REECES CREEK EL

Set in KILLEEN, Texas, REECES CREEK EL is a substantial elementary school, operated by KILLEEN ISD. It teaches 832 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 60% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

Within KILLEEN ISD, which oversees 55 schools and 42,883 students, REECES CREEK EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, REECES CREEK EL lists that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 28% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% White, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Bell County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, REECES CREEK EL has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bell County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, REECES CREEK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bell County indicate median household income runs about $68,865, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bell County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), REECES CREEK EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: C E ELLISON H S, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, REECES CREEK EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 900 students in 2018 compared to 832 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 15% to 9% across the same window.

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