Elementary · Tennessee

Bells Elementary

Free meals for all

Bells Elementary, a public elementary school in Bells, Tennessee: grades pre-k–5, 407 students, — students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Bells.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 407
Teachers (FTE): —
Students per teacher: —
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

The school reported no teacher count for this year.

Smaller than 58% of elementary schools in Tennessee

Median 453 · 1,022 schools compared

Smaller than 52% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Tennessee's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Tennessee: 39%

46%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 66% of elementary schools in Tennessee

Median 40% · 978 elementary schools compared

164 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Tennessee: 42%

58%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of elementary schools in Tennessee

Median 42% · 978 elementary schools compared

164 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Bells

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Bells.

Location

Address: 4547 Highway 88 South, Bells, TN 38006
Phone: (731)663-2041
City or town: Bells
County: Crockett County

Website Quality of life in Bells Schools in Bells

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Alamo ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	600	—	64%	68%	4.3 mi
Gadsden ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	148	—	58%	60%	5.6 mi
Maury City ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	211	—	44%	65%	9.0 mi
Stigall Primary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–1	232	—	—	—	11.2 mi
East Side ElementaryFree meals for all	3–4	320	—	26%	15%	12.7 mi
Haywood County Virtual AcademyFully virtualFree meals for all	K–8	25	—	17%	13%	12.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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