📍 1800 N W S Young Dr, Killeen, Bell County, 76543
Peebles el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Killeen, Bell County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shakira Bodon. It is part of the Killeen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peebles el enrolls 529 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 9.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 290 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 24% |
| White | 51 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 8.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
440 of the school's 529 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Peebles el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 55.
Peebles el is one of 54 schools in KILLEEN ISD, based in KILLEEN, Texas. The district serves 42,883 students district-wide and employs 2,803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Peebles el is smaller than the district average of about 794 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize