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Bells Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4547 Highway 88 South, Bells, TN 38006 · (731) 663-2041 · Part of Bells City School District

Bells’ School Grade A− better than 82% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
407
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bells Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4547 Highway 88 South, Bells

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K55
Kindergarten52
Grade 165
Grade 264
Grade 362
Grade 455
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
401’20
392’21
399’22
411’23
407’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 19%Black 16%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bells Elementary from Bells families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Bells’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.