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Bells Elementary

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Bells Elementary ranks 1249 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bells Elementary in Bells, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 458 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the high-performing Bells Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 87th percentile statewide. This school stands out as a pillar of stability in a region where nearby schools often struggle, consistently earning a 4-star rating for eight of the last ten years. While many neighboring schools—such as Dillingham Elementary, Percy W Neblett Elementary, and Houston Elementary in Sherman Independent School District (Isd) and Denison Independent School District (Isd)—frequently rank in the bottom 20% of the state, Bells Elementary remains a top performer, even with a slightly lower poverty rate of about 45% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

One of the school’s standout features is its exceptional mathematics performance, particularly in 4th grade, where 85.9% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—a remarkable 36.6 percentage points above the state average. This isn’t a one-year fluke; Bells has consistently outperformed the state in 4th-grade math for years, suggesting a highly effective curriculum or targeted program. The school also shines in 5th-grade science, with proficiency rates often double the state average, and it achieves these results while spending significantly less per student ($8,689) than lower-performing neighbors like Terrell Elementary ($12,001) and Crutchfield Elementary ($11,456).

Bells Elementary is particularly effective at supporting special education students, ranking in the 91st percentile for this group in recent years, and it also does well with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school has seen a slight dip in its overall statewide ranking from the 87th percentile to the 73rd percentile, driven by declines in performance for Hispanic and male students. Additionally, its Gifted and Talented program has dropped from a 4-star to a 2-star rating, suggesting that advanced learners may need more challenge. Overall, Bells Elementary offers a strong, efficient education that consistently outperforms its regional peers, making it a reliable choice for families in the area.

458

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,992

Per pupil spending ?

45.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Scott Rd
Bells, TX 75414-0007

(903) 965-3601

District: Bells Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bells Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pritchard J H
High:	Bells High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Texas avg51%

1,249^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

120^th of 951Bells Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	1249 of 4627	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	1239 of 4651	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	1150 of 4710	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	987 of 4647	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	670 of 4581	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	847 of 4578	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	1211 of 4479	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	564 of 4359	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	736 of 4329	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	69.2	1315 of 4286	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.9	1225 of 4320	71.6%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	924 of 4260	78.3%	★★★★☆
2013	57.5	1882 of 4221	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.5	1840 of 4206	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	1678 of 4095	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	1418 of 3937	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.2	1219 of 3884	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.1	2245 of 3768	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.6	958 of 3724	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.1	349 of 3476	90.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	481 of 3475	86.2%	★★★★☆
2004	73.5	770 of 3465	77.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.7	3328 of 4461	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.8	872 of 4331	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	41.0	2590 of 4295	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3134 of 4240	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	1161 of 4575	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	835 of 4658	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	978 of 4588	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	472 of 4561	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	852 of 4499	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	1048 of 4348	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	628 of 4306	85.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	1833 of 3075	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.7	844 of 2980	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	1239 of 2958	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	940 of 3184	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	498 of 3106	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	2964 of 4413	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	1985 of 4465	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	2161 of 4401	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	1470 of 4376	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	1002 of 4329	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	27.7	3418 of 4188	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.2	1935 of 4168	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	58.9	1570 of 4594	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	744 of 4521	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	1030 of 4477	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	986 of 4451	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	1748 of 4309	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	1133 of 4264	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	1329 of 4582	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	1603 of 4647	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	1049 of 4585	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	959 of 4563	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	925 of 4498	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	1305 of 4357	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	539 of 4319	87.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	397 of 1106	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	226 of 1099	79.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	1007 of 4301	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	1597 of 4292	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.3	380 of 4086	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	58.1	1155 of 3952	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	660 of 3799	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	203 of 3684	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	407 of 3558	88.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	1474 of 3006	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	1249 of 3108	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	1126 of 3106	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	1012 of 3082	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	1257 of 3082	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	1578 of 3142	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.1	859 of 3127	72.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)66th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile-33 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-40 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+6 vs state

Mathematics60%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Bells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Scott Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 965-3601	458	33	13.8	45.4%	354 (77.3%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.2%)	67.4	1249^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.4	1239^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.4%	10						45.7	65.4	67.1		37.1	85.9	54.3		$8,992
Savoy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	304 W Hayes	Savoy	75479	Fannin County	Savoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 965-7738	177	17	10.2	66.1%	129 (72.9%)	2 (1.1%)	34 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.2%)	37.3	2925^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.8%		59.5	1605^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.5%	1320						41.4	38.1	51.6	52.0	41.4	33.3	41.9	32.0	$12,328
Ector Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 S Main	Ector	75439	Fannin County	Ector Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 961-2355	124	8	16.1	55.6%	92 (74.2%)	3 (2.4%)	20 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	60	1614^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.1%		37.2	2976^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.0%	1362						58.8	60.0	47.6		64.7	50.0	47.6		$7,622
Whitewright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Highland Dr	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 364-2424	389	29	13.5	45.8%	284 (73.0%)	10 (2.6%)	60 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.0%)	50.6	2082^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	55.0%		57.2	1711^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.2%	371						41.0	54.1	56.6		26.7	85.0	45.3		$8,207
Tom Bean Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Eubanks	Tom Bean	75489	Grayson County	Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 546-6333	358	25	14.4	53.9%	253 (70.7%)	7 (2.0%)	84 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	40	2746^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.7%		35.5	3090^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.6%	344						46.0	45.3	63.8		42.0	20.0	43.1		$7,985
Lamar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 S Fifth Ave	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 462-7400	425	31	13.9	63.5%	236 (55.5%)	38 (8.9%)	86 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.4%)	31	3377^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.0%		37	2992^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	35.7%	385						31.9	42.3			30.0	47.4			$8,186
Crutchfield Elementary	Public	K-5	521 S Dewey Ave	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6565	424	35	12.0	81.8%	65 (15.3%)	40 (9.4%)	294 (69.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	10.9	4454^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.7%		26	3671^st of 4651 public elementary schools	21.1%	783	15.8	8.3	11.1	15.8	0.0	21.1	27.7	41.0		13.0	25.9	27.9		$10,932
Dillingham Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 E Gallagher Dr	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6400	710	50	14.1	77.6%	201 (28.3%)	91 (12.8%)	358 (50.4%)	16 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	35.4	3055^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.0%		19.5	4056^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.8%	1001						39.6	42.1	50.0		35.4	47.4	38.3		$8,856
Percy W Neblett Elementary	Public	K-5	1505 Gallagher	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6670	462	48	9.6	64.3%	215 (46.5%)	63 (13.6%)	129 (27.9%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	14.8	4306^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		13.8	4342^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.6%	36						24.6	39.0	46.7		17.7	24.7	23.3		$11,176
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 W Morgan St	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 462-7300	255	19	13.4	78.4%	98 (38.4%)	40 (15.7%)	79 (31.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.3%)								(n/a)														$8,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Bells Elementary

What district is Bells Elementary in?

Bells Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Bells Elementary?

Students at Bells Elementary are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Bells Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bells Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pritchard J H
High : Bells High School

Is Bells Elementary a good school?

Bells Elementary ranks 1249^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bells Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Bells Elementary.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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