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What's something OVETA CULP HOBBY EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
730
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566010404
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School
53210 LOST MOCCASIN, FORT CAVAZOS, TX 76544 · (254) 336-6500 · Coryell County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
430 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 | 248 | 34% |
| Kindergarten | 164 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 14% |
Student demographics
73%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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 33.0% | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School this school | 730 | 58.9% | 50.3% |
| Ann Brock El at Oak Grove FORT WORTH | 683 | 55.9% | 48.9% |
| Mountain View Elementary School HARKER HEIGHTS | 765 | 57.0% | 50.4% |
| Southwood Valley Elementary School COLLEGE STATION | 656 | 61.9% | 40.8% |
| Blue Haze Elementary School FORT WORTH | 735 | 55.9% | 39.7% |
| Wood Elementary School ARLINGTON | 732 | 60.9% | 50.1% |
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 Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Coryell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,404 of 4,401 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,503 of 4,466 ▲ 748 | #5 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #954 of 4,466 ▲ 861 | #2 of 11 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 730 | #743 of 4,938 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,402 of 4,622 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #241 of 4,628 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #3,170 of 4,789 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #1,306 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
730
+121 (+20%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 730 | 48.8 | 14.9:1 | 59% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 50.3 | 15.6:1 | 60% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 693 | 46.5 | 14.9:1 | 58% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 48 | 12.7:1 | 58% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 48% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 67% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 50 | 12.4:1 | 74% (457) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (729 to 730); teachers down 4% (51 to 48.8).
About Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School is an elementary school in FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, and it is part of KILLEEN ISD. Federal data show 730 students enrolled in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
The district for Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School is KILLEEN ISD, with 55 schools and 42,883 students.
The biggest share of students at Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School, 34%, is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 20% Black, and 12% multiracial. In Coryell County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School scores 73%.
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1, with 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. The school has 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School are 1.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.3% actual, 48.5% predicted).
In Coryell County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,301 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School, Coryell County has 25 public schools.
Audie Murphy Middle School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school grew from 609 students in 2020-21 to 730 in 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 14.9 in 2024-25.
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Coryell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,748
Census ACS
Median income
$71,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,561 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 FORT CAVAZOS
- Killeen ISD Early College High SchoolHigh · 960 students
- Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 912 students
- Audie Murphy Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Venable Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Montague Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Audie Murphy Middle School0.7 mi · 768
- Clarke Elementary School1.3 mi · 481
- Killeen ISD Early College High School1.5 mi · 960
- Montague Village Elementary School1.8 mi · 548
- Adventhealth School2.5 mi · 13
- Clear Creek Elementary School2.7 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary SchoolHow large is Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School?
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School enrolls approximately 730 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School serve?
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School?
At Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 34% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School?
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School is overseen by KILLEEN ISD in Coryell County.
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