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What's something C E ELLISON H S does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,761
High
DISTRICT 1,284 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566002866
C E Ellison High School
909 E ELMS RD, KILLEEN, TX 76542 · (254) 336-0600 · Bell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,761 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
1,034 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 550 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 444 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 368 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 399 | 23% |
Student demographics
69%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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 40.0% | 21.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 20.0% | 41.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where C E Ellison High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #990 of 1,385 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,145 of 1,425 | #12 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,138 of 1,425 | #11 of 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #672 of 1,184 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,761 | #392 of 2,107 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,044 of 1,344 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #135 of 1,346 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #834 of 1,522 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.9% | #45 of 557 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,761
-907 (-34%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 2,307
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 1,761 | 104.7 | 16.8:1 | 59% (1,034) |
| 2023-24 | 1,687 | 101.4 | 16.6:1 | 64% (1,083) |
| 2022-23 | 1,682 | 114.6 | 14.7:1 | 57% (955) |
| 2020-21 | 2,668 | 146 | 18.3:1 | 44% (1,178) |
| 2017-18 | 2,585 | 142.8 | 18.1:1 | 39% (1,010) |
| 2015-16 | 2,633 | 157 | 16.8:1 | 44% (1,165) |
| 2010-11 | 2,353 | 164 | 14.3:1 | 40% (943) |
| 2000-01 | 1,920 | 150 | 12.8:1 | 30% (574) |
| 1990-91 | 2,307 | 128 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C E Ellison High School.
About C E Ellison High School
C E Ellison High School is a public high school in KILLEEN, Texas. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 1,761 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
C E Ellison High School is in KILLEEN ISD, a district with 42,883 students across 55 schools.
At C E Ellison High School, Black students make up the biggest share, 43%. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Bell County, the Black share is about 23%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
C E Ellison High School lists 104.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.8 students per teacher. The school's 16.8:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 59% of the student body. Public schools in Bell County average a similar 57%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, C E Ellison High School would score about 48.6%. It scores 45.3%, 3.4 points below that figure.
Looking at the county, Bell County, the median household earns about $68,865 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bell County has 130 public schools with about 71,041 students, including C E Ellison High School.
Of the public schools around it, C E Ellison High School is closest to Trimmier Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 34.4% on proficiency, and C E Ellison High School is above that at 45.3%.
Federal data place C E Ellison High School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,761, compared with 2,668 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.3:1 to 16.8:1.
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Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 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
- Roy J Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,135 students
- Killeen Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
Other schools in KILLEEN
- Robert M Shoemaker High SchoolHigh · 2,165 students
- Killeen High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,031 students
- Roy J Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,135 students
- Killeen Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
- Saegert Elementary SchoolElementary · 940 students
Nearby schools
- Trimmier Elementary School0.8 mi · 672
- Reeces Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 832
- Clifton Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 875
- Manor Middle School1.5 mi · 592
- Saegert Elementary School1.7 mi · 940
- Palo Alto Middle School1.9 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About C E Ellison High SchoolHow large is C E Ellison High School?
C E Ellison High School enrolls approximately 1,761 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does C E Ellison High School serve?
C E Ellison High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C E Ellison High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C E Ellison High School is approximately 16.8:1 (105 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at C E Ellison High School?
At C E Ellison High School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 32% Hispanic, 43% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is C E Ellison High School public or private?
C E Ellison High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KILLEEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.