Bell High School
- High school in Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
- Hurst, TX
- 10th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
A
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: A
Total students
2,299
Avg. teacher experience
14.7 years
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 12.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
98.5 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 90%
Bell High School is a high school in Hurst, TX, in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD school district. As of the 2019-2020 school year, it had 2,299 students. 34.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of A for the previous school year. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year.
In the Class of 2019, 98.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2018-2019 school year.
The average SAT score at Bell High School was 1116 for 2018-2019 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.6.
As of the 2019-2020 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,109, which is $9,018 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.7 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Jim Bannister
- JamesBannisterJr@hebisd.edu
- (817) 282-2551
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Bell High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,299
African American
354 (15.4%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 20.5%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
11 (0.5%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
153 (6.7%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 4.6%
Hispanic
720 (31.3%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 30.9%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
19 (0.8%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
936 (40.7%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 32.7%
Statewide: 27%
Two or more races
106 (4.6%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 5.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
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
34.3 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 42.4%
Statewide: 50.6%
Economically disadvantaged
44.4 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 54.6%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
6.7 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 20.3%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2019-2020 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
6.5 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 16%
Statewide: 20.6%
Career and Technical
69.6 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 25.2%
Statewide: 27.6%
Gifted and Talented
10.8 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
7.4 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 10.6%
Statewide: 10.5%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year.
Overall
A
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: A
Student achievement
A
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: A
School progress
B
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: A
Closing the gaps
B
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: A
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 2020 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2015-2016 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2020. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
98.5 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 90%
African American
99 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 97%
Statewide: 86.2%
American Indian
100 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 100%
Statewide: 87.3%
Asian
100 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 99.4%
Statewide: 96.4%
Hispanic
98.6 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 97.1%
Statewide: 88.2%
Pacific Islander
85.7 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 94.1%
Statewide: 88%
White
98.1 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 97.3%
Statewide: 93.7%
Two or more races
100 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 98.8%
Statewide: 91.4%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2018-2019 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.3 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 1.9%
American Indian
0 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
African American
0.5 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 3%
Asian
0 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.6%
Hispanic
0.1 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.3%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
White
0.4 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2018-2019 school year.
All students
33.5 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 25.2%
African American
20.3 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 18.3%
Statewide: 16.2%
American Indian
30 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 19.4%
Asian
63.2 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 57.8%
Statewide: 60.5%
Hispanic
23.4 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 20.8%
Statewide: 23%
Pacific Islander
7.7 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 21.2%
White
40.7 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 35.6%
Statewide: 27%
Two or more races
32.3 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 24.7%
Statewide: 28.4%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2018-2019 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
76.1 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 74.5%
Statewide: 51%
African American
78.3 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 76.1%
Statewide: 29.2%
American Indian
Masked
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: Masked
Statewide: 53.5%
Asian
79.2 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 79.4%
Statewide: 75.1%
Hispanic
74.8 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 70.6%
Statewide: 39.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: Masked
Statewide: 48.6%
White
74.2 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 73.1%
Statewide: 64.5%
Two or more races
90.5 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 81.6%
Statewide: 64.3%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2018-2019, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
1116
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 1102
Statewide: 1027
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2018-2019. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
22.6
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 22.4
Statewide: 20.6
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2018-2019.
Reading
71.4 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 62.3%
Statewide: 60.7%
Math
59.9 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 50.8%
Statewide: 48.6%
Reading + Math
57.3 %
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 48.2%
Statewide: 44.2%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2019-2020 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
134.9
African American
5.4 (4%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 5.2%
Statewide: 10.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (2.2%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
9.9 (7.3%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 28.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
116.6 (86.4%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 77.4%
Statewide: 57.7%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1.8 (1.4%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Bachelor's
70.6 (52.3%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 66.1%
Statewide: 73.4%
Master's
60 (44.5%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 32.5%
Statewide: 24.5%
Doctorate
2.5 (1.9%)
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2019-2020.
Students per teacher
17
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 16.8
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2019-2020 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
14.7 years
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: 12.5 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
$66,109
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: $63,623
Statewide: $57,091
Beginner
$29,534
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: $52,287
Statewide: $49,868
1 to 5 years
$59,808
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: $59,477
Statewide: $52,823
6 to 10 years
$61,456
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: $61,876
Statewide: $55,756
11 to 20 years
$65,835
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: $64,690
Statewide: $59,308
20+ years
$75,058
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: $71,526
Statewide: $65,449