Lake Belton H S

Belton Isd · Bell County · High school

Lake Belton H S enrolled 2,299 students in 2025. Its Algebra I passing rate sits in the bottom 37% of Texas campuses (2025).

Small group: only ~10 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

Lake Belton H S Texas
College/career/military ready ’24top 19% in TX+18.1 vs TX
Lake Belton H S 93.2%Texas 75.1%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 29% in TX+14.4 vs TX
Lake Belton H S 95.5%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 47% in TX-2.6 vs TX
Lake Belton H S 11.9%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 41% in TX-3.6 vs TX
Lake Belton H S 22.4%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 47% in TX+0.1 vs TX
Lake Belton H S 55.2%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course55 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 96 · White: 71
Take an AP/IB exam11 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 94 · White: 23
Pass an AP/IB exam80 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 10 · White: 77

Outcomes

College/career/military ready

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

406080100201720192021202320249375

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

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

708090100201220152018202120249681

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.

510152025201220152018202120241512

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.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark441

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.

50060070080020132016201920222024college-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).

1616.51717.5182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

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

1616.216.416.616.8172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

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

1717.217.417.617.8182013201620192022202417

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

10203040502017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

3040506070201720192022202420255949

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

40506070201720192022202420255744

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

20304050602014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2030402015201720192021202320243530

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520201220152018202120241711

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

20406080100201220152018202120248036

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336203

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
College/career/military ready202494.2%93.2%91.8%94.9%89.2%
Algebra I proficiency202540.2%22.4%40%41.5%32.5%
Biology proficiency202571.3%58.5%68%74.3%56.8%
English II proficiency202569.1%57.1%64.7%74.8%53%
Advanced course completion202467.6%55.2%64.1%70.9%61.2%
Took an AP/IB course202453.1%29.5%48.6%57.2%39.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202420.2%10.6%15.7%22.8%10.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202476.5%80%66.7%77.3%70.3%

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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).