C E ELLISON H S

C E ELLISON H S is a roomy 9-12 campus in KILLEEN, Texas, run under KILLEEN ISD. The school teaches 1,761 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so C E ELLISON H S sits 121% larger than that benchmark.

Within KILLEEN ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 42,883 students, C E ELLISON H S is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, C E ELLISON H S lists that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, C E ELLISON H S records 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at C E ELLISON H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, C E ELLISON H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

Around the school, Bell County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,865, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bell County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), C E ELLISON H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TRIMMIER EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around C E ELLISON H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts C E ELLISON H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 32.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at C E ELLISON H S has edged down 32%, going from 2,585 students in 2018 to 1,761 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 19% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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