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Enrollment
696
High
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILCHRIST·NCES 120063000863
BELL HIGH SCHOOL
930 S MAIN ST, BELL, FL 32619 · (352) 463-3232 · Gilchrist County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
315 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 11% |
Student demographics
34%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
64.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 52.9% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 HIGH SCHOOL
BELL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 696 | 45.3% | 61.6% |
| BRANFORD HIGH SCHOOL BRANFORD | 799 | 42.7% | 58.2% |
| TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL TRENTON | 701 | 40.2% | 62.3% |
| HILLIARD MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH HILLIARD | 773 | 41.5% | 73.2% |
| FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL FORT WHITE | 1,101 | 46.3% | 52.2% |
| UMATILLA HIGH SCHOOL UMATILLA | 922 | 39.7% | 40.9% |
Matched among Florida high 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #156 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #101 of 549 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #177 of 559 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #453 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #92 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #516 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #305 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #174 of 246 |
Ranked against other public high 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
696
+143 (+26%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 696 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 45% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 53% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 48% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 45% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 50% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 47% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 59% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 41% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 40 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELL HIGH SCHOOL.
About BELL HIGH SCHOOL
BELL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in BELL, Florida, reachable at (352) 463-3232. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 696 students. The average for high schools in Florida is about 1,035 students, so this school is 33% smaller than average.
GILCHRIST is responsible for 5 schools, BELL HIGH SCHOOL included, with 2,858 students in all.
At BELL HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 80% of the student body. Other students are 13% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. BELL HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 18.3:1 comes from the school's 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 23.5:1. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Gilchrist County, the average is about the same, 47%.
Measured against Florida public high schools, BELL HIGH SCHOOL receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BELL HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (61.6%) and its predicted rate (58.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Among Gilchrist County residents, median household income is about $63,523, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 7 public schools in Gilchrist County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,858.
Of nearby public schools, BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 4. On proficiency, BELL HIGH SCHOOL is ahead of the 59.9% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes BELL HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Distant.
BELL HIGH SCHOOL had 553 students in 2020-21 and 696 in 2024-25, a 26% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.5:1 to 18.3:1.
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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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 656 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh · 26 students
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Elementary
Other Bell High schools
One other US public school is named Bell High. BELL HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bell High SchoolHURST, TX · 2,411 students
Nearby schools
- BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 656
- GILCHRIST VIRTUAL FRANCHISE9.4 mi · 26
- TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL9.4 mi · 701
- TRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 779
- OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.1 mi · 517
- FORT WHITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.0 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About BELL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BELL HIGH SCHOOL?
BELL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 06-12.
Is BELL HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BELL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELL HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELL HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 18.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BELL HIGH SCHOOL?
BELL HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is BELL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BELL HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GILCHRIST.
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