MEADOWS EL

MEADOWS EL is one of the well-populated elementary schools in FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, run under KILLEEN ISD, with 912 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 76% above typical.

KILLEEN ISD comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 42,883 students; MEADOWS EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, MEADOWS EL shows that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 22% Black, 9% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bell County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MEADOWS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.8%, the actual is 54.5%, a residual of -1.3 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bell County) logs that median household income runs about $68,865, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MEADOWS EL is one of 130 public schools in Bell County (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students).

VENABLE VILLAGE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MEADOWS EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MEADOWS EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. MEADOWS EL's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 850 (now 912). The White share of enrollment contracted from 45% to 36% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the MEADOWS EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.