Best Public Schools in Zip Code 76559

Summary:

The 76559 zip code area in Texas is home to two elementary schools, Nolanville Elementary and Richard E Cavazos Elementary, both part of the Killeen Independent School District (ISD). While both schools serve diverse student populations, the data analysis reveals that Richard E Cavazos Elementary stands out as the stronger performer in the area.

Richard E Cavazos Elementary ranks significantly higher statewide, at 690 out of 4,675 Texas elementary schools, compared to Nolanville Elementary's rank of 1,495. This higher ranking is supported by the school's stronger academic performance, with students outperforming the Killeen ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR reading, math, and science assessments. Additionally, Richard E Cavazos Elementary maintains a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.1, compared to 15.4 at Nolanville Elementary.

While Nolanville Elementary serves a slightly less economically disadvantaged student population, with a 50.99% free/reduced lunch rate compared to 66.23% at Richard E Cavazos Elementary, the latter school still manages to achieve better academic outcomes. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as effective teaching practices and resource allocation, may be contributing to the performance differences observed between the two schools in the 76559 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				STAAR Reading (2024)			STAAR Mathematics (2024)			STAAR Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richard E Cavazos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 N 10th St	Nolanville	76559	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-7000	607	43	14.1	66.2%	209 (34.4%)	101 (16.6%)	229 (37.7%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	46 (7.6%)	81.7	690^th of 4675 public elementary schools	85.2%		78	845^th of 4647 public elementary schools	81.8%	155	61.6	59.5	69.0	57.0	79.7	76.1	28.2	$10,501	$1,402	$9,099
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	655	42	15.4	51.0%	193 (29.5%)	141 (21.5%)	213 (32.5%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	81 (12.4%)	61.9	1495^th of 4675 public elementary schools	68.0%		64.9	1377^th of 4647 public elementary schools	70.4%	118	40.9	53.8	66.4	41.8	46.3	57.9	30.7	$11,315	$1,374	$9,941

Cities Near Zip Code 76559

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nolanville	0.52 mi	2	141^st
Harker Heights	2.01 mi	7	426^th
Killeen	4.39 mi	48	782^nd
Belton	6.21 mi	15	690^th
Salado	8.54 mi	3	188^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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