Forest Hills Elementary
Public · Grades 1–5 · 472 students
Bells Elementary
12088 Bells Highway, Ruffin, SC 29475
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
249
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Colleton 01
Colleton County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Bells Elementary
Bells Elementary is a public elementary school in Ruffin, South Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Colleton 01. The school is located in a rural area in Colleton County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 249 students were enrolled, with about 11.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Carolina elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 249 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Colleton 01
- County
- Colleton County
- NCES school ID
- 450183000332
Schools near Bells Elementary
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Varnville Elementary
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.