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What's something CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
746
Middle
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566012054
Charles E Patterson Middle School
8383 W TRIMMIER RD, KILLEEN, TX 76542 · (254) 336-7100 · Bell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
426 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 | 264 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 233 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 249 | 33% |
Student demographics
72%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% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -14.0pp 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 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 41.0% |
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% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 →
Schools most like Charles E Patterson Middle School
Charles E Patterson Middle School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E Patterson Middle School this school | 746 | 57.1% | 38.4% |
| Iowa Colony Junior High School IOWA COLONY | 699 | 58.4% | 42.4% |
| Liberty Hill Middle School KILLEEN | 674 | 61.0% | 38.4% |
| Rodeo Palms Junior High School MANVEL | 842 | 58.2% | 46.3% |
| Rodriguez Middle School OAK POINT | 612 | 56.2% | 37.6% |
| Roy J Smith Middle School KILLEEN | 1,135 | 57.8% | 41.4% |
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 Charles E Patterson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #1,020 of 1,635 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,333 of 1,670 ▲ 67 | #19 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,324 of 1,670 ▼ 171 | #16 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #207 of 1,570 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #668 of 1,749 | #6 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #996 of 1,542 | #10 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #89 of 1,543 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #1,005 of 1,648 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #218 of 942 | #1 of 11 |
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
746
-248 (-25%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 746 | 48 | 15.6:1 | 57% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 1,022 | 58 | 17.6:1 | 60% (616) |
| 2022-23 | 1,003 | 56.1 | 17.9:1 | 57% (567) |
| 2020-21 | 994 | 62 | 16.0:1 | 47% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 1,002 | 64.1 | 15.6:1 | 44% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 1,357 | 80 | 17.0:1 | 47% (634) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 39% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles E Patterson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,002 to 746); teachers down 25% (64.1 to 48).
About Charles E Patterson Middle School
Charles E Patterson Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in KILLEEN, Texas, administered by KILLEEN ISD. The school's 746 students are in grades 6 through 8.
KILLEEN ISD has 55 schools and 42,883 students, and Charles E Patterson Middle School is one of those schools.
Enrollment at Charles E Patterson Middle School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 39%. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Bell County is about 23% Black. Charles E Patterson Middle School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Charles E Patterson Middle School counts 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.6 students for each one. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 57% of students at Charles E Patterson Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Bell County, the average is about the same, 57%.
Charles E Patterson Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Charles E Patterson Middle School, the prediction is 49.3% and the result is 38.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bell County show that median household income is about $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Bell County number 130 and enroll about 71,041.
Nearest public school: Pathways Academic Campus, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Charles E Patterson Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Charles E Patterson Middle School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 38.4% versus a 39.1% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Charles E Patterson Middle School is City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Charles E Patterson Middle School went from 994 students to 746.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- C E Ellison High SchoolHigh · 1,761 students
- Roy J Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,135 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
- C E Ellison High SchoolHigh · 1,761 students
- Roy J Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,135 students
- Killeen Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
Nearby schools
- Pathways Academic Campus0.3 mi · 282
- Alice W Douse Elementary School1.4 mi · 893
- Saegert Elementary School1.4 mi · 940
- Reeces Creek Elementary School1.8 mi · 832
- Trimmier Elementary School1.9 mi · 672
- Chaparral High School2.3 mi · 2,031
Frequently asked questions
About Charles E Patterson Middle SchoolHow large is Charles E Patterson Middle School?
Charles E Patterson Middle School enrolls approximately 746 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Charles E Patterson Middle School serve?
Charles E Patterson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles E Patterson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles E Patterson Middle School is approximately 15.6:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles E Patterson Middle School?
At Charles E Patterson Middle School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 31% Hispanic, 39% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Charles E Patterson Middle School in?
Charles E Patterson Middle School is part of KILLEEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.