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Enrollment
768
Middle
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566010403
Audie Murphy Middle School
53393 SUN DANCE DR, FORT CAVAZOS, TX 76544 · (254) 336-6530 · Coryell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
394 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 271 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 260 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 31% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 24.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Audie Murphy Middle School
Audie Murphy Middle School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audie Murphy Middle School this school | 768 | 51.3% | 40.2% |
| Frank Seale Middle School MIDLOTHIAN | 726 | 53.3% | 45.0% |
| Howard Junior High School WAXAHACHIE | 918 | 50.2% | 41.8% |
| S C Lee Junior High School COPPERAS COVE | 932 | 54.4% | 45.4% |
| Ed Willkie Middle School FORT WORTH | 775 | 49.4% | 41.5% |
| Young Junior High School ARLINGTON | 710 | 51.4% | 57.4% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Audie Murphy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #937 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,057 of 1,670 ▲ 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,091 of 1,670 ▼ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,068 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #625 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,364 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #54 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #1,122 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #421 of 437 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
768
-44 (-5%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 768 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 51% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 795 | 45 | 17.7:1 | 53% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 781 | 43.9 | 17.8:1 | 52% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 812 | 42 | 19.3:1 | 41% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 46.6 | 16.4:1 | 53% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 53% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 63% (341) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Audie Murphy Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (762 to 768); teachers down 6% (46.6 to 44).
About Audie Murphy Middle School
Audie Murphy Middle School is a middle school in FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, reachable at (254) 336-6530. A total of 768 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
KILLEEN ISD counts 55 schools and 42,883 students, including Audie Murphy Middle School.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Audie Murphy Middle School, at 34%. Other groups make up 30% White, 24% Black, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of Coryell County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Audie Murphy Middle School, 44 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.4:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 17.4:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 51% of enrollment.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Audie Murphy Middle School's results are 11.6 points below predicted: 40.2% against 51.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Coryell County, the median household income is $71,301, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Audie Murphy Middle School is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Audie Murphy Middle School is Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Audie Murphy Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 57.4% proficiency; Audie Murphy Middle School posts 40.2%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 44 students since 2020-21, to 768. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.4:1, from 19.3:1.
The Audie Murphy Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Coryell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,748
Census ACS
Median income
$71,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KILLEEN ISD
- Harker Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,192 students
- Robert M Shoemaker High SchoolHigh · 2,165 students
- Killeen High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,031 students
- C E Ellison High SchoolHigh · 1,761 students
- Roy J Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,135 students
Other schools in FORT CAVAZOS
- Killeen ISD Early College High SchoolHigh · 960 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Venable Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Montague Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Other Audie Murphy Middle schools
One other US public school is named Audie Murphy Middle. Audie Murphy Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Audie Murphy Middle SchoolALAMO, TX · 790 students
Nearby schools
- Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School0.7 mi · 730
- Clarke Elementary School1.7 mi · 481
- Killeen ISD Early College High School1.9 mi · 960
- Montague Village Elementary School2.4 mi · 548
- Adventhealth School3.1 mi · 13
- Clear Creek Elementary School3.2 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Audie Murphy Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Audie Murphy Middle School?
Audie Murphy Middle School enrolls approximately 768 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Audie Murphy Middle School serve?
Audie Murphy Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Audie Murphy Middle School have?
Audie Murphy Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is Audie Murphy Middle School?
Audie Murphy Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 34% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Audie Murphy Middle School?
Audie Murphy Middle School is overseen by KILLEEN ISD in Coryell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.