Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280075000075
Bell Academy
1016 TAYLOR STREET, BOYLE, MS 38730 · (662) 843-4572 · Bolivar County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
327 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Cleveland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
62.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
327
-39 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.4:1
% White
35%
was 44%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
54%
was 49%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bell Academy
Located at 1016 TAYLOR STREET, in BOYLE, Mississippi, Bell Academy is a small K-5 school that works with 327 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Cleveland School District. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 27% smaller than typical.
Cleveland School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,793 students. Bell Academy is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Bell Academy reports that the most-represented group is Black (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 35% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Bell Academy has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Bell Academy ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 44.1%; Bell Academy posts 66.0%, +21.9 points above that line.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bolivar County) records that median household income runs about $39,585, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 27%. In all, Bolivar County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,415 students), of which Bell Academy is one.
Nearest neighbor: Nailor Elementary School, around 2.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 366 students in 2018 compared to 327 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.
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Bolivar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,534
Census ACS
Median income
$39,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleveland School District
- Cleveland Central High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Cleveland Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Hayes Cooper CenterElementary · 304 students
- Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Nailor Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- D.M. Smith ElementaryElementary · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Nailor Elementary School2.3 mi · 256
- Cleveland Central Middle School2.5 mi · 423
- D.M. Smith Elementary2.5 mi · 233
- Parks Elementary School2.7 mi · 265
- Cleveland Central High School3.2 mi · 799
- Pearman Elementary School3.4 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Bell AcademyHow large is Bell Academy?
Bell Academy enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Bell Academy serve?
Bell Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bell Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bell Academy is approximately 17.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bell Academy?
Student demographics at Bell Academy are roughly 35% White, 3% Hispanic, 54% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bell Academy in?
Bell Academy is part of Cleveland School District.
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