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Hettie Halstead Elementary

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Hettie Halstead Elementary ranks 2418 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2418^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hettie Halstead Elementary is a K-5 school in Copperas Cove, TX, serving 390 students within the Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd), where 61.54% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Hettie Halstead is the lowest-ranked elementary school in its district, with a state percentile rank of 48th, significantly below peers like Martin Walker Elementary (78th) and House Creek Elementary (64th). A persistent challenge is 3rd-grade math, where only 32.26% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 44.33%—the lowest rate among all district elementary schools for that grade and subject. Science is also a universal weak point, with just 13.46% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, the lowest among nearby schools like Martin Walker Elementary (39.62%) and House Creek Elementary (24.53%).

Despite higher per-student spending ($10,477) and a lower student-teacher ratio (11.7:1) than district peers, these resources have not translated into higher academic outcomes. The school shows stark contrasts in performance, with strong results for some student groups but persistent underperformance for others. The volatility in programs like Gifted and Talented, which dropped from the 99th percentile to the 42nd percentile in recent years, suggests that strategic reallocation of resources could help address foundational skill deficits in early math and science.

390

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,675

Per pupil spending ?

61.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 N Main St
Copperas Cove, TX 76522-0580

(254) 547-3440

District: Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hettie Halstead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	S C Lee J H
High:	Copperas Cove High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.0%

White:

26.7%

African American:

26.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

2,418^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)

402^nd of 951Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	2418 of 4627	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	2878 of 4651	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	2123 of 4710	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	2446 of 4647	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	1962 of 4581	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	1727 of 4578	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.3	2931 of 4479	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	2575 of 4359	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.0	2459 of 4329	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.9	2551 of 4286	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	2569 of 4320	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.8	2760 of 4260	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.8	1396 of 4221	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.9	1650 of 4206	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	2029 of 4095	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.5	1556 of 3937	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.8	1988 of 3884	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.7	1311 of 3768	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.4	1765 of 3724	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.7	1605 of 3476	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.5	2328 of 3475	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.5	2043 of 3465	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	874 of 2406	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	980 of 1905	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.6	401 of 2443	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	750 of 2443	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	983 of 2421	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	992 of 2444	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	1347 of 2515	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1485 of 2483	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	2478 of 4461	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	1616 of 4331	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	3491 of 4295	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	2683 of 4240	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.6	2678 of 3487	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	98.6	30 of 3446	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	42.6	1965 of 3333	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	2767 of 4575	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	2901 of 3744	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	2298 of 4658	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	2537 of 4588	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	1926 of 4561	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	1813 of 4499	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	2721 of 4348	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	2003 of 4306	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	1784 of 3075	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.2	17 of 2958	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	38.5	2119 of 3006	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.0	798 of 3106	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	1472 of 4413	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	1944 of 3644	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	2763 of 4465	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2481 of 4401	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	1744 of 4376	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	2046 of 4329	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.9	3918 of 4188	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	2229 of 4168	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	2881 of 4520	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	1968 of 3705	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	1558 of 4594	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	2054 of 4521	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	1853 of 4477	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	1073 of 4451	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	2528 of 4309	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	2095 of 4264	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	2109 of 4582	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	1612 of 3739	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	1430 of 4647	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	2311 of 4585	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	1923 of 4563	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	1600 of 4498	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	2946 of 4357	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3036 of 4319	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	963 of 1106	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	860 of 975	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	833 of 1128	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	845 of 1099	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.9	434 of 1004	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	619 of 961	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	926 of 1112	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	852 of 1046	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	42.4	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	1301 of 4301	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.7	1812 of 3549	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	1035 of 4292	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	40.4	2277 of 4086	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	2331 of 3952	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	1252 of 3799	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	2804 of 3684	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	3476 of 3558	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	2405 of 3006	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	1620 of 2612	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	1510 of 3108	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	1783 of 3106	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	1600 of 3082	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	1370 of 3082	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	1566 of 3142	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	1911 of 3127	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)42nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-11 vs school

Pacific Islander (2019)33rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)23rd percentile-34 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Hettie Halstead Elementary	Public	K-5	910 N Main St	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 547-3440	390	33	11.7	61.5%	104 (26.7%)	102 (26.2%)	121 (31.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	51 (13.1%)	44.4	2418^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.7%		38.6	2878^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.1%	460	41.3	51.6	54.9	32.3	46.0	50.7	$11,675
Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary	Public	K-5	710 S 5th St	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 547-4530	473	38	12.4	70.8%	160 (33.8%)	89 (18.8%)	149 (31.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	58 (12.3%)	53.7	1925^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.4%		58.3	1657^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.4%	268	47.6	58.7	70.1	32.9	34.4	56.3	$9,728
J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary	Public	K-5	909 Courtney Ln	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 542-3070	635	48	13.2	62.4%	203 (32.0%)	137 (21.6%)	169 (26.6%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.6%)	88 (13.9%)	41.3	2642^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	42.9%		43.9	2505^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.1%	137	37.5	55.9	57.8	27.6	37.3	47.0	$8,161
C R Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary	Public	K-5	1115 Northern Dancer	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 547-2235	847	58	14.7	61.6%	245 (28.9%)	131 (15.5%)	341 (40.3%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.0%)	91 (10.7%)	54.8	1870^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.6%		57.1	1716^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%	154	38.5	54.5	59.3	33.6	57.5	62.3	$7,953
House Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	351 Lutheran Church Rd	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 518-3000	622	43	14.4	49.2%	202 (32.5%)	118 (19.0%)	197 (31.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	88 (14.1%)	58.4	1685^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.6%		64	1385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.2%	300	42.4	62.1	68.3	23.5	60.5	51.7	$9,009
Martin Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Fm 3046	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 547-2283	355	33	10.7	55.5%	154 (43.4%)	41 (11.5%)	104 (29.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	38 (10.7%)	73.2	1011^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.1%		74.2	959^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.4%	52	55.7	63.6	66.7	55.0	67.2	51.7	$10,286
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	53210 Lost Moccasin	Fort Cavazos	76544	Coryell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-6500	730	49	14.9	58.9%	230 (31.5%)	145 (19.9%)	249 (34.1%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	87 (11.9%)								(n/a)	67.5			55.0			$9,332
Montague Village Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	84001 Clements Dr	Fort Cavazos	76544	Coryell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2230	548	33	16.7	49.1%	184 (33.6%)	106 (19.3%)	193 (35.2%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	42 (7.7%)	63.7	1420^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.3%		46.4	2355^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.4%	935	53.7	60.3	58.9	50.0	57.4	49.1	$11,337
Taylor Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2096 Big Divide Rd	Copperas Cove	76522	Lampasas County	Lampasas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 564-2585	555	40	13.9	54.4%	285 (51.4%)	50 (9.0%)	145 (26.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (11.9%)	43.3	2491^st of 4627 public elementary schools	46.2%		58.1	1668^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.1%	823	39.6	48.5	65.1	27.3	41.6	54.0	$10,136
Clarke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	51600 Commanche Ave	Fort Cavazos	76544	Coryell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1510	481	35	13.8	68.6%	158 (32.8%)	88 (18.3%)	141 (29.3%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.5%)	74 (15.4%)								(n/a)	71.2			61.2			$10,593

Frequently Asked Questions about Hettie Halstead Elementary

What district is Hettie Halstead Elementary in?

Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)

Is Hettie Halstead Elementary a good school?

Hettie Halstead Elementary ranks 2418^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hettie Halstead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hettie Halstead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : S C Lee J H
High : Copperas Cove High School

What is the racial makeup of Hettie Halstead Elementary?

Students at Hettie Halstead Elementary are 31% Hispanic, 27% White, 26% African American, 13% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Hettie Halstead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Hettie Halstead Elementary.

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