Tarver Elementary School
Public elementary school in Temple, Texas · Belton ISD · Grades K–5
Tarver Elementary School serves 494 students in grades K–5 in Temple (Bell County). It is one of 20 schools in Belton ISD. By enrollment it is the 2594th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.4 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 ÷ 37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Belton ISD |
| County | Bell County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480986011412 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Belton ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 494 | 13,697 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.1% | 42% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Tarver Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 11 elementary schools in Belton ISD, Tarver Elementary School is the 8th largest, with 3.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 515; Tarver 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 5 with 99 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 68, against an average of 82 per grade. This year grade 5 has 46% more students than kindergarten (99 against 68). 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 Hispanic students: 37.9% here and 36.2% across Belton ISD. White students are next, at 33.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.1% of its students are eligible 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
With 37 full-time-equivalent teachers for 494 students, Tarver Elementary School has 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 494 students would have about 33.4 teachers, so Tarver Elementary School has 3.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Tarver Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Joe M Pirtle Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 21 other elementary schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 37.9% |
| White | 33.4% |
| Black | 14% |
| Asian | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 6.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
54.7% of students are girls and 45.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 68 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 92 |
| Grade 3 | 73 |
| Grade 4 | 87 |
| Grade 5 | 99 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7949 Stonehollow Dr., Temple, TX 76502
Phone: (254)215-3800
Website: bisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tarver Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe M Pirtle Elementary School | Belton ISD | 1.0 mi | 575 | 14 | 40.3% |
| James L Burrell Elementary School | Belton ISD | 1.2 mi | 466 | 13.9 | 27.3% |
| High Point Elementary School | Belton ISD | 1.3 mi | 563 | 13.8 | 41.2% |
| Charter Oak Elementary School | Belton ISD | 2.1 mi | 602 | 12.8 | 40.9% |
| Lakewood Elementary School | Belton ISD | 2.2 mi | 572 | 14 | 18.7% |
| Kennedy-Powell Elementary School | Temple ISD | 2.8 mi | 384 | 16.4 | 61.5% |
| Western Hills Elementary School | Temple ISD | 3.2 mi | 417 | 17.6 | 70% |
| Scott Elementary School | Temple ISD | 4.1 mi | 442 | 16 | 73.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Belton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Early Childhood School | Pre-K | Pre-K | 494 |
| Belton High School | High | 9–12 | 1,763 |
| Belton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 661 |
| Belton New Technical H S at Waskow | High | 9–12 | 284 |
| Charter Oak Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 602 |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 766 |
| District Alternative Education Program | High | 7–12 | 46 |
| High Point Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 563 |
| Hubbard Branch Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 514 |
| James L Burrell Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 466 |
| Joe M Pirtle Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 575 |
| Lake Belton High School | High | 9–12 | 2,300 |
| Lake Belton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 803 |
| Lakewood Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 572 |
| Leon Heights Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 184 |
| North Belton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 979 |
| South Belton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 667 |
| Southwest Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 415 |
| Sparta Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 549 |