Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Summary:

Joe M Pirtle Elementary is a public elementary school in Temple, Texas, serving 606 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Belton Independent School District, which is ranked 463 out of 968 school districts in Texas.

Joe M Pirtle Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of Texas elementary schools, with academic performance on par or slightly above the Belton ISD and Texas state averages, particularly in reading and mathematics. The school's Hispanic student subgroup has shown strong performance, ranking in the top 10% of Texas elementary schools, while the African American and Gifted and Talented subgroups have struggled, ranking in the bottom 25%. The school's Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups have performed relatively well, ranking in the top 15% and top 35% of Texas elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools like Sparta Elementary and Lakewood Elementary, Joe M Pirtle Elementary has a more diverse student population and a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. Despite these factors, the school has been able to allocate more resources to support student learning, as evidenced by the increase in per-student spending and the decrease in student-teacher ratio.


Detail:

Public K-5

 714 S Pea Rdg
       Temple, TX  76502


(254) 215-3400

District: Belton Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1777th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,643 Help


Students who attend Joe M Pirtle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    North Belton Middle
High:    Lake Belton High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  630

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.7%
Hispanic:
28.4%
African American:
11.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Joe M Pirtle Elementary ranks better than 62% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Belton Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.37. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48.7%), Hispanic (28.4%), African American (11.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joe M Pirtle Elementary is 15.7. 7 elementary schools in the Belton Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joe M Pirtle Elementary is $10,643, which is the 5th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Belton Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joe M Pirtle Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Joe M Pirtle Elementary 1777th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Joe M Pirtle Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Belton Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Belton Independent School District (Isd) 463rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Joe M Pirtle Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.71 821st 3465 76.3%
2005 53.51 1851st 3475 46.7%
2006 62.67 1386th 3476 60.1%
2007 64.64 1387th 3724 62.8%
2008 66.44 1282nd 3768 66.0%
2009 67.46 1269th 3884 67.3%
2010 65.73 1421st 3937 63.9%
2011 63.27 1629th 4095 60.2%
2012 77.73 762nd 4206 81.9%
2013 76.78 814th 4221 80.7%
2014 82.92 573rd 4260 86.5%
2015 80.56 705th 4320 83.7%
2016 78.42 825th 4286 80.8%
2017 85.06 542nd 4329 87.5%
2018 79.83 685th 4359 84.3%
2019 70.53 1040th 4479 76.8%
2021 74.69 921st 4578 79.9%
2022 61.45 1538th 4581 66.4%
2023 65.06 1373rd 4647 70.5%
2024 56.37 1777th 4675 62.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.16 833rd 1046 20.4%
2019 47.26 619th 1112 44.3%
2021 59.72 350th 961 63.6%
2022 53.24 475th 1004 52.7%
2023 52.21 554th 1099 49.6%
2024 49.01 592nd 1114 46.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.33 1399th 3333 58.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.96 482nd 3558 86.5%
2019 80.84 289th 3684 92.2%
2021 52.19 1304th 3799 65.7%
2022 70.98 659th 3952 83.3%
2023 72.62 595th 4086 85.4%
2024 58.15 1369th 4261 67.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.54 359th 4264 91.6%
2019 69.60 834th 4309 80.6%
2021 83.29 332nd 4451 92.5%
2022 63.82 1252nd 4477 72.0%
2023 60.12 1510th 4521 66.6%
2024 32.82 3380th 4560 25.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.16 775th 4306 82.0%
2019 66.13 1186th 4348 72.7%
2021 77.07 788th 4499 82.5%
2022 62.02 1469th 4561 67.8%
2023 62.79 1412th 4588 69.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.87 554th 3106 82.2%
2019 53.32 1887th 3184 40.7%
2021 63.10 1281st 3006 57.4%
2022 28.60 2517th 2958 14.9%
2023 45.93 2087th 2980 30.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.16 2567th 4240 39.5%
2019 44.91 2329th 4295 45.8%
2021 56.01 1430th 4331 67.0%
2022 45.96 2380th 4461 46.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.05 718th 4319 83.4%
2019 72.80 904th 4357 79.3%
2021 69.10 1113th 4498 75.3%
2022 58.90 1656th 4563 63.7%
2023 65.14 1349th 4585 70.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.90 805th 1005 19.9%
2022 14.74 889th 957 7.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.95 616th 2483 75.2%
2019 61.25 732nd 2515 70.9%
2021 79.42 255th 2444 89.6%
2022 52.87 988th 2421 59.2%
2023 32.25 1767th 2443 27.7%
2024 36.45 1629th 2421 32.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.33 186th 4168 95.5%
2019 66.60 1028th 4188 75.5%
2021 70.55 873rd 4329 79.8%
2022 65.07 1161st 4376 73.5%
2023 84.17 397th 4401 91.0%
2024 63.11 1275th 4431 71.2%
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Rank History for White students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.24 1020th 3127 67.4%
2019 61.56 1101st 3142 65.0%
2021 57.91 1182nd 3082 61.6%
2022 41.96 1950th 3082 36.7%
2023 45.12 1828th 3106 41.1%
2024 39.19 2022nd 3078 34.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Joe M Pirtle Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 223 11 7 149 1 n/a n/a 0 391
2001 225 22 6 194 3 n/a n/a 0 450
2002 290 22 9 265 1 n/a n/a 0 587
2003 290 22 9 265 1 n/a n/a 0 587
2004 316 34 12 252 3 n/a n/a 0 617
2005 366 44 15 224 3 n/a n/a 0 652
2006 482 48 8 203 2 n/a n/a 0 743
2007 524 61 9 195 4 n/a n/a 0 793
2008 395 68 17 176 6 n/a n/a 0 662
2009 413 83 31 128 6 n/a n/a 0 661
2010 446 77 31 130 6 n/a n/a 0 690
2011 472 66 23 165 3 6 27 0 762
2012 480 73 24 181 4 9 27 0 798
2013 455 64 21 202 5 7 22 0 776
2014 414 75 17 165 2 7 21 0 701
2015 402 56 20 172 4 2 26 0 682
2016 429 54 19 180 2 2 26 0 712
2017 405 69 17 202 3 2 41 0 739
2018 408 70 20 210 2 1 51 0 762
2019 432 69 17 212 2 0 55 0 787
2020 379 66 20 172 1 0 45 0 683
2021 316 64 14 161 1 0 49 0 605
2022 303 74 20 173 3 0 57 0 630
2023 289 70 13 176 4 0 54 0 606
2024 307 70 17 179 2 2 53 0 630

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joe M Pirtle Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 391 30.9 12.7 52.7
2001 450 31.9 14.1 56.9
2002 587 40.5 14.5 58.4
2003 587 40.5 14.5 58.4
2004 617 41.5 14.9 54.1
2005 652 42.7 15.3 47.9
2006 743 44.1 16.8 35.4
2007 793 44.3 17.9 33.2
2008 662 43.3 15.3 29.9
2009 661 41.2 16.0 30.3
2010 690 42.9 16.0 30.3
2011 762 44.4 17.1 33.6
2012 798 45.4 17.5 34
2013 776 44.7 17.3 36.5
2014 701 40.9 17.1 33
2015 682 39.0 17.4 32.4
2016 712 41.0 17.3 30.8
2017 739 42.0 17.5 31.4
2018 762 42.0 18.1 33.7
2019 787 43.1 18.2 33.8
2020 683 40.0 17.0 35.7
2021 605 40.4 14.9 35.7
2022 630 43.0 14.6 35.2
2023 606 43.1 14.0 42.2
2024 630 40.0 15.7 36.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Joe M Pirtle Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 391 30.9 12.7 52.7
2001 450 31.9 14.1 56.9
2002 587 40.5 14.5 58.4
2003 587 40.5 14.5 58.4
2004 617 41.5 14.9 54.1
2005 652 42.7 15.3 47.9
2006 743 44.1 16.8 35.4
2007 793 44.3 17.9 33.2
2008 662 43.3 15.3 29.9
2009 661 41.2 16.0 30.3
2010 690 42.9 16.0 30.3
2011 762 44.4 17.1 33.6
2012 798 45.4 17.5 34
2013 776 44.7 17.3 36.5
2014 701 40.9 17.1 33
2015 682 39.0 17.4 32.4
2016 712 41.0 17.3 30.8
2017 739 42.0 17.5 31.4
2018 762 42.0 18.1 33.7
2019 787 43.1 18.2 33.8
2020 683 40.0 17.0 35.7
2021 605 40.4 14.9 35.7
2022 630 43.0 14.6 35.2
2023 606 43.1 14.0 42.2
2024 630 40.0 15.7 36.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Joe M Pirtle Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $632 (8.5%) $6,821 (91.5%) $7,453
2020 $727 (8.7%) $7,631 (91.3%) $8,358
2021 $1,112 (10.4%) $9,531 (89.6%) $10,643

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Joe M Pirtle Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1040th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1373rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 6.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Joe M Pirtle Elementary)4649
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Belton Independent School District (Isd))4850
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Joe M Pirtle Elementary)4738
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Belton Independent School District (Isd))5139
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Joe M Pirtle Elementary)5646
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Belton Independent School District (Isd))4746
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Joe M Pirtle Elementary)7053
 17%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Belton Independent School District (Isd))5542
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Joe M Pirtle Elementary)5667
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Belton Independent School District (Isd))5460
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Joe M Pirtle Elementary)5967
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Belton Independent School District (Isd))6152
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Joe M Pirtle Elementary)6949
 20%
   5th Grade Science (Belton Independent School District (Isd))5836
 22%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students787606
 23%
African American6970
 1.4%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian1713
 23.5%
Hispanic212176
 17%
Pacific Islander00
White432289
 33.1%
Two or More Races5554
 1.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.8%42.2%
 8.4%


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Students at Joe M Pirtle Elementary are 49% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 630 students attended Joe M Pirtle Elementary.

Students who attend Joe M Pirtle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Belton Middle
High : Lake Belton High School

Joe M Pirtle Elementary ranks 1777th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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