PEEBLES EL

PEEBLES EL is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in KILLEEN, Texas, run under KILLEEN ISD, instructing 458 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 55 schools in KILLEEN ISD (42,883 students total), PEEBLES EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PEEBLES EL reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Black, 10% White, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Bell County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Bell County's rate of about 57%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PEEBLES EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bell County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bell County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), of which PEEBLES EL is one.

The closest other public school is KILLEEN EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PEEBLES EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PEEBLES EL has edged down 45%, going from 827 students in 2018 to 458 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.