📍 714 S Pea Rdg, Temple, Bell County, 76502
Joe M Pirtle el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Temple, Bell County. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rebecca Vaughn. It is part of the Belton Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joe M Pirtle el enrolls 606 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 289 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 606 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
Joe M Pirtle el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Joe M Pirtle 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 606 students, Joe M Pirtle 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: City - Small