Bell Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Schools most like Bell Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Elementary School this school | 332 | 95.8% | N/A |
| College Bound-Brookside Campus Tulsa | 362 | 95.3% | N/A |
| Hamilton Elementary School Tulsa | 303 | 93.4% | N/A |
| Eugene Field Elementary School Oklahoma City | 362 | 93.1% | 26.0% |
| Sequoyah Elementary School Tulsa | 392 | 93.1% | N/A |
| Dolores Huerta Elementary School Tulsa | 324 | 90.1% | N/A |
Where Bell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oklahoma | In Tulsa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #475 of 941 | #88 of 111 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #523 of 708 | #76 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #375 of 708 | #73 of 109 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #52 of 876 | #4 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.6% | #19 of 548 | #5 of 81 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 332 | 19.4 | 17.1:1 | 96% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 21.1 | 17.1:1 | 94% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 18.5 | 19.2:1 | 93% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 89% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 32.9 | 16.4:1 | 100% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 99% (573) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 96% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 50 | 14.5:1 | 72% (522) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 33 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (541 to 332); teachers down 41% (32.9 to 19.4).
About Bell Elementary School
Bell Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Total enrollment is 332 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
TULSA has 69 schools; together they serve 33,617 students.
Of every 100 students at Bell Elementary School, about 55 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 13% White, 12% multiracial, and 4% Native American. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 16%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bell Elementary School scores 64%.
Teacher count: 19.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.1:1. The gap from the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is 1.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 96%. Compared with the 62% average for public schools in Tulsa County, the school's rate is higher.
In Tulsa County, home to about 680,794 people, median household income comes to about $69,009, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 180 public schools in the county, enrolling about 113,616, Bell Elementary School among them.
Tulsa Honor Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Bell Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.4:1 to 17.1:1.
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