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Bell Central School Center

Q: Is Bell Central School Center a good school?

Bell Central School Center ranks 405 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Bell Central School Center is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Pineville, Kentucky, with 484 students. The school is part of the Bell County School District, which is ranked 35 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bell Central School Center generally performs better than the Bell County and Kentucky averages on state assessments, particularly in reading. For example, in 2024-2025, 76% of 7th graders were proficient or better in reading, compared to 63% in Bell County and 48% statewide. The school also ranks highly for its special education students, ranking 135 out of 306 Kentucky elementary schools in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating. However, Bell Central School Center faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 36.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to other schools in the Bell County district, Bell Central School Center generally performs better on test scores, especially in reading. However, it lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the Knox County district, such as G.R. Hampton Elementary and Dewitt Elementary. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined from a high of 100 out of 698 Kentucky elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 405 out of 685 in 2024-2025, suggesting it may be struggling to maintain its academic performance over time.

502

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,764

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9821 Us 25-E
Pineville, KY 40977

(606) 337-3104

District: Bell County

Students who attend Bell Central School Center usually attend:

High:

Bell County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.6%

Hispanic:

0.6%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2022 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 25% Kentucky)

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

!Near the bottom of Bell County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

Kentucky avg43%

Elementary school

405^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

80^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Bell County

35^th of 157Bell County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	405 of 685	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	352 of 685	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	404 of 687	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	457 of 684	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	281 of 517	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	347 of 700	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	335 of 691	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.4	214 of 694	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.9	133 of 690	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	100 of 698	85.7%	★★★★☆
2014	66.7	205 of 705	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	147 of 719	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	64.5	216 of 713	69.7%	★★★★☆
2011	59.1	287 of 688	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.8	310 of 683	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.4	233 of 658	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.6	218 of 651	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.1	264 of 638	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	67.1	113 of 474	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.6	188 of 445	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	386 of 648	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	329 of 644	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	374 of 639	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	360 of 641	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	256 of 671	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	288 of 663	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	342 of 672	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	360 of 665	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	377 of 670	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	437 of 667	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	295 of 664	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	231 of 631	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	327 of 653	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	366 of 652	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	425 of 652	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	453 of 657	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	424 of 676	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	384 of 665	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	135 of 306	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	229 of 279	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	348 of 661	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	433 of 659	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	396 of 659	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	439 of 658	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	475 of 656	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	80 of 320	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	40 of 324	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	37 of 327	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	38 of 320	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	39 of 282	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	46 of 335	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	16 of 322	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	12 of 330	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	86.3	18 of 331	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	81.9	30 of 337	91.1%	★★★★★
2014	56.5	139 of 335	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.6	74 of 335	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	49.6	163 of 319	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	74.8	66 of 304	78.3%	★★★★☆
2010	57.5	126 of 299	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	102 of 289	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.7	184 of 287	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	11.2	272 of 284	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	89.5	11 of 226	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	146 of 298	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	45 of 300	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	47 of 295	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	12 of 299	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	51 of 299	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	29 of 290	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	42 of 314	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	39 of 311	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	26 of 309	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	28 of 310	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	5 of 224	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	30 of 303	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	1 of 285	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	25 of 303	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	37 of 304	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	24 of 307	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	66.1	73 of 304	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	96 of 222	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	47 of 303	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	11 of 293	96.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	75.0	48 of 294	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	95 of 314	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	51 of 316	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	49 of 320	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	48 of 314	84.7%	★★★★☆

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

Disabled (2019)76th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)95th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2019)84th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%+6 vs state

Mathematics50%+8 vs state

Writing46%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics42%-6 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Science30%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)						KSA Reading (2025)						KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
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%)	42.7	405^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.9%		47	352^nd of 685 public elementary schools	48.6%	53		47.0	49.0	53.0	57.0	45.0	31.0	47.0	47.0	60.0	76.0	63.0	33.0	26.0	25.0	66.0	33.0	43.0	31.0	54.0	$29,764	$2,710	$62	$2,769	$20,404	$3,006	$23,410
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%)	43.4	396^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.2%		46.1	360^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.4%	36	44.0	50.0	23.0		38.0	52.0	50.0	42.0	47.0		59.0	70.0	29.0	34.0	60.0	78.0	37.0	56.0	33.0	74.0	$35,599	$4,102	$86	$4,188	$23,533	$3,358	$26,891
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%)	33.9	471^st of 685 public elementary schools	31.2%		26.2	529^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.8%	58	36.0	29.0	25.0	32.0	56.0		68.0	43.0	44.0	52.0	63.0	56.0	29.0	50.0	50.0	88.0	19.0	38.0	25.0	63.0	$33,320	$2,710	$62	$2,772	$22,563	$3,005	$25,564
Middlesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3400 W Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8860	514	35	14.7	84.0%	444 (86.4%)	20 (3.9%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.2%)	28.9	510^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.5%		15.7	597^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.8%	87	26.0	20.0					45.0	45.0					34.0								$20,563	$4,271	$2,182	$6,453	$8,536	$2,811	$11,407
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%)	79.2	113^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.5%		79.8	95^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.1%	18	53.0	55.0	55.0	62.0	61.0	44.0	49.0	72.0	67.0	68.0	64.0	56.0	58.0	41.0	61.0	72.0	43.0	40.0	69.0	64.0	$31,405	$2,407	$87	$2,490	$21,705	$2,599	$24,304
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%)	44.3	387^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.5%					(n/a)		33.0		33.0	73.0		55.0			67.0	45.0	55.0	27.0					55.0		36.0	$41,599	$3,654	$77	$3,731	$27,584	$5,164	$32,748
Flat Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Kentucky 3085	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2836	163	16	9.9	89.6%	161 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71	163^rd of 685 public elementary schools	76.2%		74.2	128^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.3%	35	57.0	52.0	54.0				46.0	68.0	63.0				44.0		71.0		50.0		42.0		$16,870	$2,263	$854	$3,117	$11,217	$2,537	$13,753
Dewitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Ky 718	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2834	120	13	9.5	88.3%	119 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.5	31^st of 685 public elementary schools	95.5%		77.6	107^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.4%	76			80.0				75.0	76.0											60.0		$18,517	$3,331	$847	$4,178	$11,292	$3,046	$14,339
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 KY 3439d	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2832	313	25	12.3	86.3%	287 (91.7%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	84.5	76^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.9%		84.4	72^nd of 685 public elementary schools	89.5%	4	78.0	58.0	69.0				75.0	67.0	59.0				44.0		53.0		73.0		63.0		$15,846	$2,759	$716	$3,475	$10,267	$2,103	$12,370
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%)	55.2	293^rd of 685 public elementary schools	57.2%		34.4	462^nd of 685 public elementary schools	32.6%	169			47.0						60.0	60.0					27.0						$43,527	$4,520	$38	$4,558	$29,528	$4,780	$34,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Bell Central School Center

How many students attend Bell Central School Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Bell Central School Center.

What is the racial makeup of Bell Central School Center?

Students at Bell Central School Center are 99% White.

What district is Bell Central School Center in?

Bell County

Is Bell Central School Center a good school?

Bell Central School Center ranks 405^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bell Central School Center attend?

Students who attend Bell Central School Center usually go on to attend:

High : Bell County High School

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