Bells High School

Summary:

Bells High School is a public high school serving 306 students in grades 9-12 in Bells, Texas, which is part of the Bells Independent School District. The school consistently ranks in the top 20% of Texas high schools and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

Bells High School stands out for its exceptional academic metrics, including a 98.4% 4-year graduation rate, which is significantly higher than the state average. Students at Bells High School also consistently outperform their peers on STAAR End-of-Course exams, with 84.21% of students proficient or better in STAAR EOC English II Reading, compared to the state average of 59.82%. However, the school has a predominantly white student population, with 83.01% of students identifying as white, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Jefferson Learning Center and Denison High School, which have more diverse student populations.

Compared to nearby schools, Bells High School consistently ranks higher on statewide school rankings and outperforms its peers on measures of academic achievement, such as graduation rates and STAAR exam scores. This suggests the school has a robust educational program and effective teaching practices that are helping students succeed. However, the school's lack of racial diversity may be an area for further examination and improvement to ensure all students have equal access to educational opportunities.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1500 Ole Ambrose Rd
       Bells, TX  75414-0007


(903) 965-3603

District: Bells Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
347th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,820 Help


Feeder schools for Bells High School:

Elementary:    Bells Elementary
Middle:    Pritchard J H

Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  317

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.3%
Hispanic:
8.2%
Two or more races:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  32.5% Help


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Compare Details Bells High School ranks better than 82.5% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.48. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bells High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83.3%), Hispanic (8.2%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 32.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bells High School is 10.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bells High School is $12,820.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bells High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bells High School 347th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Bells High School in the ranking list.)

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Bells Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Bells Independent School District (Isd) 76th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bells High School

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Rank History for all students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 76.48 191st 1427 86.6%
2005 71.62 336th 1429 76.5%
2006 69.94 390th 1430 72.7%
2007 69.86 424th 1497 71.7%
2008 69.90 401st 1510 73.4%
2009 77.35 184th 1539 88.0%
2010 75.89 182nd 1568 88.4%
2011 80.38 78th 1672 95.3%
2012 62.40 486th 1603 69.7%
2013 65.92 460th 1652 72.2%
2014 75.06 252nd 1734 85.5%
2015 73.80 281st 1743 83.9%
2016 73.76 272nd 1762 84.6%
2017 68.56 378th 1777 78.7%
2018 71.13 318th 1797 82.3%
2019 69.42 390th 1857 79.0%
2021 72.35 369th 1861 80.2%
2022 75.56 275th 1876 85.3%
2023 80.39 203rd 1961 89.6%
2024 73.48 347th 1987 82.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.48 327th 582 43.8%
2021 78.74 68th 588 88.4%
2022 8.65 625th 664 5.9%
2023 87.53 39th 677 94.2%
2024 76.59 103rd 730 85.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.36 469th 1347 65.2%
2019 65.94 260th 1357 80.8%
2021 39.20 782nd 1382 43.4%
2022 62.48 316th 1418 77.7%
2023 52.02 542nd 1478 63.3%
2024 42.27 828th 1547 46.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.38 587th 1794 67.3%
2019 47.75 877th 1818 51.8%
2021 77.03 196th 1848 89.4%
2022 61.33 449th 1847 75.7%
2023 74.65 241st 1897 87.3%
2024 57.73 550th 1883 70.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.73 479th 1781 73.1%
2019 63.11 566th 1798 68.5%
2021 78.28 235th 1815 87.1%
2022 75.25 267th 1841 85.5%
2023 83.41 129th 1891 93.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.23 234th 1137 79.4%
2019 66.97 385th 1145 66.4%
2021 73.17 233rd 1177 80.2%
2022 72.89 78th 1172 93.3%
2023 72.00 210th 1182 82.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.10 610th 1784 65.8%
2019 55.38 577th 1810 68.1%
2021 47.81 805th 1829 56.0%
2022 48.71 718th 1837 60.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.73 296th 1803 83.6%
2019 72.02 328th 1824 82.0%
2021 65.22 504th 1840 72.6%
2022 72.14 331st 1853 82.1%
2023 72.31 355th 1913 81.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.80 421st 1691 75.1%
2019 78.02 202nd 1714 88.2%
2021 69.60 343rd 1743 80.3%
2022 73.58 256th 1762 85.5%
2023 70.99 328th 1820 82.0%
2024 76.99 207th 1804 88.5%
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Rank History for White students at Bells High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.96 574th 1539 62.7%
2019 56.15 601st 1526 60.6%
2021 54.76 643rd 1510 57.4%
2022 62.08 455th 1525 70.2%
2023 67.59 378th 1576 76.0%
2024 54.25 615th 1556 60.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bells High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 150 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 152
1990 154 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 155
1991 161 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 161
1992 153 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 156
1993 168 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 169
1994 177 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 177
1995 222 2 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 226
1996 222 2 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 226
1997 216 2 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 222
1998 223 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 227
1999 211 2 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 217
2000 210 2 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 219
2001 232 0 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 238
2002 238 0 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 245
2003 238 0 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 245
2004 236 2 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 245
2005 236 2 0 6 2 n/a n/a 0 246
2006 235 3 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 244
2007 230 3 0 8 1 n/a n/a 0 242
2008 226 2 0 8 1 n/a n/a 0 237
2009 239 2 1 5 2 n/a n/a 0 249
2010 228 2 0 4 4 n/a n/a 0 238
2011 221 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 229
2012 208 1 0 9 0 1 4 0 223
2013 196 0 0 10 1 1 4 0 212
2014 187 0 0 12 4 1 6 0 210
2015 191 0 0 13 2 0 6 0 212
2016 197 0 0 15 4 0 7 0 223
2017 206 0 0 19 5 1 9 0 240
2018 217 1 0 28 4 2 9 0 261
2019 230 4 0 29 5 2 11 0 281
2020 230 2 0 25 4 2 14 0 277
2021 233 4 1 23 3 1 14 0 279
2022 245 2 2 22 4 0 14 0 289
2023 254 1 4 26 4 0 17 0 306
2024 264 1 4 26 3 1 18 0 317

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bells High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 152 n/a n/a n/a
1990 155 13.0 11.9 n/a
1991 161 13.3 12.1 n/a
1992 156 14.9 10.4 11.5
1993 169 14.0 12.1 25.4
1994 177 16.2 10.9 11.3
1995 226 19.5 11.6 14.6
1996 226 19.5 11.6 14.6
1997 222 23.0 9.7 10.8
1998 227 21.8 10.4 10.6
1999 217 21.8 10.0 16.1
2000 219 22.3 9.8 12.3
2001 238 24.0 9.9 14.3
2002 245 23.3 10.5 14.7
2003 245 23.3 10.5 14.7
2004 245 22.5 10.9 19.6
2005 246 24.2 10.2 21.1
2006 244 23.7 10.3 25.8
2007 242 25.9 9.3 22.7
2008 237 25.3 9.4 19.8
2009 249 25.1 9.9 21.3
2010 238 25.7 9.2 28.2
2011 229 24.8 9.2 31
2012 223 24.8 8.9 29.1
2013 212 21.8 9.7 30.7
2014 210 22.4 9.3 33.8
2015 212 22.0 9.6 28.8
2016 223 22.0 10.1 34.1
2017 240 22.6 10.5 29.6
2018 261 23.0 11.3 32.2
2019 281 25.7 10.8 28.5
2020 277 26.7 10.3 25.3
2021 279 25.5 10.9 25.1
2022 289 27.4 10.5 26
2023 306 28.2 10.8 33
2024 317 30.8 10.2 32.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bells High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 152 n/a n/a n/a
1990 155 13.0 11.9 n/a
1991 161 13.3 12.1 n/a
1992 156 14.9 10.4 11.5
1993 169 14.0 12.1 25.4
1994 177 16.2 10.9 11.3
1995 226 19.5 11.6 14.6
1996 226 19.5 11.6 14.6
1997 222 23.0 9.7 10.8
1998 227 21.8 10.4 10.6
1999 217 21.8 10.0 16.1
2000 219 22.3 9.8 12.3
2001 238 24.0 9.9 14.3
2002 245 23.3 10.5 14.7
2003 245 23.3 10.5 14.7
2004 245 22.5 10.9 19.6
2005 246 24.2 10.2 21.1
2006 244 23.7 10.3 25.8
2007 242 25.9 9.3 22.7
2008 237 25.3 9.4 19.8
2009 249 25.1 9.9 21.3
2010 238 25.7 9.2 28.2
2011 229 24.8 9.2 31
2012 223 24.8 8.9 29.1
2013 212 21.8 9.7 30.7
2014 210 22.4 9.3 33.8
2015 212 22.0 9.6 28.8
2016 223 22.0 10.1 34.1
2017 240 22.6 10.5 29.6
2018 261 23.0 11.3 32.2
2019 281 25.7 10.8 28.5
2020 277 26.7 10.3 25.3
2021 279 25.5 10.9 25.1
2022 289 27.4 10.5 26
2023 306 28.2 10.8 33
2024 317 30.8 10.2 32.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bells High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $642 (5.6%) $10,831 (94.4%) $11,473
2020 $623 (5.0%) $11,775 (95.0%) $12,398
2021 $842 (6.6%) $11,979 (93.4%) $12,820

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bells High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 390th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 203rd of 1961 High schools
 10.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Bells High School)6263
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Bells Independent School District (Isd))7068
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Bells High School)8288
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Bells Independent School District (Isd))8288
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Bells High School)7081
 11%
   End of Course English I Reading (Bells Independent School District (Isd))7081
 11%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Bells High School)6383
 20%
   End of Course English II Reading (Bells Independent School District (Isd))6383
 20%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Bells High School)7584
 9%
   End of Course U.S. History (Bells Independent School District (Isd))7584
 9%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students281306
 8.9%
African American41
 75%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian04
Hispanic2926
 10.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White230254
 10.4%
Two or More Races1117
 54.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.5%33%
 4.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bells High School

Bells High School ranks 347th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Bells High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bells Elementary
Middle : Pritchard J H

In the 2023-24 school year, 317 students attended Bells High School.

Students at Bells High School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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