Enrollment
318
High
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLS ISD·NCES 480978000448
Bells High School
1500 OLE AMBROSE RD, BELLS, TX 75414 · (903) 965-3603 · Grayson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
107 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 21% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BELLS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2022.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 62.0% | 14.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 45.0% | 36.0% | 4.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | N/A |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like Bells High School
Bells High School's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bells High School this school | 318 | 33.6% | 70.8% |
| Callisburg High School CALLISBURG | 327 | 33.9% | 61.9% |
| Millsap High School MILLSAP | 301 | 35.2% | 60.7% |
| Beckville Jr-Sr High School BECKVILLE | 347 | 32.9% | 63.8% |
| White Oak High School WHITE OAK | 406 | 36.0% | 66.6% |
| Henrietta High School HENRIETTA | 268 | 37.3% | 66.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Bells High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #219 of 1,385 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #285 of 1,425 ▲ 40 | #3 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #238 of 1,425 ▲ 21 | #3 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,138 of 2,107 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #141 of 1,344 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #1,004 of 1,346 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #1,308 of 1,522 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.8% | #193 of 672 | #4 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
318
+39 (+14%) vs 2020
+98% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 318 | 30.6 | 10.4:1 | 34% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 30.9 | 10.3:1 | 32% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 28.3 | 10.8:1 | 33% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 25 | 11.2:1 | 25% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 32% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 21 | 10.6:1 | 34% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 24 | 9.5:1 | 31% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 238 | 24 | 9.9:1 | 14% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 13 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bells High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (261 to 318); teachers up 33% (23 to 30.6).
About Bells High School
Bells High School is one of the public schools in BELLS, Texas. It is a very small high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 318 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
BELLS ISD has 1,007 students in 3 schools, and Bells High School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Bells High School is 82%. Next come 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bells High School scores 31%.
Bells High School has 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 4.7 students per teacher. At Bells High School, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Grayson County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Texas public high schools, Bells High School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.3% for Bells High School. The school posts 70.8%, 11.4 points above the prediction.
In the wider Grayson County area, median household income comes to about $72,182, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grayson County counts 68 public schools with about 25,915 students.
Among nearby public schools, Pritchard Junior High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The nearest schools with test data average 50.3%, lower than Bells High School's 70.8%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 39 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BELLS ISD
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Pritchard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 231 students
Other schools in BELLS
- Bells Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Pritchard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Pritchard Junior High School0.1 mi · 231
- Bells Elementary School0.3 mi · 458
- Savoy Elementary School3.1 mi · 177
- Savoy High School3.9 mi · 128
- Ector Elementary School8.7 mi · 124
- Ector High School8.7 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About Bells High SchoolHow large is Bells High School?
Bells High School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bells High School serve?
Bells High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bells High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bells High School is approximately 10.4:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bells High School?
At Bells High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bells High School?
Bells High School is overseen by BELLS ISD in Grayson County.
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