Enrollment
231
Middle
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLS ISD·NCES 480978006363
PRITCHARD J H
1510 OLE AMBROSE RD, BELLS, TX 75414 · (903) 965-3602 · Grayson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
81 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PRITCHARD J H→BELLS H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BELLS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
81.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
231
+38 (+20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.3:1
% White
78%
was 89%
% Hispanic
10%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PRITCHARD J H
As a rural-scale middle school in BELLS, Texas, PRITCHARD J H enrolls 231 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within BELLS ISD. That puts it 64% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Within BELLS ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,007 students, PRITCHARD J H is one campus in the system.
On demographics, PRITCHARD J H shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest reads as 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting PRITCHARD J H tighter than the state norm the norm. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Grayson County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, PRITCHARD J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.7%; this one delivers 71.0%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Grayson County put 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%. In all, Grayson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), of which PRITCHARD J H is one.
BELLS H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PRITCHARD J H comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Trend over the last 7 years. PRITCHARD J H's enrollment has rose 20% since 2018, when it stood at 193 (now 231). The White share of enrollment shrank from 89% to 78% over that span.
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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
Frequently asked questions
About PRITCHARD J HHow large is PRITCHARD J H?
PRITCHARD J H enrolls approximately 231 students in grades 06-08.
Is PRITCHARD J H an elementary, middle, or high school?
PRITCHARD J H is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does PRITCHARD J H have?
PRITCHARD J H employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at PRITCHARD J H?
Student demographics at PRITCHARD J H are roughly 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PRITCHARD J H in?
PRITCHARD J H is part of BELLS ISD.
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