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Killeen Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Killeen Elementary is a large PK-5 school in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd), serving 1,091 students in a high-poverty area where over 81% qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, currently at the 3rd percentile for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates often 15-25 percentage points below the district average and 20-30 points below the state average. Mathematics scores are critically low—for example, 5th-grade math proficiency was just 20.2% in 2025-2026, roughly half the state average. In comparison, nearby Peebles Elementary achieved 44.9% proficiency in 3rd-grade math, and Priority Charter Schools - Killeen reached 53.9%. Killeen Elementary is the lowest-performing school in its immediate area, far below Brookhaven Elementary and Peebles Elementary (both at the 23rd percentile), and dramatically lower than Meadows Elementary (51st percentile). Despite its large size, the school maintains a student-teacher ratio of 14.8, similar to smaller schools like Clifton Park Elementary (14.0), suggesting class size isn't the main issue.

The most urgent finding is a dramatic decline in support for Special Education students: the school dropped from the 80th percentile (top 20% in the state) in 2023-2024 to the 24th percentile (bottom quarter) in 2025-2026—a 56-percentile-point drop not seen in nearby schools. However, there is a glimmer of hope in Spanish-language assessments, where 5th-grade Reading (46.7% proficiency) and Math (26.7%) outperformed both the district and state averages, indicating the bilingual program may be relatively effective. This school requires a comprehensive overhaul, but its past success with Special Education and current strengths in bilingual instruction offer potential foundations to build upon.

1,091

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,452

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1608 E Rancier Ave
Killeen, TX 76541

(254) 336-1830

District: Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

African American:

31.0%

White:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2022 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Reading scores 25 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg45%

Texas avg50%

4,492^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 7% (2022) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	9.9	4492 of 4627	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	4264 of 4651	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4166 of 4710	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	4389 of 4647	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	4282 of 4581	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	2298 of 2406	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	46.6	973 of 1905	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1675 of 2443	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2346 of 2443	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	2121 of 2421	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	3749 of 4461	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	1272 of 1643	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	2306 of 2918	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	2470 of 3668	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	2770 of 3556	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	2655 of 3487	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	4408 of 4575	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	3010 of 3744	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	3866 of 4658	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	4293 of 4588	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	4221 of 4561	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	4077 of 4413	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	2969 of 3644	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3155 of 4465	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	3801 of 4401	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3898 of 4376	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	4342 of 4520	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	2687 of 3705	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3486 of 4594	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4217 of 4521	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	3905 of 4477	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	4427 of 4582	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	3008 of 3739	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	3550 of 4647	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	4322 of 4585	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4242 of 4563	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	892 of 975	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	827 of 1128	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1051 of 1099	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	892 of 1004	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	3273 of 4301	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.7	1027 of 3549	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	871 of 4292	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	20.1	3783 of 4086	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3581 of 3952	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	2762 of 3006	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	2363 of 2612	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2820 of 3108	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	2651 of 3106	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	3025 of 3082	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)24th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile+20 vs school

At Risk (2022)16th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading29%-25 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 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
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
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)
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
Priority Charter Schools - Killeen	Public, Charter	K-5	405 S 2nd St	Killeen	76541	Bell County	Priority Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 499-4262	76	8	9.8	51.3%	8 (10.5%)	28 (36.8%)	30 (39.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)	54	1911^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.7%		43.2	2557^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.0%	646							38.5	43.8	57.1	53.9	53.3	61.5	$34,641
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
Clifton Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 S 2nd St	Killeen	76541	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1580	875	62	14.0	76.1%	127 (14.5%)	308 (35.2%)	289 (33.0%)	12 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	23 (2.6%)	109 (12.5%)	32.6	3257^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.6%		29.1	3489^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.0%	232							42.6	47.4	57.7	27.7	31.6	37.1	$10,708
Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	423 27th St	Fort Cavazos	76544	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1870	912	59	15.4	41.4%	328 (36.0%)	197 (21.6%)	280 (30.7%)	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	79 (8.7%)	47.2	2259^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.2%		60.5	1555^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.6%	704							53.6	49.3	64.0	43.4	43.1	35.1	$9,349
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
Pershing Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W Central Texas Expwy	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1790	934	69	13.5	73.3%	70 (7.5%)	246 (26.3%)	526 (56.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.7%)	69 (7.4%)	30	3425^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.0%		29.8	3444^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.0%	19	16.7		33.3	0.0		11.1	42.1	45.1	55.2	24.2	42.6	20.0	$10,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Killeen Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Killeen Elementary?

Students at Killeen Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 31% African American, 10% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Killeen Elementary a good school?

Killeen Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Killeen Elementary in?

Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Killeen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,091 students attended Killeen Elementary.

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