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Catherine Bell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3902^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Catherine Bell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Little Elm, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 616 students. The school is part of the Denton Independent School District, which is ranked 530 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Catherine Bell Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 2,889 and 4,161 out of around 4,600 schools. The school has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Denton ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR assessments in reading, math, and science, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points below the district and state. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state in 3rd grade reading, 5th grade math, and 5th grade science.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Frisco Independent School District and Little Elm Independent School District, such as Robertson Elementary and Cesar Chavez Elementary, significantly outperform Catherine Bell Elementary on academic measures. The school's performance on STAAR assessments has remained relatively stagnant over the past several years, with little to no improvement in proficiency rates.

560

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,691

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Villa Paloma Blvd
Little Elm, TX 75068

(972) 347-7200

District: Denton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Catherine Bell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Navo Middle
High:	Ray Braswell High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.4%

White:

16.4%

Hispanic:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg43%

Texas avg47%

3,902^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 16 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Denton Independent School District (Isd)

530^th of 961Denton 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
2025	22.2	3902 of 4651	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4193 of 4710	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	3896 of 4647	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3717 of 4581	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	2889 of 4578	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	3048 of 4479	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1560 of 1905	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	2068 of 2443	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	2060 of 2443	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1542 of 2421	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	1594 of 2444	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1576 of 2515	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1448 of 2483	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	689 of 814	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	941 of 1045	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	486 of 957	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	933 of 1009	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	856 of 1005	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	4212 of 4461	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	63.6	1018 of 4331	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	20.1	3983 of 4295	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	69.1	832 of 4240	80.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	906 of 2918	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.1	3200 of 3668	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	3323 of 3556	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	2944 of 3487	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	1746 of 3446	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	1767 of 3333	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	3091 of 3744	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	3898 of 4658	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3793 of 4588	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3490 of 4561	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2707 of 4499	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	2787 of 4348	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2411 of 4306	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	2077 of 2619	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.3	1908 of 2980	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	1755 of 2958	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	1629 of 3006	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	1131 of 3184	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	1846 of 3106	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	2394 of 3644	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	3965 of 4465	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	2907 of 4401	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3734 of 4376	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	2560 of 4329	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	2823 of 4188	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	2681 of 4168	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	3502 of 3705	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	4445 of 4594	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	4410 of 4521	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	4239 of 4477	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	3325 of 4451	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	3921 of 4309	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3677 of 4264	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	3087 of 3739	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4257 of 4647	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3876 of 4585	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	3789 of 4563	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3098 of 4498	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3175 of 4357	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	2900 of 4319	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	44.3	619 of 1046	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	3102 of 3549	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	3798 of 4292	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	3544 of 4086	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	3340 of 3952	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3568 of 3799	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	2338 of 3684	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	2705 of 3558	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2130 of 2612	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	2491 of 3108	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	2398 of 3106	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	2629 of 3082	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	1855 of 3082	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1828 of 3142	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	1732 of 3127	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile+53 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)41st percentile

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

African American (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics25%-21 vs state

Science2%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (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	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Catherine Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Villa Paloma Blvd	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 347-7200	560	42	13.3	57.5%	92 (16.4%)	299 (53.4%)	86 (15.4%)	38 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	22.2	3902^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	16.1%		17.5	4193^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	11.0%	291	38.9	45.2	45.4	22.2	39.3	14.0	2.3	$9,691
Dorothy Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2855 Eppright Dr	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 369-3740	541	36	15.1	61.6%	73 (13.5%)	254 (47.0%)	106 (19.6%)	51 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.2%)								(n/a)	24.7	25.9	35.9	24.7	16.1	25.6	12.8	$00
Paloma Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Navo Rd	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 347-7300	516	36	14.5	55.2%	77 (14.9%)	215 (41.7%)	100 (19.4%)	87 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.8%)	27.8	3562^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.6	4091^st of 4710 public elementary schools	13.1%	529	41.3	40.9	50.8	34.9	33.3	28.6	9.5	$8,441
Savannah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Cotton Exchange Dr	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 347-7400	728	50	14.5	40.9%	225 (30.9%)	215 (29.5%)	172 (23.6%)	44 (6.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.9%)	25.9	3678^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.9%		26.6	3679^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.9%	1	44.2	30.6	52.5	29.9	19.1	28.7	19.0	$8,417
Union Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Fieldwood Way	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-0900	723	45	15.9	33.5%	137 (18.9%)	216 (29.9%)	210 (29.0%)	120 (16.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.3%)	68.3	1197^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%		48.8	2244^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.4%	1047	65.9	68.6	72.3	55.3	50.5	42.2	20.5	$7,790
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Cypress Hill Dr	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-2075	573	37	15.3	12.7%	78 (13.6%)	101 (17.6%)	40 (7.0%)	309 (53.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.9%)	87.3	479^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.9	540^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.5%	61	68.2	78.1	72.7	62.5	67.0	65.7	46.9	$6,595
Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Fm 2931	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-1900	678	44	15.5	53.8%	133 (19.6%)	298 (44.0%)	158 (23.3%)	39 (5.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	22.1	3912^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.9%		18.4	4151^st of 4710 public elementary schools	11.9%	239	43.4	46.5	33.7	30.1	21.6	16.3	14.1	$8,644
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Waterside	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 947-9454	531	43	12.3	41.2%	178 (33.5%)	154 (29.0%)	112 (21.1%)	45 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.5%)	40.5	2739^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.1%		47.1	2357^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.0%	382	46.8	34.7	57.1	38.8	34.4	40.8	29.6	$10,498
Robertson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Woodlake Pkwy	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3675	624	43	14.6	11.9%	183 (29.3%)	99 (15.9%)	64 (10.3%)	237 (38.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	85	574^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.7%		90.7	351^st of 4710 public elementary schools	92.5%	223	80.2	74.0	73.9	61.5	57.7	56.5	51.3	$7,298
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Hart Rd	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 947-9452	424	35	12.2	55.4%	154 (36.3%)	90 (21.2%)	122 (28.8%)	18 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.0%)	27.9	3555^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.6%		27.9	3586^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.9%	31	34.7	48.5	54.9	30.6	24.2	26.8	16.9	$11,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Catherine Bell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Catherine Bell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Catherine Bell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Navo Middle
High : Ray Braswell High School

Is Catherine Bell Elementary a good school?

Catherine Bell Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Catherine Bell Elementary?

Students at Catherine Bell Elementary are 53% African American, 16% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

How many students attend Catherine Bell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Catherine Bell Elementary.

What district is Catherine Bell Elementary in?

Denton Independent School District (Isd)

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