📍 1409 Hankerson St, Tyler, Smith County, 75701
Bell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tyler, Smith County. The school has 533 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tamara Johnson. It is part of the Tyler Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell el enrolls 533 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 290 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 147 | 28% |
| White | 65 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
471 of the school's 533 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 471 qualify for free lunch and 0 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, Midsize). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
Bell el is one of 25 schools in TYLER ISD, based in TYLER, Texas. The district serves 18,708 students district-wide and employs 1,218 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 533 students, Bell el is smaller than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize