📍 6101 Westcliff Rd, Killeen, Bell County, 76543
Hay Branch el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Killeen, Bell County. The school has 602 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Karol Carlisle. It is part of the Killeen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hay Branch el enrolls 602 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 315 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 11% |
| White | 57 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
450 of the school's 602 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hay Branch 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.
Hay Branch 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 602 students, Hay Branch 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