📍 6000 Brushy Creek Dr, Killeen, Bell County, 76549
Roy J Smith Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Killeen, Bell County. The school has 1,327 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bobbie Reeders. It is part of the Killeen Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Roy J Smith Middle enrolls 1,327 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 470 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 437 | 33% |
| White | 215 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 120 | 9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 41 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 40 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
788 of the school's 1,327 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 641 qualify for free lunch and 147 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Roy J Smith Middle 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.
Roy J Smith Middle 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 1,327 students, Roy J Smith Middle is larger than the district average of about 794 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize