BELLVILLE H S

BELLVILLE H S is one of the moderately sized 9-12 campuss in BELLVILLE, Texas, overseen by BELLVILLE ISD, with 786 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

BELLVILLE H S is one of 5 schools operated by BELLVILLE ISD, a district that instructs 2,315 students overall.

Looking at the student body, BELLVILLE H S logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Austin County's rate of about 56%.

With demographic context factored in, BELLVILLE H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.4%, the actual is 56.8%, a residual of -0.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Austin County shows median household income runs about $75,789, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Austin County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,944 students), of which BELLVILLE H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: BELLVILLE J H, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around BELLVILLE H S. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BELLVILLE H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. BELLVILLE H S's enrollment has edged up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 711 (now 786). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 28% to 32% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for BELLVILLE H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.