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Enrollment
2,411
High
DISTRICT 1,294 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD·NCES 482406002663
BELL H S
1601 BROWN TRL, HURST, TX 76054 · (817) 399-3230 · Tarrant County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,411 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
143 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,229 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high 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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +73.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 73 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,411
+93 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.6:1
% White
35%
was 43%
% Hispanic
36%
was 30%
% Black
16%
was 14%
% Asian
6%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BELL H S
BELL H S, a sizable secondary school in HURST, Texas, overseen by HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD, serves 2,411 students, covering grades 10 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 203% above the state mean of about 796.
HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 23,262 students; BELL H S is among them.
In terms of who attends, BELL H S records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 143 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BELL H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 56.8%, a residual of +5.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which BELL H S is one.
The closest other public school is STONEGATE EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BELL H S comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BELL H S has expanded 4%, going from 2,318 students in 2018 to 2,411 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 43% to 35% over that span.
On this page, members of the BELL H S community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD
- TRINITY H SHigh · 2,734 students
- EULESS J HMiddle · 1,075 students
- CENTRAL J HMiddle · 1,061 students
- HARWOOD J HMiddle · 1,024 students
- BEDFORD J HMiddle · 968 students
- HURST J HMiddle · 967 students
Other schools in HURST
- HURST J HMiddle · 967 students
- BELLAIRE ELElementary · 672 students
- SHADY OAKS ELElementary · 594 students
- W A PORTER ELElementary · 538 students
- HARRISON LANE ELElementary · 528 students
- HURST HILLS ELElementary · 480 students
Nearby schools
- STONEGATE EL0.5 mi · 472
- SHADY BROOK EL0.6 mi · 582
- SHADY OAKS EL0.8 mi · 594
- BEDFORD J H0.9 mi · 968
- HARRISON LANE EL1.3 mi · 528
- BEDFORD HEIGHTS EL1.4 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About BELL H SWhat is the total enrollment at BELL H S?
BELL H S enrolls approximately 2,411 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does BELL H S serve?
BELL H S serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at BELL H S?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at BELL H S.
How diverse is BELL H S?
BELL H S reports a student body of 35% White, 36% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BELL H S public or private?
BELL H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.