DR JOSEPH A FOWLER EL

As a mid-tier primary school in KILLEEN, Texas, DR JOSEPH A FOWLER EL caters to 739 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of KILLEEN ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

Across the 55 schools in KILLEEN ISD (42,883 students total), DR JOSEPH A FOWLER EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, DR JOSEPH A FOWLER EL records that the most-represented group is Black (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DR JOSEPH A FOWLER EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.8%, the actual is 45.2%, a residual of -0.6 points.

In the surrounding community, Bell County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,865 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bell County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), of which DR JOSEPH A FOWLER EL is one.

EL ALTER LEARNING CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DR JOSEPH A FOWLER EL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 39.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. DR JOSEPH A FOWLER EL's enrollment has declined 35% since 2018, when it stood at 1,141 (now 739). White enrollment moved from 20% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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