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Tarver Elementary

Q: Is Tarver Elementary a good school?

Tarver Elementary ranks 3005 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tarver Elementary is a K-5 school in Temple, TX, serving 494 students as part of the Belton Independent School District (Isd). The school has experienced a significant decline in performance over the past few years, dropping from a high-performing 4-star rating to a 2-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year, now ranking in the 35th percentile statewide. This downward trend is particularly concerning when compared to nearby schools like Lakewood Elementary, which ranks in the 89th percentile, and Sparta Elementary at the 67th percentile, both within the same district.

The most dramatic challenge at Tarver is in mathematics, where proficiency rates are alarmingly low. For example, only 26.47% of 3rd graders and 28.57% of 4th graders are proficient in math, compared to district averages of 39.64% and 37.87%, respectively. This is a stark contrast to Sparta Elementary, where 54.65% of 4th graders are proficient in math. Additionally, support for students from low socio-economic backgrounds has collapsed, with this group dropping from the 70th percentile to the 11th percentile in just two years. However, there is a bright spot: 5th-grade reading scores are a consistent strength, with 65.52% of students proficient, outperforming both the district (58.04%) and state (58.47%) averages.

The school's changing demographics may be contributing to these challenges, as the free/reduced lunch rate has risen sharply from 32.71% to 44.13% in recent years. This shift is highlighted by the contrast with Lakewood Elementary, which has a much lower free/reduced lunch rate of 18.71% and is a top-performing school. Interestingly, Leon Heights Elementary, which serves a more economically disadvantaged population (58.15% free/reduced lunch), spends significantly more per student ($12,062) and achieves a higher overall rank (51st percentile) than Tarver, suggesting that resource allocation may need to be re-evaluated to better support the school's evolving student body.

494

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,211

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7949 Stonehollow Dr
Temple, TX 76502

(254) 215-3800

District: Belton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tarver Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Belton Middle
High:	Lake Belton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.9%

White:

33.4%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg47%

Texas avg51%

3,005^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	36.2	3005 of 4627	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	2802 of 4651	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	1620 of 4710	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	1777 of 4647	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	2983 of 4581	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.1	1336 of 4578	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	707 of 4479	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	669 of 4359	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	788 of 4329	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	66.3	1460 of 4286	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.3	943 of 4320	78.2%	★★★★☆
2014	58.0	1879 of 4260	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.1	1377 of 4221	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.9	1374 of 4206	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	1937 of 4095	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.9	1656 of 3937	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	1975 of 3884	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	1808 of 2406	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	1534 of 1905	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.2	889 of 2443	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	992 of 2443	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	1317 of 2421	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	953 of 2444	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	458 of 2515	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	534 of 2483	78.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	792 of 999	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	706 of 814	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.1	414 of 1045	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.6	770 of 1015	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	88.5	45 of 967	95.3%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	4135 of 4461	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	2237 of 4331	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	1477 of 4295	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	1782 of 4240	58.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1986 of 2918	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	1207 of 3668	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	1733 of 3556	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.9	3229 of 3487	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3105 of 3446	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	2576 of 3333	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	88.7	117 of 3226	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	3000 of 4575	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	1746 of 3744	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	1650 of 4658	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	2000 of 4588	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	3234 of 4561	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.9	1510 of 4499	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.2	485 of 4348	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	707 of 4306	83.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	2160 of 3075	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	2071 of 2619	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	1732 of 2980	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1955 of 2958	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.5	1030 of 3006	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	827 of 3184	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	955 of 3106	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	3236 of 4413	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.8	2159 of 3644	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	1585 of 4465	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	1528 of 4401	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.8	3820 of 4376	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	1960 of 4329	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	718 of 4188	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	512 of 4168	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	4039 of 4520	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	2335 of 3705	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	1363 of 4594	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	2002 of 4521	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	3605 of 4477	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	2745 of 4451	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.4	523 of 4309	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	389 of 4264	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	3007 of 4582	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	2834 of 3739	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.6	1554 of 4647	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	1675 of 4585	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	2636 of 4563	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.6	1133 of 4498	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	946 of 4357	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	676 of 4319	84.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	782 of 975	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	666 of 1128	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	967 of 1099	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	818 of 1004	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	689 of 961	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	654 of 1112	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	631 of 1046	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	3715 of 4301	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	2044 of 3549	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2520 of 4292	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2154 of 4086	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	1968 of 3952	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	1276 of 3799	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	404 of 3684	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	620 of 3558	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	2109 of 3006	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	1823 of 2612	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	1807 of 3108	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1683 of 3106	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	2198 of 3082	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.3	1322 of 3082	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	573 of 3142	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	785 of 3127	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)34th percentile~ school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-24 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Not happy with this school. Principal is nice but does not take issues within the school seriously. Poor performance from many teachers, wish I could afford to send my kids to private 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Scott Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 W Ave P	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6222	442	28	16.0	73.1%	112 (25.3%)	65 (14.7%)	229 (51.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	39.6	2786^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.8%		36.3	3032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%	246				61.7	38.4	46.2	59.0	31.5	36.3	$8,405
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tarver Elementary

How many students attend Tarver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Tarver Elementary.

Is Tarver Elementary a good school?

Tarver Elementary ranks 3005^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Tarver Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tarver Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Belton Middle
High : Lake Belton High School

What is the racial makeup of Tarver Elementary?

Students at Tarver Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 33% White, 14% African American, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Tarver Elementary in?

Belton Independent School District (Isd)

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