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Maude Moore Wood Elementary School
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 78 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 34.0% | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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%.
Schools most like Maude Moore Wood Elementary School
Maude Moore Wood Elementary School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maude Moore Wood Elementary School this school | 728 | 47.0% | 52.8% |
| Summerwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 644 | 43.2% | 49.5% |
| Dozier Elementary School FORT WORTH | 714 | 53.1% | 40.1% |
| Garner Fine Arts Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 817 | 44.9% | 46.0% |
| Skipcha Elementary School HARKER HEIGHTS | 937 | 48.8% | 52.1% |
| Sue Evelyn Rattan Elementary School ANNA | 706 | 49.0% | 50.4% |
Where Maude Moore Wood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,211 of 4,401 | #6 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,588 of 4,466 ▼ 128 | #12 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #892 of 4,466 ▲ 227 | #5 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #906 of 3,998 | #13 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #756 of 4,938 | #17 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,519 of 4,622 | #29 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #135 of 4,628 | #4 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #3,702 of 4,789 | #47 of 59 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 728 | 48.3 | 15.1:1 | 47% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 45.1 | 15.4:1 | 48% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 42.3 | 16.1:1 | 42% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | 47 | 17.5:1 | 55% (453) |
About Maude Moore Wood Elementary School
Maude Moore Wood Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in KILLEEN, Texas. The school's 728 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
KILLEEN ISD enrolls 42,883 students in 55 schools, including Maude Moore Wood Elementary School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Maude Moore Wood Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 33%. The remaining students are 28% Black, 23% White, 12% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. Maude Moore Wood Elementary School's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
Maude Moore Wood Elementary School employs 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Bell County averages 57%, higher than here.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Maude Moore Wood Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Maude Moore Wood Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.8% and a predicted 53.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bell County show that the median household income is $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Maude Moore Wood Elementary School is one of 130 public schools in the county.
Skipcha Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Maude Moore Wood Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 47.4% on proficiency, and Maude Moore Wood Elementary School is above that at 52.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 728, a 12% decrease from 824 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.5:1 to 15.1:1 over the same years.
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