Bellfort Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Houston, Texas
Bellfort Early Childhood Center in Houston, Texas enrolled 313 students in 2024-25 with 18.0 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
362 students in 2022-23, 320 students in 2023-24, 313 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.6 to 18.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 362 | 18.6 | 19.5 |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 18.0 | 17.8 |
| 2024-25 | 313 | 18.0 | 17.4 |
17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 181 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bellfort Early Childhood Center enrolled 181 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 181 of the 181 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent19.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.4% of students were Hispanic, 21.1% Black, 2.2% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic76.4%
- Black21.1%
- White2.2%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Houston
451 public elementary schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Point Elementary | 1,286 | 20.9 | 98.0% |
| Pilgrim Academy | 1,233 | 18.2 | 97.5% |
| West University Elementary | 1,183 | 18.5 | 6.0% |
| Jean & Betty Schmalz Elementary | 1,172 | 12.0 | 77.4% |
| Harmony School of Excellence-Houston | 1,165 | 16.3 | 52.0% |
| KIPP Mosaic Primary | 1,092 | 25.0 | 84.7% |
| Centennial Elementary | 1,090 | 17.6 | 33.4% |
| KIPP Sharp Prep | 1,078 | 23.7 | 84.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bellfort Early Childhood Center
- Lewis ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 675 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Cornelius ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 763 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Bellfort Early Childhood Center with Lewis ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Houston ISD spends per student$13,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,072
- The largest public schools in TexasBellfort Early Childhood Center is the number 3,949 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,949 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.17.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bellfort Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Bellfort Early Childhood Center?
313 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 362 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Houston, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bellfort Early Childhood Center?
17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bellfort Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Bellfort Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bellfort Early Childhood Center in?
Houston ISD, NCES district ID 4823640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482364007940 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.