Lake Belton High School
- High school in Belton ISD
- Temple, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Belton ISD: N/A
Total students
2,267
Avg. teacher experience
9.3 years
Belton ISD: 10.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Belton ISD: 97.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
Lake Belton High School is a high school in Temple, TX, in the Belton ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,267 students. 37.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.2% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Lake Belton High School was 960 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.1.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,309, which is $165 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.3 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Christina Steele Hantgin
- steele.hantgin@BISD.NET
- (254) 316-6200
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Lake Belton High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,267
African American
202 (8.9%)
Belton ISD: 7.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
9 (0.4%)
Belton ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
61 (2.7%)
Belton ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
621 (27.4%)
Belton ISD: 35.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
10 (0.4%)
Belton ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
1,228 (54.2%)
Belton ISD: 47.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
136 (6%)
Belton ISD: 6.4%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
37.8 %
Belton ISD: 42.6%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
29.6 %
Belton ISD: 41.8%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
2.5 %
Belton ISD: 7.3%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
2.2 %
Belton ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
9.9 %
Belton ISD: 9.1%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
13.6 %
Belton ISD: 18.1%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Belton ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Belton ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Belton ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Belton ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
N/A
Belton ISD: 97.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
Belton ISD: 97.1%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Belton ISD: 100%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Belton ISD: 94.1%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
N/A
Belton ISD: 97.9%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Belton ISD: 100%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
N/A
Belton ISD: 97.7%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Belton ISD: 98%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.2 %
Belton ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Belton ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
0 %
Belton ISD: 4.2%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Belton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Belton ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Belton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0.3 %
Belton ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Belton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
21.3 %
Belton ISD: 16.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
25.8 %
Belton ISD: 17.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
54.5 %
Belton ISD: 32.1%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
10.9 %
Belton ISD: 10%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
20.7 %
Belton ISD: 17.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Belton ISD: 15.7%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
20.3 %
Belton ISD: 14.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
29 %
Belton ISD: 16.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
19.6 %
Belton ISD: 18.5%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
9.8 %
Belton ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
16.7 %
Belton ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
48.1 %
Belton ISD: 53.8%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
13.4 %
Belton ISD: 13.9%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Belton ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
23.6 %
Belton ISD: 22.1%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
11.8 %
Belton ISD: 15%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
59.8 %
Belton ISD: 59%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
62.5 %
Belton ISD: 64.3%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
Masked
Belton ISD: Masked
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
76.9 %
Belton ISD: 76.2%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
43.2 %
Belton ISD: 46.9%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Belton ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
61.7 %
Belton ISD: 60.7%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
66.7 %
Belton ISD: 73.3%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
960
Belton ISD: 959
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
21.1
Belton ISD: 23.2
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
91.4 %
Belton ISD: 87.1%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
62.6 %
Belton ISD: 49.7%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
60.5 %
Belton ISD: 48.2%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
147.3
African American
9 (6.1%)
Belton ISD: 5.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Belton ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.7%)
Belton ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
13.2 (9%)
Belton ISD: 13.9%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Belton ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
122.1 (82.9%)
Belton ISD: 77.5%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
2 (1.4%)
Belton ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
4.5 (3.1%)
Belton ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
105.8 (71.8%)
Belton ISD: 75.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
37 (25.1%)
Belton ISD: 22.5%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Belton ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.4
Belton ISD: 14
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9.3 years
Belton ISD: 10.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$62,309
Belton ISD: $60,208
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$55,095
Belton ISD: $54,672
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,483
Belton ISD: $57,233
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$60,862
Belton ISD: $58,676
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$67,540
Belton ISD: $62,238
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$73,307
Belton ISD: $68,411
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$71,666
Belton ISD: $73,449
Statewide: $74,014