CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE

CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE, an average-sized junior high in KILLEEN, Texas, one of the schools within KILLEEN ISD, serves 746 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 55 schools in KILLEEN ISD (42,883 students total), CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Black at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

On the resource side, CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.9%; this one delivers 41.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bell County) logs that median household income runs about $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), CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

PATHWAYS ACADEMIC CAMPUS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHARLES E PATTERSON MIDDLE has fell 26%, going from 1,002 students in 2018 to 746 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 18% to 14% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.