📍 90 Maple Springs Road, Asheville, Buncombe County, 28805
Bell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Asheville, Buncombe County. The school has 218 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell Elementary enrolls 218 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 159 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 8.7% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 5% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 218 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bell Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 115.
Bell Elementary is one of 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools, based in Asheville, North Carolina. The district serves 22,452 students district-wide and employs 1,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 218 students, Bell Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small