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Enrollment
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Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566012047
Richard E Cavazos Elementary School
1200 N 10TH ST, NOLANVILLE, TX 76559 · (254) 336-7000 · Bell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
326 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 | 53 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
70%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
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 36.0% | 17.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Richard E Cavazos Elementary School
Richard E Cavazos Elementary School's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard E Cavazos Elementary School this school | 567 | 57.5% | 63.1% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School KINGWOOD | 608 | 57.4% | 42.9% |
| Calder Road Elementary School DICKINSON | 534 | 54.5% | 62.8% |
| John & Barbara Roderick Elementary School ROYSE CITY | 663 | 54.8% | 36.1% |
| Anita Scott Elementary School ROYSE CITY | 548 | 52.9% | 45.3% |
| Ann Brock El at Oak Grove FORT WORTH | 683 | 55.9% | 48.9% |
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 Richard E Cavazos Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #607 of 4,401 | #2 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #705 of 4,466 ▼ 342 | #3 of 55 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #580 of 4,466 ▲ 403 | #2 of 55 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #878 of 3,998 | #11 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #1,887 of 4,938 | #31 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,628 of 4,622 | #33 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #500 of 4,628 | #24 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #3,248 of 4,789 | #38 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #1,713 of 2,838 | #21 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
567
-65 (-10%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 567 | 37.3 | 15.2:1 | 57% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 550 | 40.8 | 13.5:1 | 72% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 42.9 | 14.2:1 | 66% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 67% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 42.1 | 15.6:1 | 68% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 61% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 57% (333) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard E Cavazos Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (657 to 567); teachers down 11% (42.1 to 37.3).
About Richard E Cavazos Elementary School
Richard E Cavazos Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in NOLANVILLE, Texas. In all, 567 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
KILLEEN ISD has a total of 55 schools and 42,883 students, Richard E Cavazos Elementary School among them.
Hispanic students account for 39% of enrollment at Richard E Cavazos Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 33% White, 17% Black, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 26% of Bell County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Richard E Cavazos Elementary School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Of all students at Richard E Cavazos Elementary School, 57% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bell County average a similar 57%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Richard E Cavazos Elementary School outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Richard E Cavazos Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 49.1%. Actual: 63.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bell County show that median household income comes to about $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 130, with about 71,041 students.
Richard E Cavazos Elementary School's nearest public school is Nolanville Elementary School (about 1.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Richard E Cavazos Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
Richard E Cavazos Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Richard E Cavazos Elementary School had a net loss of 65 students, or 10%.
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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
Nearby schools
- Nolanville Elementary School1.6 mi · 619
- Nolan Middle School2.5 mi · 1,068
- Eastern Hills Middle School3.5 mi · 585
- Harker Heights High School3.7 mi · 2,192
- Harker Heights Elementary School4.3 mi · 706
- Hay Branch Elementary School4.4 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Richard E Cavazos Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richard E Cavazos Elementary School?
Richard E Cavazos Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-05.
Is Richard E Cavazos Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Richard E Cavazos Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richard E Cavazos Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richard E Cavazos Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richard E Cavazos Elementary School?
At Richard E Cavazos Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 39% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Richard E Cavazos Elementary School in?
Richard E Cavazos Elementary School is part of KILLEEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.