📍 1800 Sparta Rd, Belton, Bell County, 76513
Sparta el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belton, Bell County. The school has 598 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Debi Younger. It is part of the Belton Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sparta el enrolls 598 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 387 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 598 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 150 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sparta el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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.
Sparta 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 598 students, Sparta 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