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C+

Southwest El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

611 S Saunders, Belton, TX 76513 · (254) 215-3500 · Part of Belton Independent School District

Belton’s School Grade B better than 55% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
415
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Southwest El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Belton kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Belton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Southwest ElYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

611 S Saunders, Belton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten65
Grade 162
Grade 270
Grade 366
Grade 475
Grade 577
Enrollment over time
384’20
401’21
402’22
398’23
415’24

Up 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%White 20%Black 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southwest El from Belton families.

Other schools in Belton Independent School District

The district →
Belton Early Childhood School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Belton
494 students17:1
Chisholm Trail El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belton
C
766 students14:1
Charter Oak El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Temple
B+
602 students13:1
Joe M Pirtle El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Temple
A−
575 students14:1
Lakewood El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belton
A
572 students14:1
High Point El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Temple
B+
563 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Belton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.