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Bells High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1500 Ole Ambrose Rd

Bells TX, 75414, Grayson County

Phone: 903-965-7315

Ranking:

(145 out of 1,337, top 11%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Bells Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: No

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:	22		22		25		25		26		25		25
Total Students:	210		212		223		229		238		249		237
Grade 9:	53	25.2%	51	24.1%	56	25.1%	69	30.1%	58	24.4%	65	26.1%	59	24.9%
Grade 10:	47	22.4%	59	27.8%	65	29.1%	46	20.1%	62	26.1%	62	24.9%	71	30.0%
Grade 11:	51	24.3%	58	27.4%	44	19.7%	57	24.9%	59	24.8%	57	22.9%	63	26.6%
Grade 12:	59	28.1%	44	20.8%	58	26.0%	57	24.9%	59	24.8%	65	26.1%	44	18.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	90	42.9%	110	51.9%	106	47.5%	114	49.8%	124	52.1%	132	53.0%	129	54.4%
Female:	120	57.1%	102	48.1%	117	52.5%	115	50.2%	106	44.5%	109	43.8%	104	43.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	1.9%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	1.7%	2	0.8%	1	0.4%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	12	5.7%	10	4.7%	9	4.0%	4	1.7%	4	1.7%	5	2.0%	8	3.4%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	2	0.8%	2	0.8%	2	0.8%
White:	187	89.0%	196	92.5%	208	93.3%	221	96.5%	228	95.8%	239	96.0%	226	95.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.5%	1	0.5%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	6	2.9%	4	1.9%	4	1.8%	3	1.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	53	25.2%	50	23.6%	49	22.0%	56	24.5%	49	20.6%	36	14.5%	29	12.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	18	8.6%	15	7.1%	16	7.2%	15	6.6%	18	7.6%	17	6.8%	18	7.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	9.35		9.71		8.97		9.21		9.26		9.90		9.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91%	93%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82%	86%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	92%	92%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	94%	94%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	86%	86%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	75%	75%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	69%	69%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	62%	62%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	52%	52%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	86%	86%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	67%	67%	52%
2012	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	49%	49%	50%
2012	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	38%	38%	38%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	100%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	96%	96%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	88%	88%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	86%	86%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	57%	57%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	54%	54%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	58%	58%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	100%	100%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	47.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	52.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.3%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,263.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,103.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,289.0

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