Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Belton ISD: N/A

Total students

811

Avg. teacher experience

12.9 years

Belton ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Belton ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Lake Belton Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Temple, TX, in the Belton ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 811 students. 34.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 1.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,845, which is $629 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.bisd.net

Address

8818 Tarver Dr
Temple, TX 76502

Office phone number

(254) 215-2900

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lake Belton Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

811

African American

60 (7.4%)

Belton ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.2%)

Belton ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

25 (3.1%)

Belton ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

202 (24.9%)

Belton ISD: 35.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.2%)

Belton ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

470 (58%)

Belton ISD: 47.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

50 (6.2%)

Belton ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

7.4%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

3.1%

Hispanic

24.9%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

58.0%

Two or more races

6.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

34.5 %

Belton ISD: 42.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

30.1 %

Belton ISD: 41.8%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

1.7 %

Belton ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

34.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

30.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

1.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

1.7 %

Belton ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

17.9 %

Belton ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

16.3 %

Belton ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

1.7%

Gifted and talented

17.9%

Special education

16.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Belton ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Belton ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Belton ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Belton ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

11 %

Belton ISD: 16.2%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

5.8 %

Belton ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Belton ISD: 32.1%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

6.9 %

Belton ISD: 10%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

11 %

Belton ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Belton ISD: 15.7%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

11 %

Belton ISD: 14.8%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

20.8 %

Belton ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

58.5

African American

6 (10.3%)

Belton ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Belton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.7%)

Belton ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

1.4 (2.4%)

Belton ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Belton ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

49.1 (83.9%)

Belton ISD: 77.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.7%)

Belton ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Belton ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

44.2 (75.5%)

Belton ISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

14.3 (24.5%)

Belton ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Belton ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

13.9

Belton ISD: 14

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.9 years

Belton ISD: 10.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$61,845

Belton ISD: $60,208

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$56,704

Belton ISD: $54,672

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$56,848

Belton ISD: $57,233

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$57,875

Belton ISD: $58,676

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,206

Belton ISD: $62,238

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$68,507

Belton ISD: $68,411

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$78,643

Belton ISD: $73,449

Statewide: $74,014

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