📍 2771 e Bell Ave, Bell, Gilchrist County, 32619
Bell Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bell, Gilchrist County. The school has 661 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gilchrist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell Elementary School enrolls 661 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 552 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 661 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 361 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bell Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 5, state house district 21.
Bell Elementary School is one of 7 schools in GILCHRIST, based in TRENTON, Florida. The district serves 2,858 students district-wide and employs 148 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 661 students, Bell Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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