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Alice W Douse Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
3736th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Alice W Douse Elementary is a public elementary school in Killeen, Texas, serving 929 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Despite being part of the Killeen ISD, Alice W Douse Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, and Science proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, the school's projected 3rd grade STAAR Reading proficiency rate for 2024-2025 is 41.04%, compared to 47.98% for Killeen ISD and 52.02% for Texas. The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 22.39% to 30.34% in grades 3-5, significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's 5th grade STAAR Science proficiency rate is just 13.6%, compared to 20.86% for Killeen ISD and 29.57% for Texas.

When comparing Alice W Douse Elementary to other nearby schools in the Killeen ISD, such as Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary and Maude Moore Wood Elementary, the school generally performs worse academically, with lower STAAR proficiency rates and lower SchoolDigger rankings. This trend is concerning and suggests that Alice W Douse Elementary may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student learning and academic achievement.

893
Students ?
16.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,812
Per pupil spending ?
56%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 700 Rebecca Lynn Ln
       Killeen, TX  76542

(254) 336-7480

District: Killeen Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Alice W Douse Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Roy J Smith Middle
High:    C E Ellison High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.1%
Hispanic:
30.8%
White:
16.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2019
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg41%
Texas avg47%
3,736th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 41 pts since 2019
From top 39% (2019) to bottom 20% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
26th of 29Elementary Schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd)
626th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.83736 of 465119.7%★☆☆☆☆
202435.03149 of 471033.1%★★☆☆☆
202340.02791 of 464739.9%★★☆☆☆
202237.62888 of 458137.0%★★☆☆☆
202152.11934 of 457857.8%★★★☆☆
201954.91767 of 447960.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202539.31176 of 190538.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.81510 of 244338.2%★★☆☆☆
202345.61215 of 244350.3%★★★☆☆
202246.41225 of 242149.4%★★☆☆☆
202150.81019 of 244458.3%★★★☆☆
201951.91065 of 251557.7%★★★☆☆
201868.5515 of 248379.3%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20243.01020 of 10452.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202336.6771 of 101524.0%★☆☆☆☆
201938.0743 of 100926.4%★☆☆☆☆
201862.7368 of 100563.4%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202227.43663 of 446117.9%★☆☆☆☆
202130.63316 of 433123.4%★☆☆☆☆
201940.82610 of 429539.2%★★☆☆☆
201846.82179 of 424048.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202561.8878 of 291869.9%★★★☆☆
202457.41298 of 366864.6%★★★☆☆
202347.11837 of 355648.3%★★☆☆☆
202232.72627 of 348724.7%★☆☆☆☆
202146.11687 of 344651.0%★★★☆☆
201962.6938 of 333371.9%★★★★☆
201878.9344 of 322689.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.53016 of 374419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202430.93430 of 465826.4%★☆☆☆☆
202335.73069 of 458833.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.33137 of 456131.2%★★☆☆☆
202151.31959 of 449956.5%★★★☆☆
201951.91948 of 434855.2%★★★☆☆
201860.41469 of 430665.9%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202560.01274 of 261951.4%★★★☆☆
202368.2954 of 298068.0%★★★☆☆
202267.0987 of 295866.6%★★★☆☆
202166.81107 of 300663.2%★★★☆☆
201958.61589 of 318450.1%★★★☆☆
201878.7158 of 310694.9%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202542.32183 of 364440.1%★★☆☆☆
202451.82008 of 446555.0%★★★☆☆
202351.71946 of 440155.8%★★★☆☆
202243.62537 of 437642.0%★★☆☆☆
202162.11258 of 432970.9%★★★★☆
201967.8975 of 418876.7%★★★★☆
201874.3685 of 416883.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.32733 of 370526.2%★☆☆☆☆
202441.32810 of 459438.8%★★☆☆☆
202341.82741 of 452139.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.43145 of 447729.8%★☆☆☆☆
202156.21619 of 445163.6%★★★☆☆
201945.32403 of 430944.2%★★☆☆☆
201861.91278 of 426470.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202531.72721 of 373927.2%★☆☆☆☆
202440.42788 of 464740.0%★★☆☆☆
202345.72404 of 458547.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.92688 of 456341.1%★★☆☆☆
202152.21881 of 449858.2%★★★☆☆
201956.91607 of 435763.1%★★★☆☆
201865.21204 of 431972.1%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.3779 of 97520.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.0999 of 112811.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.3869 of 109920.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9859 of 100414.4%★☆☆☆☆
202129.3742 of 96122.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.8785 of 111229.4%★☆☆☆☆
201850.5531 of 104649.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202547.91692 of 354952.3%★★★☆☆
202433.33043 of 429229.1%★☆☆☆☆
202339.42347 of 408642.6%★★☆☆☆
202252.41426 of 395263.9%★★★☆☆
202169.2593 of 379984.4%★★★★☆
201957.81028 of 368472.1%★★★★☆
201869.9556 of 355884.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202514.62442 of 26126.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.62514 of 310819.1%★☆☆☆☆
202345.51809 of 310641.8%★★☆☆☆
202241.01995 of 308235.3%★★☆☆☆
202148.31558 of 308249.4%★★☆☆☆
201952.11515 of 314251.8%★★★☆☆
201853.41426 of 312754.4%★★★☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+50 vs school
Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+33 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)51st percentile+32 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school
African American (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school
Male (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile~ school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)18th percentile-19 vs school
White (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school
Asian (2024)2nd percentile-31 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading44%-11 vs state
Mathematics27%-19 vs state
Science14%-16 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Alice W Douse Elementary.

Students who attend Alice W Douse Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Roy J Smith Middle
High : C E Ellison High School

Alice W Douse Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Alice W Douse Elementary are 36% African American, 31% Hispanic, 16% White, 13% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.


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