Pritchard Junior High School
Public middle school in Bells, Texas · Bells ISD · Grades 6–8
Pritchard Junior High School serves 231 students in grades 6–8 in Bells (Grayson County). It is one of 3 schools in Bells ISD. By enrollment it is the 1499th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bells ISD |
| County | Grayson County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480978006363 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bells ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 231 | 1,007 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 12.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 35.1% | 39.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Pritchard Junior High School in context
Size
Pritchard Junior High School is the only middle school in Bells ISD. Its 231 students are 22.9% of the district's 1,007. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 11.4 miles away and have a median of 565 students, so Pritchard Junior High School is smaller 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 6 with 83 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 71, against an average of 77 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 83 in grade 6 and 77 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 78.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bells ISD (79.1%). Hispanic students are next, at 10.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
35.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 39.3% across Bells ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Pritchard Junior High School has 19.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 231 students would have about 16 teachers, so Pritchard Junior High School has 3.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Whitewright Middle School, 8.8 miles away in Whitewright ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 78.4% |
| Hispanic | 10.4% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 83 |
| Grade 7 | 71 |
| Grade 8 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1510 Ole Ambrose Rd, Bells, TX 75414
Phone: (903)965-3602
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pritchard Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewright Middle School | Whitewright ISD | 8.8 mi | 190 | 11 | 45.8% |
| Tom Bean Middle School | Tom Bean ISD | 9.0 mi | 170 | 12.9 | 38.2% |
| Sherman Middle School | Sherman ISD | 10.3 mi | 869 | 12.4 | 79.9% |
| Henry Scott Middle School | Denison ISD | 10.7 mi | 733 | 13.2 | 54.4% |
| Piner Middle School | Sherman ISD | 12.0 mi | 831 | 12.4 | 68% |
| B McDaniel Intermediate School | Denison ISD | 13.1 mi | 708 | 11.9 | 60.7% |
| Rather L H | Bonham ISD | 13.4 mi | 271 | 15.3 | 64.9% |
| Evans Elementary School | Bonham ISD | 13.4 mi | 422 | 14.9 | 61.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bells ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bells Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 458 |
| Bells High School | High | 9–12 | 318 |