📍 110 Scott Rd, Bells, Grayson County, 75414
Bells el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bells, Grayson County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kerry Harlan. It is part of the Bells Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bells el enrolls 442 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 343 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 442 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Bells el 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 TX-40, state senate district 30, state house district 62.
Bells el is one of 3 schools in BELLS ISD, based in BELLS, Texas. The district serves 1,007 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 442 students, Bells el is larger than the district average of about 336 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant