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
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · 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
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.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 62.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 70.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Bell Academy
Bell Academy's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Academy this school | 327 | 100.0% | 66.0% |
| South Park Elementary VICKSBURG | 351 | 99.4% | 38.9% |
| Bentonia Gibbs School BENTONIA | 380 | 99.2% | 49.6% |
| Hayes Cooper Center MERIGOLD | 304 | 100.0% | 66.2% |
| McWillie Elementary School Jackson | 414 | 100.0% | 78.8% |
| Three Rivers Elementary GULFPORT | 492 | 99.4% | 69.1% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Bolivar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #122 of 428 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #134 of 439 ▼ 53 | #2 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #122 of 439 ▲ 42 | #2 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #299 of 453 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #370 of 408 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #97 of 409 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #19 of 444 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #184 of 296 | #8 of 10 |
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
327
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 327 | 18.5 | 17.6:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 24.8 | 14.2:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 25.5 | 13.2:1 | 100% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 22.3 | 16.4:1 | 100% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 100% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 16 | 17.4:1 | 83% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 72% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 21 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bell Academy.
About Bell Academy
Bell Academy runs as a small elementary school in BOYLE, Mississippi. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 327 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll about 446 students on average.
Bell Academy is part of a district of 8 schools: Cleveland School District, with 2,793 students.
At Bell Academy, 54% of students are Black. The school is also 35% White, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is lower than the 63% Black share among all Bolivar County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
There are 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bell Academy, giving a ratio of 17.6:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 1.8 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 327 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Bolivar County is close, at 100%.
Bell Academy earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Bell Academy is 21.9 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Mississippi.
The school's county is Bolivar County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $39,585 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 27%. Bell Academy shares Bolivar County with 18 other public schools.
Bell Academy's closest public school neighbor is Nailor Elementary School, about 2.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Bell Academy ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell 6% over 4 years, reaching 327 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.5:1 in 2020-21, and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Bell Academy. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Bell Academy schools
One other US public school is named Bell Academy. Bell Academy is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- BELL ACADEMYBAYSIDE, NY · 441 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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