📍 1910 Herndon Dr, Killeen, Bell County, 76543
Ira Cross Jr el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Killeen, Bell County. The school has 623 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Keonna White. It is part of the Killeen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ira Cross Jr el enrolls 623 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 292 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 184 | 30% |
| White | 69 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 9.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
469 of the school's 623 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 442 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ira Cross Jr 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 54.
Ira Cross Jr 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 623 students, Ira Cross Jr 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