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Pritchard J H

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Pritchard J H ranks 386 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Pritchard J H is a small, high-performing middle school in the rural community of Bells, Texas, serving 231 students in grades 6-8 as part of the top-rated Bells Independent School District (Isd).

This school stands out for its exceptional math performance, which far exceeds nearby schools. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency is 87%, compared to just 25% at Henry Scott Middle and 27% at Sherman Middle. Most impressively, Pritchard J H has achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam for four consecutive years—a remarkable feat that prepares students well for high school. The school also excels in supporting all learners, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide for special education students and the 96th percentile for students from low-income backgrounds. With a low economic disadvantage rate of 35% and a favorable 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio, the school creates an environment where students thrive. While math scores are stellar, reading proficiency shows some variability—6th-grade reading dipped to 41% in 2025-2026, below the state average—suggesting a potential area for growth.

Compared to neighboring districts, the differences are stark. Sherman Independent School District (Isd) and Denison Independent School District (Isd) serve larger, more economically disadvantaged populations and consistently rank in the bottom half of the state. In contrast, Pritchard J H has ranked in the 80th-95th percentile statewide in recent years, with a perfect 0% dropout rate for five years. The school also achieves these results with efficient spending ($10,558 per student), which is lower than many peers like Rather L H ($12,293). While its ranking dipped slightly from the 95th to 83rd percentile recently, Pritchard J H remains a standout choice for families seeking a strong academic foundation in a supportive, rural setting.

231

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,411

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1510 Ole Ambrose Rd
Bells, TX 75414-0007

(903) 965-3602

District: Bells Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pritchard J H usually attend:

High:

Bells High School

Feeder schools for Pritchard J H:

Elementary:

Bells Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 95th percentile in 2024 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 95th-percentile peak (2024) to 83rd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg63%

Texas avg47%

386^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 17% (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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	386 of 2335	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.7	212 of 2344	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	129 of 2372	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	277 of 2330	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	349 of 2254	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	178 of 2252	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	290 of 2193	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	323 of 2080	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	396 of 2027	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	61.3	790 of 1987	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.5	309 of 2043	84.9%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	433 of 1987	78.2%	★★★★☆
2013	68.4	541 of 1973	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	59.0	787 of 1951	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	492 of 1895	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	63.0	636 of 1803	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	329 of 1763	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	60.7	700 of 1718	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.6	468 of 1684	72.2%	★★★★☆
2006	64.5	556 of 1585	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.3	430 of 1582	72.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.9	247 of 1573	84.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.7	531 of 2182	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	390 of 2118	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	760 of 2058	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	970 of 2008	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	409 of 2240	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	174 of 2242	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	307 of 2241	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	350 of 2221	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	162 of 2151	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	311 of 2047	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	410 of 2008	79.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	411 of 1497	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	3 of 1481	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	89 of 1488	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	241 of 1501	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	197 of 1446	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	28 of 1430	98.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	487 of 2141	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	91 of 2119	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	59.5	647 of 2077	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.5	195 of 2043	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	89 of 1935	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	56 of 1895	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	89.2	81 of 2235	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	68.0	483 of 2251	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	485 of 2220	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	219 of 2172	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	380 of 2073	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	324 of 2039	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	364 of 2253	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	89 of 2246	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	247 of 2245	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	330 of 2228	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	233 of 2168	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	295 of 2069	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	269 of 2030	86.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	47 of 806	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	32 of 818	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	56.6	309 of 817	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	236 of 813	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	200 of 753	73.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	112 of 1956	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	211 of 1891	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	204 of 1815	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	262 of 1757	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	188 of 1712	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	684 of 1626	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	454 of 1597	71.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	516 of 1731	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	235 of 1733	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	484 of 1749	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	481 of 1723	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	332 of 1700	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	516 of 1684	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	535 of 1673	68.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)94th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)76th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)73rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Mathematics68%+28 vs state

Reading65%+10 vs state

Social Studies40%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (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 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Pritchard J H	Public	6-8	1510 Ole Ambrose Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-3602	231	19	12.0	35.1%	181 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	76.3	386^th of 2335 public middle schools	83.5%		86.7	212^th of 2344 public middle schools	91.0%	174		100.0			41.3	74.7	80.0			46.3	69.8	87.3	40.0	$10,411
Whitewright Middle	Public	6-8	315 Highland	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 364-2151	190	17	10.9	45.8%	147 (77.4%)	3 (1.6%)	28 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	75.7	396^th of 2335 public middle schools	83.0%		72.4	478^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.6%	82		100.0			71.4	50.0	61.8			61.3	34.6	62.5	59.7	$9,239
Tom Bean Middle	Public	6-8	289 Franklin Rd	Tom Bean	75489	Grayson County	Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 546-6161	170	13	12.8	38.2%	127 (74.7%)	3 (1.8%)	37 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	43.1	1278^th of 2335 public middle schools	45.3%		53.3	972^nd of 2344 public middle schools	58.5%	306					45.3	43.6	54.2			26.4	21.7	44.4	37.3	$10,364
Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E Lamar	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6400	869	70	12.4	79.9%	229 (26.4%)	113 (13.0%)	467 (53.7%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	29.6	1738^th of 2335 public middle schools	25.6%		31.3	1688^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.0%	50		94.3			32.4	42.7	45.7			24.2	29.7	24.8	22.7	$10,599
Henry Scott Middle	Public	7-8	1901 S Mirick Ave	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7180	733	55	13.2	54.4%	407 (55.5%)	69 (9.4%)	166 (22.6%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.2%)	42.9	1286^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.9%		39.5	1413^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.7%	127		81.2				40.7	52.8				36.9	26.8	31.1	$7,837
Piner Middle	Public	6-8	402 W Pecan	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6470	831	67	12.4	68.0%	283 (34.1%)	89 (10.7%)	364 (43.8%)	31 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.4%)	45.5	1189^th of 2335 public middle schools	49.1%		30.1	1730^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.2%	541		100.0			53.3	47.8	53.2			43.9	35.2	35.3	21.0	$10,421
B McDaniel Intermediate	Public	5-6	400 Lillis Ln	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7200	708	59	11.9	60.7%	372 (52.5%)	61 (8.6%)	183 (25.8%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.4%)								(n/a)	7.7			45.1	43.3				29.9	33.4				$8,505
Rather L H	Public	7-8	1201 N Main	Bonham	75418	Fannin County	Bonham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-7474	271	18	15.3	64.9%	133 (49.1%)	20 (7.4%)	94 (34.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.7%)	49.6	1053^rd of 2335 public middle schools	54.9%		42.7	1307^th of 2344 public middle schools	44.2%	254		77.8				57.5	64.7				15.2	50.7	15.7	$22,125
Evans Elementary	Public	4-6	1300 N Main St	Bonham	75418	Fannin County	Bonham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-2914	422	28	14.8	61.8%	234 (55.5%)	20 (4.7%)	130 (30.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)								(n/a)			28.4	33.6	35.7			18.9	34.1	25.4				$8,424
Howe Middle	Public	6-8	300 Beatrice	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 745-4300	281	26	10.7	42.3%	159 (56.6%)	3 (1.1%)	101 (35.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	48.3	1092^nd of 2335 public middle schools	53.2%		65.6	642^nd of 2344 public middle schools	72.6%	450		90.9			52.5	50.0	60.0			18.8	32.3	55.7	27.5	$10,313

Frequently Asked Questions about Pritchard J H

How many students attend Pritchard J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Pritchard J H.

Is Pritchard J H a good school?

Pritchard J H ranks 386^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Pritchard J H in?

Bells Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Pritchard J H?

Students at Pritchard J H are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Pritchard J H attend?

Students who attend Pritchard J H usually go on to attend Bells High School

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

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