Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Lancaster ISD: B

Total students

469

Avg. teacher experience

14 years

Lancaster ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Lancaster ISD: 99.2%

Statewide: 90%

Belt Line Elementary School is an elementary school in Lancaster, TX, in the Lancaster ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 469 students. 74.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,059, which is $3,172 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

1355 W Belt Line Rd
Lancaster, TX 75146

Office phone number

(972) 218-1608

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Belt Line Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

469

African American

396 (84.4%)

Lancaster ISD: 73.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Lancaster ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Lancaster ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

46 (9.8%)

Lancaster ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lancaster ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

6 (1.3%)

Lancaster ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

20 (4.3%)

Lancaster ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

84.4%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

9.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.3%

Two or more races

4.3%

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

74.8 %

Lancaster ISD: 69.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

91.9 %

Lancaster ISD: 83.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0.2 %

Lancaster ISD: 10%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

74.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

91.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

0.2 %

Lancaster ISD: 9.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.5 %

Lancaster ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.2 %

Lancaster ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0.2%

Gifted and talented

5.5%

Special education

6.2%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

B

Lancaster ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Lancaster ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Lancaster ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Lancaster ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

9.4 %

Lancaster ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

9.4 %

Lancaster ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Lancaster ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Lancaster ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.3 %

Lancaster ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Lancaster ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Lancaster ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Lancaster ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

31

African American

28.8 (93%)

Lancaster ISD: 80.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Lancaster ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Lancaster ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

0 (0%)

Lancaster ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Lancaster ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2.2 (7%)

Lancaster ISD: 13.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Lancaster ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Lancaster ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

18.3 (59.2%)

Lancaster ISD: 56.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.6 (37.5%)

Lancaster ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (3.2%)

Lancaster ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.1

Lancaster ISD: 15.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

14 years

Lancaster ISD: 12 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

$62,059

Lancaster ISD: $60,345

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,188

Lancaster ISD: $48,076

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,288

Lancaster ISD: $56,372

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,521

Lancaster ISD: $58,871

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,594

Lancaster ISD: $61,966

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,676

Lancaster ISD: $69,876

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$74,967

Lancaster ISD: $75,806

Statewide: $71,111

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