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Bell Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

12323 Shaftsbury Dr

Houston TX, 77031, Harris County

Phone: 281-983-2800

Ranking:

(3,668 out of 6,018, bottom 39%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Houston Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	48		47		48		51		52		50		51
Total Students:	813		779		763		778		801		772		796
Prekindergarten:	92	11.3%	97	12.5%	96	12.6%	100	12.9%	93	11.6%	94	12.2%	94	11.8%
Kindergarten:	116	14.3%	97	12.5%	116	15.2%	100	12.9%	111	13.9%	99	12.8%	107	13.4%
Grade 1:	108	13.3%	122	15.7%	99	13.0%	116	14.9%	107	13.4%	104	13.5%	110	13.8%
Grade 2:	133	16.4%	109	14.0%	115	15.1%	114	14.7%	112	14.0%	111	14.4%	124	15.6%
Grade 3:	116	14.3%	127	16.3%	119	15.6%	109	14.0%	127	15.9%	123	15.9%	122	15.3%
Grade 4:	126	15.5%	120	15.4%	107	14.0%	118	15.2%	128	16.0%	122	15.8%	124	15.6%
Grade 5:	122	15.0%	107	13.7%	111	14.5%	121	15.6%	123	15.4%	119	15.4%	115	14.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	398	49.0%	384	49.3%	369	48.4%	368	47.3%	392	48.9%	395	51.2%	420	52.8%
Female:	415	51.0%	395	50.7%	394	51.6%	410	52.7%	401	50.1%	369	47.8%	372	46.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	19	2.3%	29	3.7%	33	4.3%	27	3.5%	19	2.4%	21	2.7%	27	3.4%
Hispanic:	460	56.6%	406	52.1%	376	49.3%	378	48.6%	393	49.1%	365	47.3%	352	44.2%
Black:	296	36.4%	314	40.3%	326	42.7%	353	45.4%	375	46.8%	363	47.0%	399	50.1%
White:	26	3.2%	24	3.1%	19	2.5%	14	1.8%	14	1.7%	23	3.0%	18	2.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	12	1.5%	5	0.6%	7	0.9%	6	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	629	77.4%	596	76.5%	326	42.7%	344	44.2%	394	49.2%	389	50.4%	418	52.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	74	9.1%	66	8.5%	78	10.2%	95	12.2%	99	12.4%	97	12.6%	111	13.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.94		16.57		15.90		15.12		15.26		15.40		15.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	64%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	64%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	71%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	74%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	64%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	71%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	64%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	69%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63%	67%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	75%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75%	69%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	72%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	70%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	69%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	66%	73%
STAAR Spanish
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	66%	56%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	67%	59%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	72%	65%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	73%	68%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	84%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	70%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	75%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	78%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	83%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	87%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	91%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	69%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	86%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	80%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	74%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	81%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	76%	86%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	86%	89%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	91%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	76%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	81%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	89%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74%	71%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	61%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53%	51%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	65%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	71%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	93%	82%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	85%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	92%	87%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	86%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	81.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,914.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,270.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$51,909.0

* Bell Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.