Summary:
This analysis examines seven elementary schools in the 76542 zip code of Killeen, Texas, all part of the Killeen Independent School District (Isd), serving grades PK through 5 with enrollments ranging from 570 to 940 students.
Maude Moore Wood Elementary and Cedar Valley Elementary are the standout performers, consistently ranking in the top 27% and 26% of Texas elementary schools, respectively. Maude Moore Wood has the lowest economic disadvantage rate (46.98%) and scores well above district and state averages. Cedar Valley is a notable anomaly, achieving top performance despite a relatively high economic disadvantage rate (64.74%), suggesting effective teaching or leadership strategies. In contrast, Trimmier Elementary is the lowest-ranked school (17th percentile) and has the highest economic disadvantage rate (72.92%), while Reeces Creek Elementary and Timber Ridge Elementary also struggle in the bottom third. Alice W Douse Elementary showed dramatic improvement, jumping from the 20th to the 41st percentile.
Key metrics reveal that per-student spending does not correlate with performance—Trimmier spends the most ($10,260/student) but ranks lowest, while Maude Moore Wood spends below average ($9,077). The average free/reduced lunch rate across schools is 61.9%, and student-teacher ratios range from 13.2:1 to 16.8:1. A universal weakness is 5th Grade Science, with all schools scoring dramatically below the state average (29.57%), the highest being Timber Ridge at just 19.82%. Additionally, Saegert Elementary shows inconsistent performance across grades, with 5th-grade Reading (62.77%) far exceeding its 3rd-grade score (41.79%), indicating potential differences in grade-level effectiveness.
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