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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566008428
Maxdale Elementary School
2600 WESTWOOD DR, KILLEEN, TX 76549 · (254) 336-2460 · Bell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
376 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 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 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Maxdale Elementary School
Maxdale Elementary School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxdale Elementary School this school | 511 | 73.6% | 37.9% |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - South FORT WORTH | 534 | 73.2% | 29.4% |
| John Winship Elementary School SPRING | 524 | 70.0% | 40.6% |
| Brookhaven Elementary School KILLEEN | 503 | 78.7% | 33.2% |
| Hay Branch Elementary School KILLEEN | 522 | 80.3% | 28.4% |
| Odyssey Academy - Texas City TEXAS CITY | 558 | 76.2% | 27.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Maxdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #2,855 of 4,401 | #34 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,668 of 4,466 ▼ 1,073 | #48 of 55 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,775 of 4,466 ▲ 259 | #36 of 55 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #530 of 3,998 | #6 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #2,417 of 4,938 | #36 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,754 of 4,622 | #34 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #371 of 4,628 | #16 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #2,351 of 4,789 | #15 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #501 of 2,838 | #6 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
511
-117 (-19%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 511 | 33.3 | 15.3:1 | 74% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 38.3 | 14.0:1 | 75% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 37.8 | 15.1:1 | 73% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 628 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 72% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 46.4 | 15.8:1 | 78% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 62% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 55% (369) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maxdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (731 to 511); teachers down 28% (46.4 to 33.3).
About Maxdale Elementary School
Maxdale Elementary School, located in KILLEEN, Texas, is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 511 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
In KILLEEN ISD, 55 schools enroll a combined 42,883 students.
About 41% of students at Maxdale Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. It is also 28% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% White, and 4% Pacific Islander. Bell County's residents are about 23% Black, 18 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
Maxdale Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher, from 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 57% average for public schools in Bell County is 17 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, Maxdale Elementary School is 4.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Bell County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $68,865 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Bell County number 130, with about 71,041 students.
The closest school to Maxdale Elementary School is Palo Alto Middle School, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Maxdale Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 37.9% is above the 37.1% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 117 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
- Palo Alto Middle School0.6 mi · 781
- Live Oak Ridge Middle School0.9 mi · 676
- Willow Springs Elementary School1.2 mi · 670
- Pershing Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 934
- Venable Village Elementary School1.5 mi · 597
- Robert M Shoemaker High School1.5 mi · 2,165
Frequently asked questions
About Maxdale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Maxdale Elementary School?
Maxdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-05.
Is Maxdale Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maxdale Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maxdale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maxdale Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maxdale Elementary School?
At Maxdale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 28% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Maxdale Elementary School public or private?
Maxdale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KILLEEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.