📍 1601 Brown Trl, Hurst, Tarrant County, 76054
Bell H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hurst, Tarrant County. The school has 2,311 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Randy Belcher. It is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Isd school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 142.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The school offers 67 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell H S enrolls 2,311 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 142.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 880 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 769 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 376 | 16% |
| Asian | 138 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 111 | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 31 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,212 of the school's 2,311 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,034 qualify for free lunch and 178 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 H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 9, state house district 92.
Bell H S is one of 34 schools in HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD, based in BEDFORD, Texas. The district serves 23,262 students district-wide and employs 1,450 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,311 students, Bell H S is larger than the district average of about 684 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large