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L J Bell Elementary

Regular School · Rockingham, NC

L J Bell Elementary is a regular school school in Rockingham, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 449 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
449
Teachers (FTE)
25.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 184 41%
Black or African American 161 36%
Hispanic/Latino 56 12%
Two or more races 31 7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 12 3%
Asian 5 1%
Total enrollment 449 219M / 230F

English Language Learners: 13 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 31.0% -10.9pp 41.9% 233
Reading Proficiency 39.0% -7.9pp 46.9% 233
Science Proficiency 55-59% 76

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.03 grade levels
Math
+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
18 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
34
7.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
152
33.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 449 100%

Contact & Location

442 Hawthorne Ave

Rockingham, NC 28379

Phone: (910)997-9834

http://www.richmond.k12.nc.us/ljbell/

District

Richmond County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,632

District enrollment: 6,678

NCES ID

370387001553

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD