Schools · Temple
Temple, TX schools
Kids attend one of 14 elementary schools through grade 5, then one of 5 middle schools and Temple H S or Lake Belton H S.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
C+
Temple’s School Grade: C+
The public schools Temple’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B-Test scoresB-Graduation
Texas school districts we grade (1,185)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (732)Better than 39%
High confidence. Built on 10,758 tested students and a graduating class of 821; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Texas’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2019.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Texas only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Texas with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Temple kids go to school
Grades PK–5
14 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Temple Independent School DistrictGrades 9–12
C+Temple H S or ALake Belton H S
Depends on your address Temple Independent School DistrictBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
State test results
Math (grades PK–12, Temple Independent)32%
State average 36.5%
Math (grades 6–8, Belton Independent)39%
State average 36.5%
Graduation · class of 2019
94% graduate on time
Graduation rate
94%
TX: 90.2%
Graduating class
821
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.
Districts
Two districts serve Temple
Temple Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 16 schools · 8,764 students
$12,407 per studentTX $12,815CBelton Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 21 schools · 13,697 students
$11,938 per studentTX $12,815BEach district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 32 schools in Temple
Showing 1–30 of 32 schools
Thornton ElElementary · Grades PK–5 · 763 students
C-PublicSampson-Howard ElElementary · Grades PK–5 · 611 students
PublicCharter Oak ElElementary · Grades K–5 · 602 students
B+PublicJoe M Pirtle ElElementary · Grades K–5 · 575 students
A-PublicLakewood ElElementary · Grades K–5 · 572 students
APublicHigh Point ElElementary · Grades K–5 · 563 students
B+PublicJefferson ElElementary · Grades K–5 · 504 students
C+PublicTarver ElElementary · Grades K–5 · 494 students
B+PublicJames L Burrell ElElementary · Grades K–5 · 466 students
PublicScott ElElementary · Grades K–5 · 442 students
CPublicRaye-Allen ElElementary · Grades PK–5 · 441 students
B-PublicWestern Hills ElElementary · Grades PK–5 · 417 students
C-PublicHector P Garcia ElElementary · Grades PK–5 · 396 students
CPublicKennedy-Powell ElElementary · Grades PK–5 · 384 students
BPublicSt. Marys Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 196 students
PrivateSt. Francis Episcopal SchoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 186 students
PrivateThe Montessori Schools of Central TexasElementary · Grades PK–5 · 107 students
PrivateNorth Belton MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 979 students
BPublicLake Belton MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 803 students
A-PublicTravis Science AcademyMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 686 students
B-PublicBonham MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 627 students
BPublicLamar MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 553 students
CPublicTemple H SHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,320 students
C+PublicLake Belton H SHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,300 students
APublicFred W Edwards Academy AecHigh · Grades 9–12 · 77 students
DPublicKi Charter - TempleHigh · Grades 7–12 · 9 students
CharterHoly Trinity Catholic High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 73 students
PrivateMeridith-Dunbar Early Childhood AcademyPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 487 students
PublicPriority Charter Schools TempleOther · Grades PK–12 · 218 students
C-CharterWheatley Alternative Education CenterOther · Grades 1–12 · 55 students
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.