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Hay Branch Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hay Branch Elementary in Killeen, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 522 students within the Killeen Independent School District (Isd), and it currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking in the 16th percentile statewide—a significant decline from its peak performance in 2015-2016.

The school faces substantial challenges, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates are critically low across all grades. For example, only 24.62% of 5th graders met math standards, the lowest among nearby schools and far below the state average of 47.38%. This is a stark contrast to higher-performing neighbors like Mountain View Elementary (73rd percentile) and Nolanville Elementary (64th percentile), which both have significantly lower poverty rates. Reading performance is more mixed: while 5th-grade reading proficiency (48.48%) is close to the district average, 3rd-grade reading (29.73%) is alarmingly low, and 4th-grade reading saw a massive single-year drop from 35.71% to 21.92%.

Despite these struggles, there are bright spots. The school’s Gifted and Talented students rank in the 50th percentile statewide, suggesting effective programming for high-ability learners. Additionally, per-student spending ($10,355) is higher than at Timber Ridge Elementary ($9,157) and Mountain View ($9,081), indicating that resource allocation and instructional effectiveness—not just funding—are key factors. With over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the concentration of poverty is a primary driver of academic challenges, requiring specialized interventions beyond a standard budget.

522

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,012

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6101 Westcliff Rd
Killeen, TX 76543-8802

(254) 336-2080

District: Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hay Branch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancier Middle
High:	Killeen High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.0%

Hispanic:

27.6%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2026) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

Texas avg51%

3,891^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

611^th of 951Killeen 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	22.7	3891 of 4627	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	3742 of 4651	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4164 of 4710	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	4274 of 4647	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	4445 of 4581	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	3425 of 4578	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3718 of 4479	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3560 of 4359	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	3144 of 4329	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	48.1	2393 of 4286	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.6	3546 of 4320	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.0	3951 of 4260	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	3282 of 4221	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.5	2489 of 4206	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.7	3013 of 4095	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.4	3046 of 3937	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.9	2602 of 3884	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.7	3155 of 3768	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.5	2136 of 3724	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.0	2575 of 3476	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	51.6	1955 of 3475	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.2	2392 of 3465	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	1820 of 2406	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	1263 of 1905	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1937 of 2443	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1900 of 2443	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1931 of 2421	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	1452 of 2444	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1750 of 2515	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1582 of 2483	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.1	4435 of 4461	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3942 of 4331	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3943 of 4295	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3605 of 4240	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	869 of 1643	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.6	2647 of 2918	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	2405 of 3446	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.7	3180 of 3333	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	2455 of 3226	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	3522 of 4575	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	2969 of 3744	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3591 of 4658	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	3944 of 4588	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	4181 of 4561	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3447 of 4499	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	3774 of 4348	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	3709 of 4306	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	1546 of 3075	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	1999 of 2619	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2863 of 2958	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	3199 of 4413	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	2170 of 3644	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	3012 of 4465	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	3733 of 4401	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	4278 of 4376	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	3283 of 4329	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	2805 of 4188	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	3612 of 4168	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	3705 of 4520	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	2729 of 3705	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	3734 of 4594	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	3807 of 4521	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4177 of 4477	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	3451 of 4451	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3141 of 4309	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3298 of 4264	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	3913 of 4582	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	2883 of 3739	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	4402 of 4647	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	4367 of 4585	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	4493 of 4563	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	3288 of 4498	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3444 of 4357	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3345 of 4319	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	946 of 975	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1027 of 1128	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	984 of 1099	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	988 of 1004	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	798 of 1112	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	779 of 1046	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	3116 of 4301	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	3168 of 3549	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	4229 of 4292	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	3677 of 4086	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	3818 of 3952	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	3245 of 3799	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3434 of 3684	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	2612 of 3558	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	2456 of 3006	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2753 of 3108	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	3050 of 3106	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	2976 of 3082	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	2595 of 3082	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1952 of 3142	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2113 of 3127	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Hay Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Westcliff Rd	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2080	522	35	14.7	80.3%	56 (10.7%)	235 (45.0%)	144 (27.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	75 (14.4%)	22.7	3891^st of 4627 public elementary schools	15.9%		24.7	3742^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	19.5%	149							29.7	42.5	48.5	31.5	33.3	24.6	$12,012
Brookhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3221 Hilliard Ave	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1440	503	36	13.8	78.7%	64 (12.7%)	187 (37.2%)	175 (34.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	62 (12.3%)	28.1	3559^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.1%		23.4	3824^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.8%	265							30.7	44.2	38.2	41.9	44.2	25.0	$12,275
Harker Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	726 S Ann Blvd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2050	706	52	13.6	73.7%	121 (17.1%)	133 (18.8%)	359 (50.8%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	71 (10.1%)	34.7	3107^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.9%		44.2	2486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.5%	621							43.0	40.7	48.4	36.0	42.6	40.7	$11,894
Peebles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 N W S Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2120	458	38	12.0	75.1%	46 (10.0%)	102 (22.3%)	259 (56.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	40 (8.7%)	28.1	3554^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.2%		33	3258^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.0%	296							48.5	33.3	43.6	44.9	19.1	29.0	$12,359
El146	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N W S Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 336-0006	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
El147	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N W S Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 336-0006	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ira Cross Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Herndon Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2550	642	45	14.3	81.3%	58 (9.0%)	284 (44.2%)	204 (31.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	77 (12.0%)	25.5	3723^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	19.5%		50.9	2089^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.1%	1634							31.2	30.5	58.0	30.9	24.1	39.8	$10,526
Killeen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1608 E Rancier Ave	Killeen	76541	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1830	1,091	74	14.8	81.7%	108 (9.9%)	338 (31.0%)	527 (48.3%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	17 (1.6%)	90 (8.2%)	9.9	4492^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	2.9%		15.4	4264^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.3%	228	0.0	16.7	28.6	0.0	0.0	28.6	30.4	20.2	34.9	22.3	24.6	20.2	$11,452
Nolanville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Old Nolanville Rd	Nolanville	76559	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2180	619	38	16.0	53.6%	171 (27.6%)	152 (24.6%)	201 (32.5%)	23 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (10.8%)	59	1651^st of 4627 public elementary schools	64.3%		51.8	2043^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	56.1%	392							53.0	46.9	68.6	48.0	44.3	56.8	$10,312
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Mountain Lion Rd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1900	765	48	16.0	57.0%	197 (25.8%)	178 (23.3%)	260 (34.0%)	21 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	97 (12.7%)	67.6	1243^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	73.1%		62.3	1470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.4%	227							58.3	62.3	63.1	53.8	51.9	52.3	$10,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Hay Branch Elementary

What district is Hay Branch Elementary in?

Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Hay Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Hay Branch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hay Branch Elementary?

Students at Hay Branch Elementary are 45% African American, 28% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 11% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Hay Branch Elementary a good school?

Hay Branch Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hay Branch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hay Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancier Middle
High : Killeen High School

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