Bell Elementary School
Public elementary school in Tyler, Texas · Tyler ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Bell Elementary School serves 540 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Tyler (Smith County). It is one of 26 schools in Tyler ISD. By enrollment it is the 2124th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Tyler ISD |
| County | Smith County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484347004927 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tyler ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 540 | 18,708 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 16 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bell Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 18 elementary schools in Tyler ISD, Bell Elementary School is the 10th largest, with 2.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 427 students, so Bell Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 90 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 63, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% more students than kindergarten (72 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 81 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 55.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Tyler ISD (48.4%). Black students are next, at 26.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Tyler ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bell Elementary School has 32.91 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 540 students would have about 36.5 teachers, so Bell Elementary School has 3.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Woods Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 20 elementary schools within 5 miles and 26 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 55.6% |
| Black | 26.7% |
| White | 11.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
44.1% of students are girls and 55.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 79 |
| Grade 2 | 76 |
| Grade 3 | 90 |
| Grade 4 | 79 |
| Grade 5 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1409 Hankerson St, Tyler, TX 75701
Phone: (903)262-1820
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bell Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 1.1 mi | 810 | 18.3 | 41.9% |
| Bonner Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 1.3 mi | 380 | 13.9 | 93.4% |
| Birdwell School | Tyler ISD | 1.5 mi | 568 | 18.5 | 68.7% |
| Clarkston Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 1.5 mi | 394 | 14 | 76.9% |
| Caldwell Arts Academy | Tyler ISD | 1.5 mi | 618 | 15.8 | 49.8% |
| Peete Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 2.1 mi | 385 | 14.5 | 97.1% |
| Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School | Cumberland Academy | 2.4 mi | 392 | 13.1 | 46.4% |
| Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary School | Cumberland Academy | 2.4 mi | 459 | 13 | 59.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.