Schools in Zip Code 40977

Four schools serve ZIP code 40977, covering prekindergarten through grade 12: Bell County High School serves grades 9–12, Pineville Independent School is an alternative school serving PK–12, and Bell Central School Center and Page School Center serve PK–8. The clearest overall pattern is unevenness: results can differ substantially by grade and subject, even within the same school.

Standouts are strongest in specific grades, rather than across every subject. In 2025–26, Bell Central had the top reported math result, 73% in grade 6, 31 points above the state’s 42%; Pineville led reading with 79% in grade 6, 25 points above the state’s 54%. Bell County High School stood out in grade 11 writing: 71%, compared with 47% statewide. At the lower end, Pineville’s grade 4 math was 14%, 29 points below the state’s 43%; its grade 5 reading was 33%, 18 points below the state’s 51%. These results show why it helps to look at the grade and subject a child will be taking.

Recent trends also differ. Bell Central made the strongest measured gains: its 18 comparable results increased by 113 points in total, or 6 points per comparison on average. Page’s 14 comparable results declined by 18 points overall, though grade 4 reading rose 26 points while grade 8 reading fell 22. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings improved from 49 to 59 for Bell Central and 47 to 52 for Page from 2023–24 to 2025–26; Bell County High School’s eased from 91 to 87. Attendance is another consideration: chronic absenteeism was 37% at Bell County High School, 33% at Pineville and 30% at Bell Central, versus 24% statewide; Page was at 23%. For context, all four reported a similar free/reduced lunch eligible measure in 2024–25, ranging from 73% at Bell County High School to 83% at Pineville; student–teacher ratios ranged from 13.9 at Pineville to 15.9 at Bell County High School. Comparisons are limited to schools serving the same grade.