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BELLAIRE EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BELLAIRE EL
BELLAIRE EL is one of the average-sized elementary schools in HURST, Texas, overseen by HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD, with 672 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 519.
HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD ISD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 23,262 students; BELLAIRE EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, BELLAIRE EL records that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 14% Black, 7% White, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BELLAIRE EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BELLAIRE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.9%, the actual is 46.6%, a residual of +10.7 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) shows that 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 BELLAIRE EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: HURST J H, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BELLAIRE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BELLAIRE EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 58.2%.
BELLAIRE EL operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BELLAIRE EL has declined 10%, going from 743 students in 2018 to 672 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 64% to 73% over that span.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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