BELLS EL

BELLS EL operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in BELLS, Texas, overseen by BELLS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 458 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within BELLS ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,007 students, BELLS EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, BELLS EL reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Grayson County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, BELLS EL shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 45% of students at BELLS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, BELLS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.0%, the actual is 57.3%, a residual of +3.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Grayson County shows median household earnings sit near $72,182, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. BELLS EL is one of 68 public schools in Grayson County (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students).

The closest other public school is PRITCHARD J H, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BELLS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. BELLS EL's enrollment has expanded 24% since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 458). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 82% to 77% over that span.

On allk12, members of the BELLS EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.