Nolan Creek School
Public elementary school (charter) in Belton, Texas · Orenda Charter School · Grades K–7
Nolan Creek School serves 109 students in grades K–7 in Belton (Bell County). It is one of 4 schools in Orenda Charter School. By enrollment it is the 4654th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.2 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.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 8.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–7 |
| District | Orenda Charter School |
| County | Bell County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480023513521 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Orenda Charter School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 109 | 1,984 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 17.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% 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.
Nolan Creek School in context
Size
Nolan Creek School is the only elementary school in Orenda Charter School. Its 109 students are 5.5% of the district's 1,984. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 562; Nolan Creek School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 1 with 19 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 7, against an average of 14 per grade. This year grade 7 has 59% fewer students than kindergarten (7 against 17). 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
The largest group is White students: 46.8% here and 45.2% across Orenda Charter School. Hispanic students are next, at 32.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 8.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 109 students, Nolan Creek School has 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 109 students would have about 7.4 teachers, so Nolan Creek School has 1.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Nolan Creek School is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Southwest Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in Belton ISD. Within 10 miles there are 25 other elementary schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 46.8% |
| Hispanic | 32.1% |
| Black | 11.9% |
| Two or more races | 9.2% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 19 |
| Grade 2 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 10 |
| Grade 4 | 17 |
| Grade 5 | 14 |
| Grade 6 | 11 |
| Grade 7 | 7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
505 E Ave C, Belton, TX 76513
Phone: (254)939-4491
Website: nolancreekschool.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Nolan Creek School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elementary School | Belton ISD | 0.6 mi | 415 | 12.7 | 81.9% |
| Leon Heights Elementary School | Belton ISD | 1.3 mi | 184 | 10.3 | 58.2% |
| Hubbard Branch Elementary School | Belton ISD | 1.6 mi | 514 | 12.9 | 66.3% |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary School | Belton ISD | 2.3 mi | 766 | 13.7 | 57.7% |
| Sparta Elementary School | Belton ISD | 2.5 mi | 549 | 13.3 | 29.5% |
| Charter Oak Elementary School | Belton ISD | 3.4 mi | 602 | 12.8 | 40.9% |
| Joe M Pirtle Elementary School | Belton ISD | 4.5 mi | 575 | 14 | 40.3% |
| Thornton Elementary School | Temple ISD | 4.8 mi | 763 | 17.5 | 67.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Orenda Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway College Preparatory School | Other | K–12 | 1,681 |
| Gateway Technical High School | High | 9–12 | 49 |
| Kingsland School | Other | K–12 | 145 |