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Belton High

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Belton High ranks 148 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 60% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Belton High is a public high school located in Belton, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,272 students. The school is part of the Belton 124 school district, which is ranked 191 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belton High has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the state and district averages, performing better in some subjects like Algebra II and English II, but lagging behind in others like Algebra I, Biology I, and Government. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 90%, slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been decreasing in recent years. However, Belton High has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.4% to 28.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school performs well for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, but its performance for students with disabilities and low socioeconomic status is more mixed.

When compared to nearby schools, Belton High generally outperforms Midway High and Center Senior High, but lags behind the high-achieving Lee's Summit Senior High, Lee's Summit North High, and Lee's Summit West High, which may be attributed to differences in student demographics and socioeconomic factors.

1,258

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,452

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 W. North Avenue
Belton, MO 64012-2972

(816) 489-7500

District: Belton 124

Feeder schools for Belton High:

Elementary:	Cambridge Elementary
	Gladden Elementary
	Kentucky Trail Elementary
Middle:	Belton Middle School
	Mill Creek Upper Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

Hispanic:

19.4%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Missouri median (60th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg45%

Missouri avg44%

148^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 50 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

191^st of 367Belton 124 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	148 of 367	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	145 of 378	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	147 of 352	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	210 of 361	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	166 of 358	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	223 of 460	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	201 of 468	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.3	261 of 404	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	254 of 401	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.1	457 of 504	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	36.1	377 of 521	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.6	347 of 523	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	225 of 522	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.8	328 of 528	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.8	376 of 516	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.3	207 of 507	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.6	327 of 539	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.7	387 of 538	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.4	295 of 534	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	33 of 105	68.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	50 of 105	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	25 of 105	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	32.1	68 of 96	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	62 of 106	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	34 of 111	69.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	65 of 111	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	40 of 129	69.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	14 of 53	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	9 of 42	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	39.1	19 of 33	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	74.8	7 of 100	93.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	11 of 74	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	17 of 64	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	31.0	42 of 57	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	16 of 40	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.9	80 of 91	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	50 of 84	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	37 of 279	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	59 of 274	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	102 of 268	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	197 of 250	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.9	100 of 255	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	127 of 368	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	163 of 382	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	44.3	18 of 39	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.0	12 of 59	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	17 of 52	67.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	72 of 138	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.9	36 of 135	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	52 of 127	59.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	143 of 306	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	111 of 321	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	116 of 302	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	172 of 310	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	123 of 309	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	179 of 430	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	160 of 440	63.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2018)93rd percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)54th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I53%+8 vs state

English II52%~ state avg

Government38%~ state avg

Biology I31%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 14, 2011

I was not very happy with Belton HighSchool.
I felt they did not really handle the drug problem at the school (and that comes from some teachers to) and also I never got calls that my son was skipping I olny found out because3 I checked on the internet site for the school and the office was not very helpful with this problems Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)	MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 11th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belton High	Public	9-12	801 W. North Avenue	Belton	64012	Cass County	Belton 124	No	No	No	No	(816) 489-7500	1,258	92	13.6	52.4%	728 (57.9%)	145 (11.5%)	244 (19.4%)	9 (0.7%)	10 (0.8%)	8 (0.6%)	114 (9.1%)	51.7	148^th of 367 public high schools	59.7%		50.5	145^th of 378 public high schools	61.6%	3		53.3	30.6	51.8		38.3	$16,452	$386	$16,065
Grandview Senior High	Public	9-12	2300 High Grove Rd	Grandview	64030	Jackson County	Grandview C-4	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-5800	1,203	69	17.5	44.1%	159 (13.2%)	553 (46.0%)	391 (32.5%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	87 (7.2%)	23.9	291^st of 367 public high schools	20.7%		22.5	295^th of 378 public high schools	22.0%	4		10.1	22.8	48.1		21.7	$16,913	$790	$16,122
Raymore-Peculiar Senior High	Public	9-12	20801 School Rd	Peculiar	64078	Cass County	Raymore-Peculiar R-II	No	No	No	No	(816) 892-1400	1,540	102	15.0	18.0%	1,067 (69.3%)	188 (12.2%)	127 (8.2%)	18 (1.2%)	9 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	126 (8.2%)	56.1	121^st of 367 public high schools	67.0%		41.5	202^nd of 378 public high schools	46.6%	81		2.0	12.0	49.8	69.1	49.9	$15,125	$443	$14,682
Ruskin High School	Public	9-12	7000 E 111th St	Kansas City	64134	Jackson County	Hickman Mills C-1	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 316-7400	1,299	99	13.0	100.0%	110 (8.5%)	792 (61.0%)	273 (21.0%)	34 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	77 (5.9%)	33.5	241^st of 367 public high schools	34.3%		19.3	311^th of 378 public high schools	17.7%	70		36.2	23.6	46.2		28.6	$20,421	$2,435	$17,986
Lee's Summit West High	Public	9-12	2600 SW Ward Rd	Lees Summit	64082	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-4000	1,999	121	16.5	11.8%	1,371 (68.6%)	271 (13.6%)	155 (7.8%)	46 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (7.7%)	87.3	13^th of 367 public high schools	96.5%		82	19^th of 378 public high schools	95.0%	6		64.9	52.9	74.2	85.6	62.4	$15,021	$297	$14,723
Center Senior High	Public	9-12	8715 Holmes Rd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 349-3330	679	61	11.1	63.9%	103 (15.2%)	418 (61.6%)	84 (12.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.6%)	18.3	308^th of 367 public high schools	16.1%		29.2	266^th of 378 public high schools	29.6%	42		11.9	24.7	29.1			$20,460	$1,701	$18,759
Center Academy For Success	Public	7-12	8434 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Center 58	No	No	No	No	(816) 349-3662	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)						18.8
Lee's Summit Senior High	Public	9-12	400 SE Blue Pkwy	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-2000	1,989	150	13.2	30.2%	1,277 (64.2%)	256 (12.9%)	218 (11.0%)	58 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	174 (8.7%)	78.2	39^th of 367 public high schools	89.4%		72.1	51^st of 378 public high schools	86.5%	12	7.8	56.5	54.7	61.3	85.5	52.7	$14,744	$301	$14,443
Langsford House	Public	5-12	525 SE 2nd St	Lees Summit	64063	Jackson County	Division Of Youth Service	No	No	No	No	(816) 622-0999	11	2	7.3	72.7%	9 (81.8%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Lee's Summit North High	Public	9-12	901 NE Douglas St	Lees Summit	64086	Jackson County	Lee's Summit R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(816) 986-3000	1,940	116	16.7	25.7%	1,127 (58.1%)	385 (19.8%)	204 (10.5%)	39 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	174 (9.0%)	72.7	57^th of 367 public high schools	84.5%		66.1	76^th of 378 public high schools	79.9%	19		45.9	46.8	59.6	78.1	55.6	$14,983	$325	$14,658

Frequently Asked Questions about Belton High

What district is Belton High in?

Belton 124

What is the racial makeup of Belton High?

Students at Belton High are 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Is Belton High a good school?

Belton High ranks 148^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Belton High?

Belton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cambridge Elementary
Elementary : Gladden Elementary
Elementary : Kentucky Trail Elementary
Middle : Belton Middle School
Middle : Mill Creek Upper Elementary

How many students attend Belton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,258 students attended Belton High.

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