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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILCHRIST·NCES 120063002181
BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2771 E BELL AVE, BELL, FL 32619 · (352) 463-3275 · Gilchrist County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
337 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
FL avg 56.7% . -11.6pp since 2023
Math
59.3%
FL avg 58.9% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.6% | 67.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 656 | 51.4% | 62.4% |
| INVERNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL INVERNESS | 641 | 49.3% | 55.5% |
| MYAKKA RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 624 | 48.1% | 55.4% |
| PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INVERNESS | 637 | 48.2% | 59.8% |
| COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 585 | 53.0% | 59.5% |
| INDIAN RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDGEWATER | 614 | 53.7% | 60.2% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #753 of 2,136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,127 of 2,149 ▼ 495 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,059 of 2,149 ▼ 569 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #849 of 2,267 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,605 of 2,077 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #1,814 of 2,108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #1,244 of 2,188 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.5% | #296 of 621 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
656
+96 (+17%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 656 | 37.2 | 17.6:1 | 51% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 33.2 | 20.2:1 | 59% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 35.2 | 18.8:1 | 58% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 53% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 64% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 57% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 60% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 47% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 2771 E BELL AVE in BELL, Florida, BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 656 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
GILCHRIST serves 2,858 students across 5 schools.
Of every 100 students at BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 81 are White. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a ratio of 17.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida is about 17.5:1. Income data for the school show 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Florida public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 55.4% at BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.4%.
In Gilchrist County, the median household earns about $63,523 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Gilchrist County has 7 public schools with about 2,858 students, including BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Among nearby public schools, BELL HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.4 miles. BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school's student count rose 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 16.5 in 2020-21 to 17.6 in 2024-25.
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Gilchrist County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,040
Census ACS
Median income
$63,523
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GILCHRIST
- TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 779 students
- TRENTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 701 students
- BELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 696 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh · 26 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Elementary
Other Bell Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Bell Elementary. BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Bell Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 902 students
- Bell Elementary SchoolTYLER, TX · 540 students
- Bell Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 539 students
- BELL ELEMENTARYPAPILLION, NE · 488 students
- Bell Elementary SchoolMonticello, KY · 432 students
Nearby schools
- BELL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 696
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISE9.3 mi · 26
- TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 701
- TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 779
- OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.3 mi · 517
- FORT WHITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.8 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GILCHRIST.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.