Catherine Bell Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Denton ISD
  • Little Elm, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Denton ISD: B

Total students

704

Avg. teacher experience

8.6 years

Denton ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Denton ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 90%

Catherine Bell Elementary School is an elementary school in Little Elm, TX, in the Denton ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 704 students. 39.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,680, which is $793 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.dentonisd.org

Address

601 Villa Paloma Blvd
Little Elm, TX 75068

Office phone number

(972) 347-7200

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Catherine Bell Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

704

African American

338 (48%)

Denton ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Denton ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

30 (4.3%)

Denton ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

136 (19.3%)

Denton ISD: 33.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Denton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

167 (23.7%)

Denton ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

33 (4.7%)

Denton ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

48.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

4.3%

Hispanic

19.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

23.7%

Two or more races

4.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

39.6 %

Denton ISD: 35.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

53.1 %

Denton ISD: 49.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

6.4 %

Denton ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

39.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

53.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

6.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

6.3 %

Denton ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5 %

Denton ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.5 %

Denton ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

6.3%

Gifted and talented

5.0%

Special education

9.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Denton ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Denton ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Denton ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Denton ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

12.4 %

Denton ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

18.6 %

Denton ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Denton ISD: 7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

5.3 %

Denton ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.4 %

Denton ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Denton ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

5.6 %

Denton ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

13.3 %

Denton ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

51.6

African American

7 (13.6%)

Denton ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (1.9%)

Denton ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Denton ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1 (1.9%)

Denton ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (1.9%)

Denton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

40.7 (78.7%)

Denton ISD: 73.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.9%)

Denton ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (1.9%)

Denton ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

44.4 (85.9%)

Denton ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.3 (12.2%)

Denton ISD: 30.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Denton ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.6

Denton ISD: 13.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.6 years

Denton ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$59,680

Denton ISD: $61,517

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,500

Denton ISD: $56,759

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,630

Denton ISD: $57,708

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,226

Denton ISD: $59,895

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,202

Denton ISD: $63,370

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,704

Denton ISD: $66,510

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,810

Denton ISD: $73,147

Statewide: $71,111

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