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Bells Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

110 Scott Rd

Bells TX, 75414, Grayson County

Phone: 903-965-7725

Ranking:

(2,158 out of 6,018, top 36%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Bells Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	25		24		23		26		28		30		30
Total Students:	390		384		381		385		385		440		425
Prekindergarten:	32	8.2%	39	10.2%	28	7.3%	31	8.1%	35	9.1%	34	7.7%	40	9.4%
Kindergarten:	59	15.1%	50	13.0%	59	15.5%	56	14.5%	50	13.0%	69	15.7%	59	13.9%
Grade 1:	55	14.1%	62	16.1%	57	15.0%	56	14.5%	63	16.4%	64	14.5%	52	12.2%
Grade 2:	64	16.4%	60	15.6%	53	13.9%	61	15.8%	61	15.8%	55	12.5%	59	13.9%
Grade 3:	57	14.6%	54	14.1%	63	16.5%	61	15.8%	60	15.6%	68	15.5%	52	12.2%
Grade 4:	49	12.6%	63	16.4%	60	15.7%	58	15.1%	64	16.6%	52	11.8%	46	10.8%
Grade 5:	74	19.0%	56	14.6%	61	16.0%	62	16.1%	52	13.5%	44	10.0%	53	12.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	208	53.3%	203	52.9%	195	51.2%	192	49.9%	187	48.6%	223	50.7%	212	49.9%
Female:	182	46.7%	181	47.1%	186	48.8%	193	50.1%	190	49.4%	209	47.5%	209	49.2%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	2.1%	9	2.3%	9	2.4%	6	1.6%	10	2.6%	9	2.0%	6	1.4%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.5%	4	0.9%	5	1.2%
Hispanic:	19	4.9%	18	4.7%	20	5.2%	17	4.4%	15	3.9%	16	3.6%	12	2.8%
Black:	4	1.0%	4	1.0%	1	0.3%	2	0.5%	4	1.0%	3	0.7%	0	0.0%
White:	340	87.2%	335	87.2%	334	87.7%	351	91.2%	354	91.9%	408	92.7%	402	94.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	4.4%	17	4.4%	17	4.5%	9	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	126	32.3%	137	35.7%	133	34.9%	128	33.2%	110	28.6%	106	24.1%	92	21.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	41	10.5%	37	9.6%	34	8.9%	32	8.3%	34	8.8%	38	8.6%	31	7.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.63		15.87		16.28		14.68		13.75		14.60		14.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	71%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	70%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	76%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	74%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74%	74%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	73%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	87.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	12.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	9.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	90.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,865.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,710.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,060.0

* Bells Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.