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Lakewood Elementary

Q: Is Lakewood Elementary a good school?

Lakewood Elementary ranks 493 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lakewood Elementary is a high-performing K-5 school in Belton, TX, serving 572 students within the Belton Independent School District (Isd), and it consistently ranks among the top 10-11% of all Texas elementary schools. This school stands out as a clear academic leader in its area, with a state ranking in the 89th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, far surpassing nearby schools like Sparta Elementary (67th percentile) and High Point Elementary (13th percentile). With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.9 and a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (18.71%), Lakewood provides a stable, high-quality educational environment that has maintained its excellence for over a decade.

Lakewood’s STAAR test scores are consistently 15-30 percentage points higher than the district average, creating a "Lakewood Premium" where scores are often 50-100% higher than the state average. For example, in 5th Grade Reading, Lakewood scored 83.76% proficient, compared to the next highest nearby school, Charter Oak Elementary, at 63.04%, and the district average of 58.04%. Similarly, 5th Grade Math proficiency was 71.55% at Lakewood versus 56.04% at Sparta and 44.83% district-wide. While the school excels across all subjects, there is a notable dip in 4th Grade Math (56.73% proficient), which, though still strong compared to peers, suggests a potential curriculum transition point.

An interesting finding is Lakewood’s exceptional performance for female students, who ranked in the 95th percentile in 2024-2025, compared to male students at the 84th percentile, a gap that has persisted for three years. Additionally, the school has shown a remarkable "turnaround" for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, jumping from the 52nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 92nd percentile in 2024-2025, indicating effective targeted support programs. This success, combined with the school’s stable rankings and strong parent community, makes Lakewood a standout in a mid-tier district, offering a reliable, high-achieving environment for families.

572

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,463

Per pupil spending ?

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11200 Fm 2305
Belton, TX 76513

(254) 215-3100

District: Belton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Belton Middle
High:	Lake Belton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (70% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Belton Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg47%

Texas avg51%

493^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the Belton Independent School District (Isd)

472^nd of 951Belton Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	493 of 4627	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	89.3	398 of 4651	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	451 of 4710	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	442 of 4647	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	394 of 4581	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	453 of 4578	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	276 of 4479	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	491 of 4359	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	91.6	307 of 4329	92.9%	★★★★★
2016	83.9	541 of 4286	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.2	510 of 4320	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	84.3	496 of 4260	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.6	630 of 4221	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	687 of 4206	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	758 of 4095	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.8	734 of 3937	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	1073 of 3884	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.3	1455 of 3768	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	1452 of 3724	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.4	816 of 3476	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	74.2	740 of 3475	78.7%	★★★★☆
2004	77.5	539 of 3465	84.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	291 of 1905	84.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	149 of 814	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	223 of 1015	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.8	4 of 957	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	48.9	591 of 1009	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.5	1260 of 4461	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	855 of 4331	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	855 of 4295	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	1911 of 4240	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.5	409 of 4575	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	169 of 3744	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	375 of 4658	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	374 of 4588	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	272 of 4561	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	347 of 4499	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	269 of 4348	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	463 of 4306	89.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	861 of 3075	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	435 of 2619	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	419 of 2980	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	602 of 2958	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	338 of 3006	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	727 of 3184	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	1162 of 3106	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	1178 of 4413	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	88.8	215 of 3644	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.0	725 of 4465	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1038 of 4401	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	802 of 4376	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	667 of 4329	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	327 of 4188	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	611 of 4168	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	974 of 4520	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	306 of 3705	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	50.1	2200 of 4594	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	1613 of 4521	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	2190 of 4477	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	2640 of 4451	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	948 of 4309	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	1879 of 4264	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	632 of 4582	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	610 of 3739	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	638 of 4647	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	550 of 4585	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	604 of 4563	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	550 of 4498	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.2	276 of 4357	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	551 of 4319	87.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	366 of 1106	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.9	169 of 975	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	372 of 1128	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	484 of 1099	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.3	112 of 1004	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	335 of 961	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	533 of 1112	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	639 of 1046	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	497 of 4301	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	661 of 3549	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	692 of 4292	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	417 of 4086	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	878 of 3952	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	875 of 3799	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	425 of 3684	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	730 of 3558	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	502 of 3006	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	642 of 2612	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	675 of 3108	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	662 of 3106	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	733 of 3082	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	650 of 3082	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	347 of 3142	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	612 of 3127	80.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)72nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)67th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading76%+22 vs state

Mathematics64%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

I am a grandmother and a Realtor. I have family and clients with children who attend or have recently attended this school and it is an amazing school with dedicated teachers and staff. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Ridiculous that this school does not have a proper gym with air conditioning. They spend all their money on IPADS and technology when other areas are lacking. Despite that this is still an above average elementary school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	11200 Fm 2305	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3100	572	41	13.9	18.7%	400 (69.9%)	13 (2.3%)	93 (16.3%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	87.3	493^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	89.3%		89.3	398^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.4%	95				75.0	68.3	83.8	63.3	56.7	71.6	$7,463
High Point Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 Starlight Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 316-5000	563	41	13.8	41.2%	339 (60.2%)	25 (4.4%)	147 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.0%)	20.5	4018^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.2%		33.4	3235^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.4%	783				23.9	39.0	52.2	19.3	27.3	32.7	$7,525
Joe M Pirtle Elementary	Public	K-5	714 S Pea Rdg	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3400	575	41	14.0	40.3%	276 (48.0%)	63 (11.0%)	169 (29.4%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (9.2%)	39.5	2789^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.7%		49.8	2152^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.7%	637				49.5	44.7	55.8	34.3	37.9	42.1	$7,862
Tarver Elementary	Public	K-5	7949 Stonehollow Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3800	494	37	13.3	44.1%	165 (33.4%)	69 (14.0%)	187 (37.9%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30 (6.1%)	36.2	3005^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.1%		39.5	2802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	39.8%	203				38.2	47.9	65.5	26.5	28.6	44.2	$8,211
Charter Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	8402 Poison Oak Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-4000	602	47	12.7	40.9%	270 (44.9%)	31 (5.1%)	260 (43.2%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	58.2	1700^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.3%		67.3	1246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%	454	7.1	16.7	16.7	54.3	62.3	63.0	50.0	38.0	48.9	$8,902
James L Burrell Elementary	Public	K-5	8104 Glade Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 215-2000	466	33	13.9	27.3%	205 (44.0%)	59 (12.7%)	121 (26.0%)	34 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.9%)	47.1	2263^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	51.1%		50.6	2111^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.6%	152				53.8	53.9	58.7	43.8	39.3	34.8	$10,433
Sparta Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Sparta Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3600	549	41	13.2	29.5%	361 (65.8%)	23 (4.2%)	123 (22.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	61.5	1548^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.5%		58.5	1648^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.6%	100				58.4	52.9	55.0	48.3	54.7	56.0	$8,265
Leon Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 N Main	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-3200	184	18	10.2	58.2%	88 (47.8%)	10 (5.4%)	72 (39.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	46.8	2286^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.6%		56.7	1743^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%	543				57.1	43.8	65.8	51.4	21.9	34.2	$9,986
Kennedy-Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 W Nugent Ave	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6000	384	23	16.3	61.5%	106 (27.6%)	84 (21.9%)	154 (40.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.1%)	67.8	1233^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	73.4%		61.1	1524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.2%	291				61.7	62.7	58.3	67.2	56.7	40.7	$9,329
Western Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Arapaho Dr	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5600	417	24	17.6	70.0%	118 (28.3%)	93 (22.3%)	166 (39.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.2%)	31.9	3304^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.6%		36	3049^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%	255				40.3	35.9	41.8	35.8	40.0	47.8	$9,344

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood Elementary

What district is Lakewood Elementary in?

Belton Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Lakewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Belton Middle
High : Lake Belton High School

How many students attend Lakewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Lakewood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Elementary?

Students at Lakewood Elementary are 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Lakewood Elementary a good school?

Lakewood Elementary ranks 493^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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