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Bells Elementary

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Bells Elementary ranks 326 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Bells Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bells, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 411 students. The school is part of the Bells District, which is ranked 34 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bells Elementary consistently performs above the state average in TNReady assessments for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 57.9% in Mathematics, 45.7% in English Language Arts, and 48.2% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade Mathematics, where 72.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 45.8%. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.5% in the 2021-2022 school year to 20.2% in the 2022-2023 school year, which may impact its academic performance if not addressed.

Bells Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in academic metrics, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. For example, the school's 2024-2025 Mathematics proficiency rate of 57.9% is significantly higher than the rates of nearby schools like East Side Elementary (14.8%), Haywood County Virtual Academy (13%), and East Elementary School (9.2%). Similarly, Bells Elementary's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 45.7% is also higher than the nearby schools, which range from 10.9% to 36.8%.

407

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,173

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4547 Highway 88 South
Bells, TN 38006

(731) 663-2041

District: Bells

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

19.4%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2014 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Tennessee median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Tennessee avg42%

326^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 139Bells among Tennessee districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	326 of 1009	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	285 of 1018	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	307 of 1020	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	472 of 1000	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	324 of 983	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	256 of 985	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	237 of 997	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	42.1	385 of 646	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	77.9	148 of 855	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	64.3	263 of 853	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.5	316 of 846	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	20.8	718 of 820	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.5	760 of 818	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.6	742 of 809	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	291 of 498	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	133 of 498	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	139 of 500	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	212 of 483	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	108 of 450	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	324 of 986	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	281 of 990	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	334 of 989	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	388 of 975	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	267 of 945	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	204 of 926	78.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	72 of 424	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	42.1	237 of 415	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.9	64 of 387	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	71 of 363	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	66 of 324	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	25 of 250	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	70.7	70 of 319	78.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	299 of 843	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	303 of 853	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.8	39 of 865	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	45.4	437 of 858	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.8	135 of 823	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	55 of 821	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	57.0	296 of 877	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	305 of 984	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	325 of 991	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	284 of 987	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	39.7	570 of 980	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	432 of 941	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	355 of 916	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	248 of 840	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	239 of 847	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	253 of 852	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	43.2	455 of 844	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	335 of 844	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	219 of 812	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	200 of 841	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+16 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

English Language Arts46%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (2025)		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/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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4547 Highway 88 South	Bells	38006	Crockett County	Bells	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 663-2041	411	30	13.7		263 (64.0%)	74 (18.0%)	67 (16.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	63.1	326^th of 1009 public elementary schools	67.7%		64.8	285^th of 1018 public elementary schools	72.0%	41	40.0	72.7	63.3		57.9	36.7	52.7	49.0		45.7	43.3	58.2	42.9		48.2			$12,173	$786	$10,349
Alamo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	265 E Park ST	Alamo	38001	Crockett County	Alamo	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 696-5515	607	41	14.9		404 (66.6%)	59 (9.7%)	114 (18.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	85.5	119^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.2%		77.2	174^th of 1018 public elementary schools	82.9%	55	66.7	73.7	70.4	58.5	67.6	65.8	71.4	57.7	61.5	64.4	67.1	57.1	67.6	52.3	61.2	49.2	49.2	$12,151	$1,203	$9,872
Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18989 Highway 79	Gadsden	38337	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 663-2453	152	14	10.9		104 (68.4%)	26 (17.1%)	14 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	72.2	220^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.2%		61.5	330^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.6%	110	47.4	61.8	68.4		59.7	63.2	58.8	52.6		58.3	47.4	52.9	42.1		48.6			$14,152	$945	$11,811
Maury City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5442 Highway 88	Maury City	38050	Crockett County	Crockett County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 656-2244	224	21	10.5		189 (84.4%)	16 (7.1%)	18 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.4	293^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	71.0%		54.3	417^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.0%	124	62.5	64.3	67.7		64.8	56.3	42.9	32.3		44.0	53.1	64.3	22.6		46.2			$13,510	$814	$11,280
Stigall Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	301 Westside DR	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-2825	216	15	14.4		35 (16.2%)	142 (65.7%)	25 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.5%)								(n/a)																		$16,018	$2,388	$11,751
East Side Elementary	Public	3-4	1315 East Jefferson	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-1233	361	25	14.4		81 (22.4%)	247 (68.4%)	26 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	18.6	852^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	15.6%		14	903^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	11.3%	51	19.5	9.4			14.8	29.0	23.5			26.4	36.7	30.0			33.5			$15,402	$1,270	$12,962
Haywood County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	900 East Main ST	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	Yes	No	(731) 772-9613	26	5	5.2		5 (19.2%)	13 (50.0%)	4 (15.4%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)					13.0					17.4					17.4		30.0	$21,856	$819	$21,027
Pope School	Public	K-6	1071 Old Humboldt RD	Jackson	38305	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 668-0350	613	41	14.9		169 (27.6%)	308 (50.2%)	60 (9.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)	52.6	456^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.8%		59.1	356^th of 1018 public elementary schools	65.0%	100	41.8	55.9	62.1	51.4	53.2	30.4	49.0	35.6	27.8	36.8	39.2	50.0	29.9	54.2	43.2	37.5	37.5	$12,762	$1,230	$10,824
East Elementary School	Public	2-6	1560 North 30th AVE	Humboldt	38343	Gibson County	Humboldt City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 784-4171	421	26	16.1		92 (21.9%)	268 (63.7%)	40 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	6.1	985^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.4%		9	968^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.9%	17	7.3		9.5	16.2	9.2	12.0	13.3	6.8	11.0	10.9	15.9	22.7	6.8	16.2	15.4	13.5	13.5	$15,108	$2,084	$11,238
Haywood Elementary	Public	1-2	313 N Grand AVE	Brownsville	38012	Haywood County	Haywood County	No	No	No	Yes	(731) 772-0732	365	27	13.5		99 (27.1%)	231 (63.3%)	27 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)								(n/a)																		$18,198	$1,612	$15,438

Frequently Asked Questions about Bells Elementary

Is Bells Elementary a good school?

Bells Elementary ranks 326^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bells Elementary in?

Bells

How many students attend Bells Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Bells Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bells Elementary?

Students at Bells Elementary are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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