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South Belton Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2008^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Texas middle schools

Summary

South Belton Middle is a public middle school serving 660 students in grades 6-8 within the Belton Independent School District (ISD) in Belton, Texas. Despite being part of the Belton ISD, South Belton Middle has consistently underperformed compared to its peers, ranking in the bottom half of Texas middle schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with consistently low test scores across all STAAR subject tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.43% of 6th graders at South Belton Middle were proficient in STAAR Math, compared to 33.3% for the Belton ISD and 37.68% for the state of Texas. The school also struggles with subgroup performance, ranking particularly low for Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, and Gifted and Talented students compared to other Texas middle schools.

Despite spending more per student ($11,919 in 2020-2021) than the other Belton ISD middle schools, such as North Belton Middle, Lake Belton Middle, and Belton Middle, the higher spending has not translated to improved academic outcomes. This raises questions about the efficient allocation of resources and the need for a closer examination of the school's spending priorities.

667

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,408

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 Sagebrush
Belton, TX 76513

(254) 215-3000

District: Belton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend South Belton Middle usually attend:

High:

Belton High School

Feeder schools for South Belton Middle:

Elementary:	Chisholm Trail Elementary
	Southwest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

White:

24.3%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg44%

Texas avg45%

2,008^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Belton Independent School District (Isd)

426^th of 961Belton 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
2025	20.6	2008 of 2344	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1949 of 2372	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1990 of 2330	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1934 of 2254	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1568 of 2252	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	1037 of 2193	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	1017 of 2080	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.6	1049 of 2027	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	1475 of 1987	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.4	1357 of 2043	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.3	1495 of 1987	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.1	1510 of 1973	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.5	1392 of 1951	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	803 of 997	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	652 of 1280	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	977 of 1273	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1049 of 1251	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	535 of 1213	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	600 of 1193	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	412 of 1167	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	93.2	1 of 587	99.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	2030 of 2182	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1877 of 2118	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1569 of 2058	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1458 of 2008	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1411 of 1428	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1744 of 1770	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1646 of 1720	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1593 of 1643	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1483 of 1592	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1228 of 1445	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1102 of 1376	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1533 of 1825	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1890 of 2242	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1868 of 2241	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1867 of 2221	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1582 of 2151	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	1005 of 2047	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	1082 of 2008	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1154 of 1230	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1383 of 1481	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1372 of 1488	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	1024 of 1501	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	691 of 1446	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	748 of 1430	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1552 of 1731	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1899 of 2119	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1918 of 2116	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1818 of 2077	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1497 of 2043	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1287 of 1935	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1498 of 1895	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1708 of 1820	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2065 of 2235	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2052 of 2251	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1947 of 2220	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1789 of 2172	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1440 of 2073	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1424 of 2039	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1674 of 1818	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1905 of 2246	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1996 of 2245	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1967 of 2228	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	1478 of 2168	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	993 of 2069	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	956 of 2030	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	511 of 676	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	637 of 818	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	676 of 817	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	685 of 813	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	674 of 743	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	602 of 753	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	455 of 720	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1487 of 1568	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1687 of 1891	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1586 of 1815	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1139 of 1757	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	1000 of 1712	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	381 of 1626	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	552 of 1597	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1348 of 1439	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1563 of 1733	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1625 of 1749	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1622 of 1723	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1458 of 1700	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	814 of 1684	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	756 of 1673	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2018)100th percentile+49 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

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

White (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I80%+33 vs state

Reading38%-16 vs state

Science24%-22 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Social Studies13%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
South Belton Middle	Public	6-8	805 Sagebrush	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3000	667	56	11.9	65.4%	162 (24.3%)	63 (9.4%)	383 (57.4%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	43 (6.4%)	20.6	2008^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.3%		23.1	1949^th of 2372 public middle schools	17.8%	59	80.3	36.7	38.2	38.4	13.4	4.1	33.2	24.5	13.1	$10,408
Belton Middle	Public	6-8	1704 Sparta Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-2800	661	49	13.4	43.3%	337 (51.0%)	38 (5.7%)	230 (34.8%)	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.9%)	49.9	1077^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.1%		41.4	1355^th of 2372 public middle schools	42.9%	278	74.4	53.5	48.0	58.1	37.9	9.2	44.2	47.3	30.2	$8,332
Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Midway Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6600	627	53	11.7	67.1%	152 (24.2%)	120 (19.1%)	300 (47.8%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.1%)	45.5	1214^th of 2344 public middle schools	48.2%		42.2	1331^st of 2372 public middle schools	43.9%	117	91.7	50.9	41.5	52.0	29.8	19.0	60.1	40.8	29.6	$9,638
Lake Belton Middle	Public	6-8	8818 Tarver Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-2900	803	52	15.4	26.2%	464 (57.8%)	55 (6.8%)	198 (24.7%)	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (6.5%)	72.4	481^st of 2344 public middle schools	79.5%		71.4	516^th of 2372 public middle schools	78.2%	35	97.5	63.2	66.5	73.7	53.7	15.8	63.6	56.0	31.4	$9,012
North Belton Middle	Public	6-8	7907 Prairie View Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 316-5200	979	57	17.0	36.9%	455 (46.5%)	95 (9.7%)	320 (32.7%)	34 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	64 (6.5%)	49.9	1075^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.1%		50.8	1034^th of 2372 public middle schools	56.4%	41	80.9	50.8	54.4	65.2	27.4	21.0	40.2	47.2	27.3	$7,408
Salado Middle	Public	6-8	1169 Williams Rd	Salado	76571	Bell County	Salado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 947-6930	587	36	16.1	19.6%	394 (67.1%)	9 (1.5%)	154 (26.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.1%)	75.6	418^th of 2344 public middle schools	82.2%		64.5	664^th of 2372 public middle schools	72.0%	246	88.2	62.9	65.6	69.5	43.8	55.5	42.3	62.4	44.0	$6,370
Travis Science Academy	Public	6-8	1551 S 25th St	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6300	686	52	13.1	74.8%	107 (15.6%)	173 (25.2%)	344 (50.1%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.1%)	30.2	1723^rd of 2344 public middle schools	26.5%		27.5	1810^th of 2372 public middle schools	23.7%	87	76.7	48.6	42.3	48.5	20.6	15.3	44.3	25.4	9.6	$9,961
Nolan Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Warriors Path Rd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1150	1,068	58	18.3	47.8%	266 (24.9%)	257 (24.1%)	379 (35.5%)	35 (3.3%)	6 (0.6%)	17 (1.6%)	108 (10.1%)	53.4	969^th of 2344 public middle schools	58.7%		55.7	898^th of 2372 public middle schools	62.1%	71	90.8	59.3	62.3	53.3	38.7	23.1	32.8	46.0	32.5	$8,867
Academy Middle	Public	6-8	602 E Main St	Little River Academy	76554	Bell County	Academy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 982-4201	417	29	14.4	34.3%	235 (56.4%)	26 (6.2%)	126 (30.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.8%)	64	688^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.6%		68.8	565^th of 2372 public middle schools	76.2%	123	92.3	63.8	50.4	57.8	50.0	35.7	54.2	60.7	28.4	$8,079
Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	2011 N Third St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6444	553	45	12.3	76.5%	106 (19.2%)	137 (24.8%)	266 (48.1%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.8%)	28.8	1775^th of 2344 public middle schools	24.3%		26.1	1860^th of 2372 public middle schools	21.6%	85	87.5	38.8	32.7	45.8	23.1	11.8	51.2	29.2	15.7	$10,680

Frequently Asked Questions about South Belton Middle

How many students attend South Belton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended South Belton Middle.

What district is South Belton Middle in?

Belton Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of South Belton Middle?

Students at South Belton Middle are 57% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is South Belton Middle a good school?

South Belton Middle ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Texas middle schools.

What high school do graduates of South Belton Middle attend?

Students who attend South Belton Middle usually go on to attend Belton High School

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