VENABLE VILLAGE EL

VENABLE VILLAGE EL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, part of KILLEEN ISD. The school educates 597 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, VENABLE VILLAGE EL lists that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, VENABLE VILLAGE EL lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, VENABLE VILLAGE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bell County shows median household earnings sit near $68,865, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bell County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), of which VENABLE VILLAGE EL is one.

The closest other public school is PERSHING PARK EL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VENABLE VILLAGE EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. VENABLE VILLAGE EL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 591 (now 597). White enrollment moved from 25% to 18% across the same window.

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