Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Bells’s public schools outscore 82% of Tennessee districts
On the state math tests, 42% of Bells’s students scored proficient, above the Tennessee average (31%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bells, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.
From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bells’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 241 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bells’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 37% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 37% and 31% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,793 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Bells’s grade
A−: better than 82% of Tennessee school districts. Test scores are above the Tennessee average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bells, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Bells
Bells Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 407 students
Kindergarten in Bells
Bells Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 407 students
1st grade in Bells
Bells Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 407 students
2nd grade in Bells
Bells Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 407 students
3rd grade in Bells
Bells Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 407 students
4th grade in Bells
Bells Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 407 students
5th grade in Bells
Bells Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 407 students
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bells
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Bells vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Bells’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bells | A− | Bells City PK–5 · Crockett County School District in Bells |
Every school in Bells
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Bells’s schools
Are Bells’s schools good?
By Tennessee’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bells children attend outscore 82% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Bells in?
Bells City School District, which runs grades PK–5 and enrolls 407 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Bells spend per student?
$10,793 in Bells City School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bells families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.