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Charter Oak Elementary School

Public elementary school in Temple, Texas · Belton ISD · Grades K–5

Charter Oak Elementary School serves 602 students in grades K–5 in Temple (Bell County). It is one of 20 schools in Belton ISD. By enrollment it is the 1601st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.

602
students
12.8
students per teacher
40.9%
free/reduced lunch eligible
K–5
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 47.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesK–5
DistrictBelton ISD
CountyBell County
Area typeCity, small
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID480986013678

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolBelton ISDTexas elementary schools (median)
Students60213,697516
Students per teacher12.81414.8
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible40.9%42%72%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Charter Oak Elementary School in context

Size

Of the 11 elementary schools in Belton ISD, Charter Oak Elementary School is the 2nd largest, with 4.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 522 students, so Charter Oak Elementary School is close to their typical size.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Its largest grade is grade 3 with 113 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 91, against an average of 100 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (99 against 111). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

White students are the largest group, at 44.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Belton ISD (46%). Hispanic students are next, at 43.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

40.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42% across Belton ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Charter Oak Elementary School has 47.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 602 students would have about 40.7 teachers, so Charter Oak Elementary School has 6.4 more.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).

Location

NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Joe M Pirtle Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 15 elementary schools within 5 miles and 23 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
White
44.9%
Hispanic
43.2%
Black
5.1%
Two or more races
5%
Asian
1.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.2%

43% of students are girls and 57% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Kindergarten
111
Grade 1
91
Grade 2
94
Grade 3
113
Grade 4
94
Grade 5
99

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

8402 Poison Oak Rd, Temple, TX 76502
Phone: (254)215-4000
Website: bisd.net

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Charter Oak Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Joe M Pirtle Elementary SchoolBelton ISD1.1 mi5751440.3%
Tarver Elementary SchoolBelton ISD2.1 mi49413.444.1%
Leon Heights Elementary SchoolBelton ISD2.2 mi18410.358.2%
Sparta Elementary SchoolBelton ISD2.3 mi54913.329.5%
Lakewood Elementary SchoolBelton ISD2.5 mi5721418.7%
High Point Elementary SchoolBelton ISD2.8 mi56313.841.2%
James L Burrell Elementary SchoolBelton ISD3.2 mi46613.927.3%
Nolan Creek SchoolOrenda Charter School3.4 mi10912.2–

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Belton ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Belton Early Childhood SchoolPre-KPre-K494
Belton High SchoolHigh9–121,763
Belton Middle SchoolMiddle6–8661
Belton New Technical H S at WaskowHigh9–12284
Chisholm Trail Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5766
District Alternative Education ProgramHigh7–1246
High Point Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5563
Hubbard Branch Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5514
James L Burrell Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5466
Joe M Pirtle Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5575
Lake Belton High SchoolHigh9–122,300
Lake Belton Middle SchoolMiddle6–8803
Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5572
Leon Heights Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5184
North Belton Middle SchoolMiddle6–8979
South Belton Middle SchoolMiddle6–8667
Southwest Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5415
Sparta Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5549
Tarver Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5494