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KILLEEN EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout KILLEEN EL
KILLEEN EL operates as a substantial elementary-level community in KILLEEN, Texas, part of KILLEEN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,091 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 110% bigger than the state mean of about 519.
KILLEEN EL is one of 55 schools operated by KILLEEN ISD, a district that enrolls 42,883 students overall.
On the student-mix side, KILLEEN EL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 31% Black, 10% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, KILLEEN EL shows 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 82% of students at KILLEEN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bell County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, KILLEEN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.2%; this one delivers 30.1%.
Around the school, Bell County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,865, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. KILLEEN EL is one of 130 public schools in Bell County (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students).
The closest other public school is PEEBLES EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KILLEEN EL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 31.8%.
KILLEEN EL operates from a high-density location.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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