📍 1501 N Main, Belton, Bell County, 76513
Leon Heights el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belton, Bell County. The school has 216 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lexie Newberry. It is part of the Belton Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leon Heights el enrolls 216 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 112 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 216 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 129 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leon Heights el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 55.
Leon Heights el is one of 18 schools in BELTON ISD, based in BELTON, Texas. The district serves 13,697 students district-wide and employs 976 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 216 students, Leon Heights el is smaller than the district average of about 761 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize