L J Bell Elementary Primary School
442 Hawthorne Ave
Rockingham NC, 28379, Richmond County
Phone: 910-997-9834
Ranking: 
(716 out of 1,874, top 38%)*
(716 out of 1,874, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Richmond County Schools
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: | 34 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 557 | 560 | 580 | 536 | 525 | 554 | 544 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 17 | 3.0% | 34 | 5.9% | 16 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.9% | NA | NA | 16 | 2.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 91 | 16.3% | 85 | 15.2% | 103 | 17.8% | 81 | 15.1% | 68 | 13.0% | 80 | 14.4% | 120 | 22.1% |
| Grade 1: | 97 | 17.4% | 90 | 16.1% | 90 | 15.5% | 78 | 14.6% | 89 | 17.0% | 93 | 16.8% | 149 | 27.4% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 16.7% | 93 | 16.6% | 83 | 14.3% | 86 | 16.0% | 81 | 15.4% | 96 | 17.3% | 132 | 24.3% |
| Grade 3: | 89 | 16.0% | 97 | 17.3% | 86 | 14.8% | 89 | 16.6% | 93 | 17.7% | 92 | 16.6% | 127 | 23.3% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 17.8% | 86 | 15.4% | 99 | 17.1% | 92 | 17.2% | 90 | 17.1% | 91 | 16.4% | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 88 | 15.8% | 92 | 16.4% | 85 | 14.7% | 94 | 17.5% | 89 | 17.0% | 102 | 18.4% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 274 | 49.2% | 278 | 49.6% | 279 | 48.1% | 252 | 47.0% | 244 | 46.5% | 266 | 48.0% | 256 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 283 | 50.8% | 282 | 50.4% | 301 | 51.9% | 284 | 53.0% | 273 | 52.0% | 280 | 50.5% | 269 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 4.7% | 29 | 5.2% | 32 | 5.5% | 26 | 4.9% | 17 | 3.2% | 9 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 211 | 37.9% | 214 | 38.2% | 219 | 37.8% | 199 | 37.1% | 221 | 42.1% | 253 | 45.7% | 234 | 43.0% |
| White: | 281 | 50.4% | 274 | 48.9% | 295 | 50.9% | 271 | 50.6% | 276 | 52.6% | 278 | 50.2% | 270 | 49.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 4.8% | 25 | 4.5% | 18 | 3.1% | 20 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 360 | 64.6% | 354 | 63.2% | 329 | 56.7% | 301 | 56.2% | 283 | 53.9% | 302 | 54.5% | 292 | 53.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 3.4% | 26 | 4.6% | 29 | 5.0% | 35 | 6.5% | 38 | 7.2% | 28 | 5.1% | 49 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.48 | 14.74 | 17.85 | 17.02 | 16.44 | 15.70 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 54.7% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 64.8% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 72.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 75.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 73.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 77.8% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78.1% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 40.5% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 78.3% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 73.8% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 39% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 46.8% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 50.2% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 57.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 60% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 31.7% | 45.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 69.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 68.4% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 77.1% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.5% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 37.0% | 47.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 51.4% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 55.8% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 60.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 63.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 30.9% | 43.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 75.8% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 82.6% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 43.2% | 47.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 55.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 58.9% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 65.2% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 66.6% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 31.5% | 39.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 41.5% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 57.4% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 75.1% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 80.3% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 54.0% | 45.4% |
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* L J Bell Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.