l.d. bell high school opened in 1957 at a campus on pipeline road. lawrence dale bell high school was relocated to the current campus on brown trail in 1965, at a site donated to the school district by lawrence d. "larry" bell, founder and president of bell helicopter textron in hurst. the new location was able to accommodate a growing student population resulting from the rapid suburban growth in hurst, euless, bedford, and colleyville. the former high school grounds now house central junior high, the h-e-b athletic complex, keys (keeping eligible youth in school) high school, and the forrest e. watson (f.e.w.) center.