000 4.3%
General Administration $164 $908,509,000 1.1%
School Administration $661 $3,660,477,000 4.4%
Operation $1,240 $6,862,923,000 8.3%
Transportation $310 $1,717,569,000 2.1%
Other $587 $3,250,091,000 3.9%
Total Support $4,261 $23,588,631,000 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,017 $22,236,113,000 26.7%
Total Expenditures $15,019 $83,145,849,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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