Overview of Bells Elementary: Bells Elementary is a public school situated in Ruffin, SC, which is in a distant rural environment. The learner population of Bells Elementary is 330, and the school serves PK-5.At Bells Elementary, 22% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 17% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 62%.The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners.The school serves 100% economically disadvantaged learners.There are 21 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Bells Elementary: At Bells Elementary, 22% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 17% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Colleton 01, 21% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 23% tested above or at that level for math.

Bells Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In South Carolina, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 43% tested above or at that level for math.