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Bell City High School

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Bell City High School ranks 186 th of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Alternative Schools

Better than 72% of Louisiana alternative schools

Summary

Bell City High School is an alternative public school in Bell City, Louisiana, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 815 students. The school is part of the Calcasieu Parish school district, which is ranked 33rd out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bell City High School consistently outperforms the Calcasieu Parish and Louisiana state averages in LEAP test scores across various grade levels and subject areas, including Mathematics, English Language Arts, Geometry, English I, and Biology. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts for all grades are 69% and 81%, respectively, compared to the Calcasieu Parish averages of 70% and 77%, and the Louisiana state averages of 60% and 70%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th-grade Mathematics, where proficiency rates exceed 70%, and in 4th-grade English Language Arts, where the proficiency rate is 88%.

While Lacassine High School, another alternative public school in the nearby Jefferson Davis Parish district, also performs well academically, Bell City High School consistently outperforms Lacassine High School across most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Bell City High School's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts for all grades are 69% and 81%, respectively, compared to Lacassine High School's 56% and 65%. Additionally, Bell City High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.5 to 16.9 over the past few years, which may contribute to the school's strong academic performance.

785

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,837

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7161 Highway 14 East
Bell City, LA 70630

(337) 217-4500

District: Calcasieu Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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Compare Bell City High School to nearby alternative schools!

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2022 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (78% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg64%

Elementary school

186^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

170^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

45^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Alternative Schools in the Calcasieu Parish

33^rd of 118Calcasieu Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	186 of 666	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	185 of 675	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	246 of 730	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	201 of 727	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	183 of 729	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	160 of 731	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	280 of 728	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	276 of 739	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.2	342 of 742	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.3	230 of 792	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	64.8	289 of 777	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	197 of 772	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	67.6	263 of 764	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.8	239 of 766	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.9	201 of 736	72.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	163 of 738	77.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	150 of 743	79.8%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	167 of 725	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	248 of 633	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	232 of 635	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	194 of 705	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	158 of 701	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	133 of 705	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	237 of 684	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	252 of 661	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	242 of 674	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	213 of 723	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	222 of 724	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	178 of 719	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	220 of 697	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	290 of 682	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	215 of 641	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	176 of 651	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	288 of 713	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	193 of 712	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	297 of 704	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.8	145 of 696	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	49 of 241	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	85 of 208	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	110 of 296	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	67 of 307	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	56 of 306	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	287 of 431	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	228 of 434	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	297 of 518	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	246 of 517	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	265 of 522	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	203 of 517	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	325 of 516	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	170 of 447	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	148 of 449	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	130 of 465	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	186 of 460	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	131 of 459	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	99 of 449	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	108 of 411	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	111 of 437	74.6%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	156 of 435	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.9	217 of 482	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.1	217 of 470	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.2	103 of 457	77.5%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	146 of 442	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	146 of 412	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	144 of 408	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.5	183 of 425	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.5	207 of 413	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.7	229 of 396	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	146 of 415	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	159 of 415	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	88 of 444	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	200 of 441	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	115 of 441	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	78 of 418	81.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	147 of 437	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	145 of 444	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	129 of 459	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	231 of 458	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.2	83 of 455	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	116 of 430	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	108 of 403	73.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	163 of 414	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	106 of 426	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	142 of 443	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	167 of 442	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	110 of 442	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	163 of 418	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	70 of 168	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	71 of 175	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	37 of 206	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	12.6	197 of 206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	205 of 316	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	200 of 320	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	196 of 352	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	223 of 362	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	192 of 358	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	140 of 350	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	142 of 338	58.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	45 of 329	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	61 of 333	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	87 of 321	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	28 of 326	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	23 of 322	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	71 of 313	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	64 of 302	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	61.5	140 of 297	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.9	195 of 297	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.7	132 of 312	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.1	153 of 309	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.6	149 of 312	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	154 of 310	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.1	141 of 300	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.9	204 of 297	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.6	228 of 301	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	209 of 291	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.5	157 of 290	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	34 of 308	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	78 of 308	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	116 of 308	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.4	42 of 311	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	10 of 288	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	28 of 292	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	53 of 323	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	55 of 328	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	99 of 321	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.1	19 of 322	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	18 of 285	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.7	45 of 301	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	46 of 313	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	50 of 315	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	51 of 306	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	22 of 301	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	29 of 292	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	43 of 291	85.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	45 of 170	73.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	77 of 245	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	97 of 248	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	118 of 249	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	70 of 250	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	25 of 245	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	58.0	102 of 249	59.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-39 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-27 vs school

High school

Female (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I89%+20 vs state

Geometry82%+25 vs state

English Language Arts81%+11 vs state

English II74%+7 vs state

Biology73%+14 vs state

Mathematics69%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Bell City High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7161 Highway 14 East	Bell City	70630	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4500	785	63	12.4	39.5%	691 (88.0%)	27 (3.4%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)								(n/a)	90.0	74.0		59.0		41.0	69.0	70.0	88.0		79.0	84.0	80.0	81.0		82.0	74.0		89.0	73.0	$15,837
Lacassine High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	409 Algonia Avenue	Lacassine	70650	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 588-4206	587	40	14.7	41.9%	477 (81.3%)	42 (7.2%)	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)								(n/a)	84.0	57.0	56.0	60.0	48.0	35.0	56.0	74.0	73.0	81.0	68.0	54.0	56.0	65.0	70.0		88.0	50.0	79.0	68.0	$13,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Bell City High School

What district is Bell City High School in?

Calcasieu Parish

Is Bell City High School a good school?

Bell City High School ranks 186^th of 666 Louisiana alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bell City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Bell City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Bell City High School?

Students at Bell City High School are 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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