📍 8818 Tarver Dr, Temple, Bell County, 76502
Lake Belton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Temple, Bell County. The school has 826 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rachel Ramirez. It is part of the Belton Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Belton Middle enrolls 826 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 484 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 27 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 826 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Lake Belton Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Lake Belton Middle 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 826 students, Lake Belton Middle is close to the district average of about 761 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small