PRITCHARD J H

215 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

Pritchard Junior High, located at 1510 Ole Ambrose Road in Bells, Texas, serves as a key educational facility within the Bells Independent School District. As a junior high school, it focuses on bridging the transition between elementary education and high school, providing students in the community with a structured environment designed to foster both academic growth and personal development during their formative middle-school years.

The school reflects the small-town character of Bells, Texas, emphasizing a close-knit community atmosphere where faculty and staff are positioned to offer more personalized attention to students. By offering a curriculum tailored to junior high learners, the institution aims to prepare students for the more rigorous academic expectations of high school while supporting their social and emotional transition into adolescence.

215

Total Students

18.4

Full-Time Teachers

11.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

37.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PRITCHARD J H
Demographic	Student Count
White	176
Hispanic	16
Black	2
Asian	1
Two or More	15
American Indian	3
Pacific Islander	2

White
176 (81.9 %)
Hispanic
16 (7.4 %)
Two or More
15 (7.0 %)
American Indian
3 (1.4 %)
Black
2 (0.9 %)
Pacific Islander
2 (0.9 %)
Asian
1 (0.5 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	BELLS ISD
Phone:	(903)965-3602
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	215
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	18.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	66
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	15

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 73

Grade 7 75

Grade 8 67