📍 12323 Shaftsbury Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77031
Bell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 548 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua Perales. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bell el enrolls 548 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 3.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 378 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 136 | 25% |
| White | 18 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
510 of the school's 548 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 504 qualify for free lunch and 6 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 el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 131.
Bell el is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 548 students, Bell el is smaller than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large