Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Waco

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Bell's Hill El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2100 Ross, Waco, TX 76706 · (254) 754-4171 · Part of Waco Independent School District

Waco’s School Grade C better than 29% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
786
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bell's Hill El

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Waco kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Waco kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bell's Hill ElYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2100 Ross, Waco

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K102
Kindergarten94
Grade 199
Grade 2125
Grade 3128
Grade 4119
Grade 5119
Enrollment over time
729’20
757’21
760’22
781’23
786’24

Up 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 93%Black 5%White 2%Two or more races <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 Bell's Hill El from Waco families.

Other schools in Waco Independent School District

The district →
Lake Air Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waco
C
734 students13:1
Dean Highland El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
D
617 students17:1
Parkdale El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
D
497 students14:1
South Waco El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
D
490 students18:1
Alta Vista El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
D−
479 students14:1
Crestview El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
D
464 students16:1

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 Texas’s other public schools; Waco’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.