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What's the one class at ROBERT M SHOEMAKER H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,165
High
DISTRICT 1,284 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566008696
Robert M Shoemaker High School
3302 S CLEAR CREEK RD, KILLEEN, TX 76549 · (254) 336-0900 · Bell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
1,318 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 609 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 591 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 496 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 469 | 22% |
Student demographics
69%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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 35.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 17.0% | 42.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Robert M Shoemaker High School
Robert M Shoemaker High School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert M Shoemaker High School this school | 2,165 | 60.9% | 41.8% |
| C E Ellison High School KILLEEN | 1,761 | 58.7% | 45.3% |
| Red Oak High School RED OAK | 2,297 | 57.6% | 48.4% |
| West Brook Sr High School BEAUMONT | 2,213 | 57.3% | 39.1% |
| Crowley High School CROWLEY | 2,433 | 70.1% | 39.2% |
| Mansfield Summit High School ARLINGTON | 1,772 | 67.7% | 52.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Robert M Shoemaker High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #1,077 of 1,385 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #1,276 of 1,425 ▼ 54 | #13 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,259 of 1,425 ▼ 49 | #14 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #993 of 1,184 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,165 | #261 of 2,107 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,154 of 1,344 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #137 of 1,346 | #4 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #783 of 1,522 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #510 of 557 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,165
-50 (-2%) vs 2020
+50% since 2000-01, when it was 1,442
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 2,165 | 122.2 | 17.7:1 | 61% (1,318) |
| 2023-24 | 2,258 | 123.6 | 18.3:1 | 64% (1,442) |
| 2022-23 | 2,175 | 124.9 | 17.4:1 | 60% (1,296) |
| 2020-21 | 2,215 | 124 | 17.9:1 | 54% (1,198) |
| 2017-18 | 2,199 | 138.1 | 15.9:1 | 50% (1,092) |
| 2015-16 | 2,269 | 141 | 16.1:1 | 54% (1,227) |
| 2010-11 | 2,186 | 149 | 14.7:1 | 44% (966) |
| 2000-01 | 1,442 | 100 | 14.4:1 | 43% (620) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert M Shoemaker High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,199 to 2,165); teachers down 12% (138.1 to 122.2).
About Robert M Shoemaker High School
Robert M Shoemaker High School is a large high school in KILLEEN, Texas. It had 2,165 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
Enrollment across the 55 schools in KILLEEN ISD totals 42,883 students.
The student body at Robert M Shoemaker High School has no majority group. Black students lead at 45%. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. The school's Black share is 22 points above the 23% share among Bell County residents. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Robert M Shoemaker High School are from different groups.
On staff are 122.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Robert M Shoemaker High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 61%.
Robert M Shoemaker High School scores 41.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.7%.
Looking at the county, Bell County, median household income comes to about $68,865, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 130 public schools and about 71,041 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Iduma Elementary School, is the closest to Robert M Shoemaker High School. Robert M Shoemaker High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 37.9%, lower than Robert M Shoemaker High School's 41.8%.
NCES assigns Robert M Shoemaker High School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 2,215 in 2020-21 and 2,165 in 2024-25.
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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
- 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
- Killeen Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
Other schools in KILLEEN
- 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
- Killeen Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
- Saegert Elementary SchoolElementary · 940 students
Nearby schools
- Iduma Elementary School0.7 mi · 801
- Adventhealth School0.8 mi · 13
- Live Oak Ridge Middle School0.8 mi · 676
- Clear Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 696
- Maxdale Elementary School1.5 mi · 511
- Willow Springs Elementary School1.7 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About Robert M Shoemaker High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robert M Shoemaker High School?
Robert M Shoemaker High School enrolls approximately 2,165 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Robert M Shoemaker High School serve?
Robert M Shoemaker High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Robert M Shoemaker High School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Robert M Shoemaker High School.
How diverse is Robert M Shoemaker High School?
Robert M Shoemaker High School reports a student body of 12% White, 29% Hispanic, 45% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Robert M Shoemaker High School in?
Robert M Shoemaker High School is part of KILLEEN ISD.
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