📍 1635 Starlight Dr, Temple, Bell County, 76502
High Point el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Temple, Bell County. The school has 643 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Courtney Brewer. It is part of the Belton Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High Point el enrolls 643 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 401 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 643 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 221 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
High Point el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.
High Point 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 643 students, High Point 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