📍 2100 Ross, Waco, McLennan County, 76706
Bell's Hill el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 760 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristie Ingram. It is part of the Waco Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bell's Hill el enrolls 760 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Black or African American and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 711 | 94% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 4.9% |
| White | 11 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
731 of the school's 760 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 695 qualify for free lunch and 36 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's Hill 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 12.
Bell's Hill el is one of 25 schools in WACO ISD, based in WACO, Texas. The district serves 13,376 students district-wide and employs 997 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 760 students, Bell's Hill el is larger than the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize