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Bell County

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At a glance

27^thof 158 Kentucky districts▲ 8

Better than 82% of Kentucky districts

Elementary 6 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

211 Virginia Ave
Pineville, KY 40977·(606) 337-7051·All Kentucky district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 82.9% of districts

Schools

2,436

Students

Top rankedBell County High School33^rd of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Lone Jack School Center up 184 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Right Fork School Center 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The seven schools in Bell County include six schools serving prekindergarten through grade 8 and one high school serving grades 9–12. In 2025–2026, the elementary schools’ average reported results were above the matching state results in every subject: by 19 points in writing, 11 in social studies, 10 in reading and science, 5 in math, and 2 in editing and mechanics. Of 81 reported elementary grade-and-subject results, 55 were above the state result. The clearest overall finding is that elementary results were generally stronger than state results, especially in writing.

Yellow Creek School Center stands out most consistently: it had 81% in grade 5 reading versus 51% statewide and 87% in grade 8 writing versus 48%. Bell County High School also had a strong profile outside math, including 71% in grade 11 writing versus 47% statewide; its grade 10 math result was 37%, 3 points below the state. Results are mixed at other schools: Right Fork School Center had 28% in grade 5 writing versus 35% statewide, while Lone Jack School Center had 22% in grade 7 science versus 28%. Lone Jack also had 67% in grade 8 social studies, compared with 39% statewide, illustrating how much results can vary by grade and subject.

Recent trends and school context offer useful distinctions, but no single measure points to one best fit. Relative to state changes, matched elementary results improved most in social studies (about 11 points) and writing (6 points), while editing and mechanics was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger ranked Yellow Creek at the 82nd statewide percentile in 2025–2026; Bell Central was at the 59th, Lone Jack at the 58th, Page at the 52nd and Right Fork at the 41st. From 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, SchoolDigger’s rankings rose 35 percentile points at Lone Jack and 10 at Bell Central School Center, while Yellow Creek’s fell 4. The 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 74% at Frakes School Center to 92% at Right Fork; student–teacher ratios ranged from 11.0 at Right Fork to 16.1 at Yellow Creek. Chronic absenteeism was another concern: 37% at the high school versus 24% statewide, and 33% at Lone Jack.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bell County High School	Public	9-12	9824 US Highway 25 E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	No	(606) 337-7061	622	39	15.9	72.8%	614 (98.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79.7	33^rd of 262 public high schools	87.4%		81.6	29^th of 254 public high schools	88.6%	4							37.0							63.0			38.0			71.0			55.0			49.0	$51,993	$6,682	$32,249
Frakes School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Henderson Settlement Loop	Frakes	40940	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-2921	117	9	13.3	73.5%	115 (98.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				38.0							69.0	60.0															$49,314	$5,539	$38,385
Lone Jack School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Creech Hollow Road	Fourmile	40939	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-9461	196	15	13.5	82.1%	193 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55.1	287^th of 684 public elementary schools	58.0%		33.9	471^st of 685 public elementary schools	31.2%	184		58.0	29.0		39.0	56.0		67.0		42.0		72.0	61.0		50.0	22.0		42.0			46.0	67.0		33.0			$43,066	$6,018	$30,569
Right Fork School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	5296 Hwy. 221	Stoney Fork	40988	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3271	152	14	11.0	91.4%	147 (96.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	42.3	402^nd of 684 public elementary schools	41.2%		44.3	387^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.5%	15			39.0					38.0	44.0	50.0	70.0							28.0			33.0	55.0		44.0			$51,426	$4,995	$41,597
Yellow Creek School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	4840 West Cumberland Avenue	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 248-1794	575	36	16.1	84.9%	546 (95.0%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	76.9	124^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.2	113^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.5%	11	53.0	47.0	53.0	42.0	53.0	67.0		56.0	63.0	81.0	65.0	80.0	67.0		60.0	49.0		64.0	87.0		53.0	54.0		78.0	46.0		$40,939	$6,399	$29,268
Bell Central School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	9821 Us 25-E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-3104	502	35	14.2	77.3%	495 (98.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	56.1	282^nd of 684 public elementary schools	58.8%		42.7	405^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.9%	123	27.0		46.0	73.0	61.0	39.0		44.0	44.0	60.0	73.0	61.0	61.0		44.0	39.0		42.0	74.0		46.0	57.0		38.0	50.0		$44,118	$4,811	$32,274
Page School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	239 Page School Road	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5207	272	17	15.7	76.1%	266 (97.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	51.5	327^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.2%		43.4	396^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.2%	69		42.0	45.0	35.0		38.0		46.0	68.0	50.0	55.0	67.0	48.0					64.0	66.0		36.0	52.0		36.0	55.0		$46,143	$6,866	$44,150

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kentucky Technical System	0.04 mi	50
Pineville Independent	1.73 mi	3
Middlesboro Independent	8.79 mi	7	91^st
Knox County	10.17 mi	14	47^th
Harlan County	15.19 mi	11	54^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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