Bells Mill Elementary School serves 609 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Bells Mill Elementary School placed in the upper 5% of all schools in Maryland for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 20%, and reading proficiency is upper 5%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 73% (which is higher than the Maryland state average of 41%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75% (which is higher than the Maryland state average of 41%) for the 2016-17 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Maryland state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 56% of the learner body (majority Asian), which is lower than the Maryland state average of 63% (majority African-American and Latino).

School Overview: Bells Mill Elementary School’s learner population of 609 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 35 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Bells Mill Elementary School is ranked within the upper 5% of all 1,359 schools in Maryland (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Bells Mill Elementary School is 0.70, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.72. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Bells Mill Elementary School is Winston Churchill High School (0.8 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Herbert Hoover Middle School (1.1 miles away)