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Live Oak Ridge Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Live Oak Ridge Middle is a public middle school in Killeen, Texas, serving 683 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Killeen Independent School District, which is ranked 626 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Live Oak Ridge Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in reading ranged from 29.72% to 32.46%, while the district and state averages were significantly higher. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and multi-racial students all in the bottom half of Texas middle schools. However, the school performs relatively better for Pacific Islander and Special Education students.

When comparing Live Oak Ridge Middle to other middle schools in the Killeen ISD, it becomes clear that the school is one of the lower-performing schools in the district. For instance, Union Grove Middle and Audie Murphy Middle consistently outperform Live Oak Ridge Middle on STAAR assessments and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Live Oak Ridge Middle has higher dropout rates compared to the district and state averages, ranging from 2.1% to 2.4% in recent years, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

676

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,562

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Robinett Rd
Killeen, TX 76549-4709

(254) 336-2490

District: Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Live Oak Ridge Middle usually attend:

High:

Robert M Shoemaker High School

Feeder schools for Live Oak Ridge Middle:

Elementary:

Iduma Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.0%

Hispanic:

33.4%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Texas avg45%

2,100^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Middle Schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

626^th of 961Killeen 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
2025	17.2	2100 of 2344	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1895 of 2372	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1914 of 2330	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1811 of 2254	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	1483 of 2252	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1793 of 2193	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1672 of 2080	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	1513 of 2027	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	48.6	1104 of 1987	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	1287 of 2043	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.9	1387 of 1987	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	1527 of 1973	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.1	1056 of 1951	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.5	1339 of 1895	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.0	1244 of 1803	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.1	1078 of 1763	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.8	1269 of 1718	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.5	1194 of 1684	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	1139 of 1585	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.9	1125 of 1582	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.7	1394 of 1573	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	785 of 997	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	747 of 1280	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	946 of 1273	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	976 of 1251	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	802 of 1213	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	912 of 1193	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	738 of 1167	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	495 of 617	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	373 of 616	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	404 of 606	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	489 of 594	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	433 of 587	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	1555 of 2182	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	1006 of 2118	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	1304 of 2058	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1315 of 2008	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1083 of 1428	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	932 of 1770	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	721 of 1720	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	337 of 1643	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	244 of 1592	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	856 of 1445	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	682 of 1376	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1499 of 1825	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1642 of 2242	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1778 of 2241	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1881 of 2221	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	1527 of 2151	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1693 of 2047	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1585 of 2008	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	84 of 1230	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	44.1	1044 of 1481	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1152 of 1488	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1110 of 1501	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1368 of 1731	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1555 of 2119	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1775 of 2116	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1278 of 2077	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	971 of 2043	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	1268 of 1935	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1460 of 1895	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1542 of 1820	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	1477 of 2235	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1741 of 2251	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1553 of 2220	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1558 of 2172	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1661 of 2073	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1571 of 2039	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1648 of 1818	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1733 of 2246	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1962 of 2245	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1733 of 2228	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	1349 of 2168	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1722 of 2069	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1670 of 2030	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	639 of 676	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	683 of 818	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	583 of 817	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	673 of 813	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	499 of 743	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	692 of 753	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	589 of 720	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.7	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.0	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	541 of 1568	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	505 of 1891	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	34.3	1235 of 1815	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1470 of 1757	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	1027 of 1712	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	704 of 1626	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	1031 of 1597	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	886 of 1439	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1263 of 1733	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1489 of 1749	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1414 of 1723	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	949 of 1700	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1199 of 1684	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1452 of 1673	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)93rd percentile+83 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+55 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)43rd percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+28 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2024)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I80%+33 vs state

Reading31%-23 vs state

Science20%-26 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

Social Studies15%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Live Oak Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Robinett Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2490	676	39	17.5	68.3%	44 (6.5%)	304 (45.0%)	226 (33.4%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	66 (9.8%)	17.2	2100^th of 2344 public middle schools	10.4%		24.9	1895^th of 2372 public middle schools	20.1%	205	80.5	31.7	29.7	32.5	15.8	17.5	26.5	19.8	14.5	$10,562
Palo Alto Middle	Public	6-8	2301 W Elms Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1200	781	48	16.3	76.7%	74 (9.5%)	390 (49.9%)	243 (31.1%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.3%)	42 (5.4%)	14.3	2166^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.6%		15.5	2150^th of 2372 public middle schools	9.4%	16	92.3	32.7	21.4	36.8	12.1	11.3	24.4	19.8	10.4	$10,831
Roy J Smith Middle	Public	6-8	6000 Brushy Creek Dr	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1050	1,135	65	17.3	57.8%	145 (12.8%)	408 (35.9%)	400 (35.2%)	35 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	23 (2.0%)	118 (10.4%)	40.1	1399^th of 2344 public middle schools	40.3%		40.1	1388^th of 2372 public middle schools	41.5%	11	82.8	44.4	45.7	51.6	31.7	24.0	32.6	41.3	26.2	$8,971
Manor Middle	Public	6-8	1700 S W S Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1310	592	41	14.3	73.3%	83 (14.0%)	203 (34.3%)	237 (40.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	49 (8.3%)	14.3	2165^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.6%		12.7	2211^th of 2372 public middle schools	6.8%	46	65.5	33.0	19.4	34.8	15.1	13.9	19.3	24.7	8.0	$12,209
Audie Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	53393 Sun Dance Dr	Fort Cavazos	76544	Coryell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-6530	768	44	17.4	51.3%	229 (29.8%)	184 (24.0%)	259 (33.7%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	69 (9.0%)	40.3	1390^th of 2344 public middle schools	40.7%		40.8	1371^st of 2372 public middle schools	42.2%	19	94.9	49.1	42.1	48.9	29.8	28.0	23.3	46.9	27.6	$9,441
Dr Jimmie Don Aycock Middle	Public	6-8	200 N Ws Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 336-0006	557	29	19.0	50.3%	96 (17.2%)	198 (35.5%)	163 (29.3%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	69 (12.4%)								(n/a)	74.1	43.8	42.9	45.9	24.9	25.7	24.7	34.8	16.6	$00
Charles E Patterson Middle	Public	6-8	8383 W Trimmier Rd	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-7100	746	48	15.5	57.1%	102 (13.7%)	291 (39.0%)	233 (31.2%)	33 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	70 (9.4%)	33.5	1603^rd of 2344 public middle schools	31.6%		40.6	1379^th of 2372 public middle schools	41.9%	224	58.8	44.9	37.4	51.8	29.0	23.5	12.7	33.3	27.8	$9,413
Gateway Middle	Public	6-8	1307 Gowen Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1690	48	15	3.2	79.2%	3 (6.3%)	27 (56.3%)	11 (22.9%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	4 (8.3%)								(n/a)										$36,981
Copperas Cove J H	Public	6-8	702 Joe Lombardi Way	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 547-6959	812	68	11.9	61.1%	288 (35.5%)	117 (14.4%)	276 (34.0%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	27 (3.3%)	91 (11.2%)	36.7	1499^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.0%		42	1335^th of 2372 public middle schools	43.7%	164	37.1	46.2	39.3	45.2	22.3		36.7	42.0	27.9	$9,271
Rancier Middle	Public	6-8	3301 Hilliard Ave	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1250	735	43	17.1	80.0%	80 (10.9%)	261 (35.5%)	321 (43.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	53 (7.2%)	15.8	2134^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.0%		13.1	2205^th of 2372 public middle schools	7.0%	71	76.7	34.3	26.1	30.0	19.1	13.4	24.2	24.3	8.6	$11,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Live Oak Ridge Middle

What district is Live Oak Ridge Middle in?

Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Live Oak Ridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 676 students attended Live Oak Ridge Middle.

What high school do graduates of Live Oak Ridge Middle attend?

Students who attend Live Oak Ridge Middle usually go on to attend Robert M Shoemaker High School

What is the racial makeup of Live Oak Ridge Middle?

Students at Live Oak Ridge Middle are 45% African American, 33% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Is Live Oak Ridge Middle a good school?

Live Oak Ridge Middle ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Texas middle schools.

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