Belton High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 87 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Belton New Tech H S At Waskow performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 91 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Belton High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Belton New Tech H S At Waskow's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies and with 25% student progress.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Belton High School. They make up for 43.76% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (39.90%), African Americans (8.06%), Two or More Races (5.28%), Asians (1.59%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

At Belton New Tech H S At Waskow, Whites or Caucasians are the biggest group, comprising 58.10% of student population, followed by Hispanics (28.17%), African Americans (6.34%), Two or More Races (5.63%), Asians (1.41%) and Native Americans (0.35%).

Based on household incomes, Belton High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 45.52% compared to 26.41% at Belton New Tech H S At Waskow.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Belton High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 8.91% of its student population compared to 2.82% at Belton New Tech H S At Waskow.

In addition, Belton High School has 8.74% bilingual students, 8.57% are in the gifted and talented program, while 17.93% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Belton New Tech H S At Waskow with 2.46% bilingual students, 13.38% gifted and talented students and 11.27% students in the special education program.

Belton High School's 128 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.1 years. Belton New Tech H S At Waskow's 23 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Belton High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 22 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 30 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 43 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Belton New Tech H S At Waskow no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, four teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while seven teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

Belton High School has ten special education teachers assisted by 13 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Belton New Tech H S At Waskow has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.