Bell H S

Hurst-Euless-Bedford Isd · Tarrant County · High school

Bell H S enrolled 2,410 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 97.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 40% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~13 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Bell H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 16% in TX+9.4 vs TX
Bell H S 99.2%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 38% in TX-3.8 vs TX
Bell H S 71.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 31% in TX+5.9 vs TX
Bell H S 50.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 30% in TX+14.0 vs TX
Bell H S 95.1%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 20% in TX+13.1 vs TX
Bell H S 27.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25-26.0 vs TX
Bell H S 0.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 37% in TX-4.1 vs TX
Bell H S 51.0%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course51 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 255 · White: 73
Take an AP/IB exam30 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 248 · White: 48
Pass an AP/IB exam73 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 74 · White: 78

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

9095100201220152018202120249990

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

3040506070802017201920212023202475

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

30405060708020162018202020225145

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

406080100201220152018202120249581

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

1020304050201220152018202120242815

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark464434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark481

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1617181920201320162019202220241716

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

16171819202013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

17181920201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

0102030405020172019202220242025260

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

0204060201720192022202420254918

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

40506070201720192022202420256344

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

30405060201420172020202320245551

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

203040506020152017201920212023202438

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

102030201220152018202120243017

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

20406080201220152018202120247336

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336394

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497.5%99.2%95.9%97.2%96.1%
College/career/military ready202485.2%71.3%83.6%91.3%79.8%
Algebra I proficiency20252.4%0%0%0%
Biology proficiency202534.4%18.2%35.7%66.7%23.4%
English II proficiency202572.3%62.8%61.3%85.3%61.9%
Advanced course completion202462.7%51%52.5%73.1%52.5%
Took an AP/IB course202454.3%37.7%51.1%59.1%46.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202441.2%29.8%32.5%48.2%31.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202476.3%73%71.3%77.8%72.8%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).