Bells Elementary Primary School
12088 Bells Hwy
Ruffin SC, 29475, Colleton County
Phone: 843-782-0012
Ranking: 
(773 out of 841, bottom 8%)*
(773 out of 841, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Colleton County 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: | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 328 | 324 | 333 | 371 | 381 | 371 | 346 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 11.6% | 33 | 10.2% | 36 | 10.8% | 31 | 8.4% | 28 | 7.3% | 19 | 5.1% | 22 | 6.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 45 | 13.7% | 67 | 20.7% | 51 | 15.3% | 56 | 15.1% | 53 | 13.9% | 55 | 14.8% | 50 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 76 | 23.2% | 44 | 13.6% | 43 | 12.9% | 51 | 13.7% | 58 | 15.2% | 63 | 17.0% | 58 | 16.8% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 13.7% | 41 | 12.7% | 38 | 11.4% | 48 | 12.9% | 59 | 15.5% | 61 | 16.4% | 65 | 18.8% |
| Grade 3: | 36 | 11.0% | 42 | 13.0% | 47 | 14.1% | 63 | 17.0% | 67 | 17.6% | 58 | 15.6% | 49 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 12.2% | 49 | 15.1% | 60 | 18.0% | 64 | 17.3% | 62 | 16.3% | 54 | 14.6% | 52 | 15.0% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 14.6% | 48 | 14.8% | 58 | 17.4% | 58 | 15.6% | 54 | 14.2% | 61 | 16.4% | 50 | 14.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 189 | 57.6% | 190 | 58.6% | 190 | 57.1% | 206 | 55.5% | 205 | 53.8% | 189 | 50.9% | 179 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 139 | 42.4% | 134 | 41.4% | 143 | 42.9% | 165 | 44.5% | 168 | 44.1% | 174 | 46.9% | 163 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 47 | 14.3% | 40 | 12.3% | 51 | 15.3% | 52 | 14.0% | 40 | 10.5% | 29 | 7.8% | 30 | 8.7% |
| Black: | 158 | 48.2% | 158 | 48.8% | 180 | 54.1% | 208 | 56.1% | 220 | 57.7% | 240 | 64.7% | 226 | 65.3% |
| White: | 108 | 32.9% | 113 | 34.9% | 92 | 27.6% | 99 | 26.7% | 120 | 31.5% | 101 | 27.2% | 90 | 26.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 4.0% | 13 | 4.0% | 10 | 3.0% | 12 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 271 | 82.6% | 283 | 87.3% | 287 | 86.2% | 253 | 68.2% | 313 | 82.2% | 292 | 78.7% | 275 | 79.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 4.0% | 11 | 3.4% | 19 | 5.7% | 14 | 3.8% | 21 | 5.5% | 19 | 5.1% | 19 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.58 | 15.73 | 16.57 | 16.86 | 18.14 | 17.70 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 70.3% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 76.9% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.1% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 76.9% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 75.7% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.1% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 67.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 72% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 78.8% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 71.7% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 69.9% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 65.9% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 71.1% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 74.7% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 63.1% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 61.6% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 69.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.3% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 58.1% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 60.8% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 67.2% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 54.9% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 36.7% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 45.7% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 47% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 44.5% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 47% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 57.8% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 42.1% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 47.8% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 54.3% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 55.7% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 60% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 47.8% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 56.6% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 68.3% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 60.2% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 78.5% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73.6% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.5% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 60.7% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 76.7% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.5% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.8% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 54.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 52.9% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66.7% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 69.4% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 62.3% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 64.9% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 70.8% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 72.3% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 66.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69.9% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 74.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 73.6% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69.7% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 65.3% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 71.3% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 61.7% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 60.1% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 59.3% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 68.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 66.9% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 74.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 73.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 74.6% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70.4% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 37% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 45.8% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 39.4% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 43.8% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 52.4% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 61.5% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 64.5% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.5% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 74% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 78.6% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 68.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55.9% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 64.6% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 56.2% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 60.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 66.9% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 78.3% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 72.7% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.8% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 83.8% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 74.6% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 63.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 60.6% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61.3% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 57.2% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 67% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 62.9% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 68.3% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57.4% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 61.7% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 70.6% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 70.7% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.3% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 70.3% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 76.8% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 57.9% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 64.2% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 61.7% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 54.4% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 61.6% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.9% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 62% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 59.7% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 66.6% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 69.1% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 67.1% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 42.3% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 38.3% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 38.6% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 44.2% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45.2% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 54.2% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 56.6% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.8% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.6% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 70.7% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 73.2% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 44.2% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 52.2% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 49.9% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 44.7% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 46.1% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 43.9% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63.3% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 68.1% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 71.3% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 65.5% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 68.1% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 61.7% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 62.7% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 67.3% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 63.5% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 67.1% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 42.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 57.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,973.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $22,397.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,579.0 |
* Bells Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.