Summary:
Bells Independent School District (Isd) is served by a single high school, Bells High School, which educates 318 students in grades 9-12 and has earned a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for three consecutive years, placing it in the top 21% of all Texas high schools.
Bells High School demonstrates strong academic performance with notable strengths and one area for improvement. In the 2025-2026 STAAR End-of-Course exams, the school excelled in Biology with 88.46% of students proficient (well above the state average of 70.51%), and in English II Reading with 82.05% proficiency (state: 59.88%). However, Algebra I proficiency was 52.54%, slightly below the state average of 54.03%, indicating a need for targeted support in math. The school shows impressive year-over-year growth, with Biology scores jumping from 75% to 88.46% and English II Reading from 68.75% to 82.05% between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. The graduation rate is exceptionally high at 97.1%, with a dropout rate of just 0.3%.
Key advantages for Bells High School include a very low student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1, which allows for personalized instruction, and per-student spending of $12,820. Despite 33.65% of students being economically disadvantaged, the school achieves top-quartile state rankings and a graduation rate far exceeding state averages. The district itself ranks in the 87th percentile among Texas districts, suggesting that the elementary and middle schools provide a strong academic foundation that the high school builds upon effectively.
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