Belton H S

Belton Isd · Bell County · High school

Belton H S enrolled 1,762 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 97% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 45% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~5 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Belton H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 28% in TX+7.2 vs TX
Belton H S 97.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 10% in TX+22.0 vs TX
Belton H S 97.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 42% in TX-1.7 vs TX
Belton H S 42.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 50% in TX+7.1 vs TX
Belton H S 88.2%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 34% in TX+2.2 vs TX
Belton H S 16.7%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 42% in TX-3.1 vs TX
Belton H S 22.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 45% in TX-0.7 vs TX
Belton H S 54.4%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

80859095100201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080100201720192021202320249775

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

204060201620182020202245

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

406080100201220152018202120248881

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

010203040502012201520182021202417

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

40045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434411

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1617181920201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

161820201320162019202220242116

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

161820201320162019202220242117

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

010203040502017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

204060201720192022202420255849

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

204060201720192022202420255344

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

2030405060702014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

1020304050602015201720192021202320243529

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024178

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

020406080100201220152018202120243620

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336142

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497%97%95.2%98.5%95.9%
College/career/military ready202494.7%97.1%95.6%93.5%94.7%
Algebra I proficiency202530.9%22.9%29.8%33.9%25.6%
Biology proficiency202564.9%57.6%53.5%74.4%50.7%
English II proficiency202553%52.5%41.5%64.6%41%
Advanced course completion202460.7%54.4%55.3%67.2%46.8%
Took an AP/IB course202448.3%29.4%44.7%55.7%36.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202415.5%7.8%9.5%22.6%6.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202464.4%20%61.5%67.4%51.6%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).