📍 215 Willowbrook Dr, Athens, Henderson County, 75751
Bel Air el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Athens, Henderson County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Claudia Godwin. It is part of the Athens Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bel Air el enrolls 453 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 7.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 53% |
| White | 150 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
375 of the school's 453 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 366 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Bel Air el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 TX-50, state senate district 3, state house district 4.
Bel Air el is one of 5 schools in ATHENS ISD, based in ATHENS, Texas. The district serves 3,029 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, Bel Air el is smaller than the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant