Hay Branch Elementary

Summary:

Hay Branch Elementary is a public elementary school in Killeen, Texas, serving 602 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Killeen Independent School District, which is ranked 596 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Hay Branch Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 28.09% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 48.85% statewide and 47% for the Killeen ISD. The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Mathematics and Science, with only 20.24% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics and just 1.18% proficient or better in Science. The school's African American and Hispanic students, as well as students with special needs, English language learners, and economically disadvantaged students, perform significantly worse than their peers statewide.

While Hay Branch Elementary spends approximately $10,355 per student, which is higher than the state average, the nearby Nolanville Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, and Cedar Valley Elementary generally perform better on STAAR tests and have higher statewide rankings. These schools have a more diverse student population, with a lower percentage of African American and economically disadvantaged students compared to Hay Branch Elementary. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and the school's location within the relatively low-performing Killeen ISD may be contributing factors to Hay Branch Elementary's academic struggles.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6101 Westcliff Rd
       Killeen, TX  76543-8802


(254) 336-2080

District: Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4132nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,355 Help


Students who attend Hay Branch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Rancier Middle
High:    Killeen High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  574

Racial breakdown:

African American:
49.1%
Hispanic:
24.9%
Two or more races:
13.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.8% Help


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Compare Details Hay Branch Elementary ranks worse than 88.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 27th among 28 ranked elementary schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.06. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Hay Branch Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (49.1%), Hispanic (24.9%), two or more races (13.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hay Branch Elementary is 13.4, which is the 4th best among 28 elementary schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hay Branch Elementary is $10,355, which is the 8th highest among 28 elementary schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hay Branch Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hay Branch Elementary 4132nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Hay Branch Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Killeen Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Killeen Independent School District (Isd) 596th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hay Branch Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.18 2392nd 3465 31.0%
2005 51.64 1955th 3475 43.7%
2006 38.01 2575th 3476 25.9%
2007 51.49 2136th 3724 42.6%
2008 28.73 3155th 3768 16.3%
2009 42.89 2602nd 3884 33.0%
2010 35.44 3046th 3937 22.6%
2011 38.72 3013th 4095 26.4%
2012 46.45 2489th 4206 40.8%
2013 32.59 3282nd 4221 22.2%
2014 16.05 3951st 4260 7.3%
2015 25.61 3546th 4320 17.9%
2016 48.10 2393rd 4286 44.2%
2017 30.04 3144th 4329 27.4%
2018 24.27 3560th 4359 18.3%
2019 23.50 3718th 4479 17.0%
2021 26.25 3425th 4578 25.2%
2022 9.08 4445th 4581 3.0%
2023 15.20 4274th 4647 8.0%
2024 18.06 4132nd 4675 11.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.52 779th 1046 25.5%
2019 34.19 798th 1112 28.2%
2022 7.62 988th 1004 1.6%
2023 18.07 984th 1099 10.5%
2024 18.81 1015th 1114 8.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.23 2455th 3226 23.9%
2019 16.74 3180th 3333 4.6%
2021 34.38 2405th 3446 30.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.64 2612th 3558 26.6%
2019 20.14 3434th 3684 6.8%
2021 24.26 3245th 3799 14.6%
2022 16.66 3818th 3952 3.4%
2023 21.98 3677th 4086 10.0%
2024 11.26 4199th 4261 1.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.35 3298th 4264 22.7%
2019 34.85 3141st 4309 27.1%
2021 29.09 3451st 4451 22.5%
2022 16.68 4177th 4477 6.7%
2023 25.32 3807th 4521 15.8%
2024 27.56 3707th 4560 18.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.22 3709th 4306 13.9%
2019 22.11 3774th 4348 13.2%
2021 26.06 3447th 4499 23.4%
2022 16.22 4181st 4561 8.3%
2023 21.72 3944th 4588 14.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 9.83 2863rd 2958 3.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.27 3605th 4240 15.0%
2019 20.63 3943rd 4295 8.2%
2021 21.70 3942nd 4331 9.0%
2022 8.06 4435th 4461 0.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.43 3345th 4319 22.6%
2019 27.42 3444th 4357 21.0%
2021 28.43 3288th 4498 26.9%
2022 7.38 4493rd 4563 1.5%
2023 11.68 4367th 4585 4.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.02 1582nd 2483 36.3%
2019 35.10 1750th 2515 30.4%
2021 39.16 1452nd 2444 40.6%
2022 28.81 1931st 2421 20.2%
2023 28.67 1900th 2443 22.2%
2024 28.84 1920th 2421 20.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.60 3612th 4168 13.3%
2019 37.42 2805th 4188 33.0%
2021 29.15 3283rd 4329 24.2%
2022 10.70 4278th 4376 2.2%
2023 24.15 3733rd 4401 15.2%
2024 36.70 2985th 4431 32.6%
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Rank History for White students at Hay Branch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.46 2113th 3127 32.4%
2019 42.04 1952nd 3142 37.9%
2021 23.88 2595th 3082 15.8%
2022 10.63 2976th 3082 3.4%
2023 5.88 3050th 3106 1.8%
2024 20.25 2725th 3078 11.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Hay Branch Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 363 257 35 81 1 n/a n/a 0 737
1989 410 343 33 90 7 n/a n/a 0 883
1990 365 373 41 120 4 n/a n/a 0 903
1991 376 319 40 114 5 n/a n/a 0 854
1992 406 403 50 119 6 n/a n/a 0 984
1993 394 473 51 122 6 n/a n/a 0 1046
1994 287 373 33 88 3 n/a n/a 0 784
1995 286 400 24 109 4 n/a n/a 0 823
1996 286 400 24 109 4 n/a n/a 0 823
1997 283 388 15 105 2 n/a n/a 0 793
1998 281 392 32 112 4 n/a n/a 0 821
1999 269 376 39 113 3 n/a n/a 0 800
2000 288 400 29 124 4 n/a n/a 0 845
2001 311 413 33 135 4 n/a n/a 0 896
2002 229 425 28 140 7 n/a n/a 0 829
2003 229 425 28 140 7 n/a n/a 0 829
2004 204 378 18 88 3 n/a n/a 0 691
2005 200 391 23 131 3 n/a n/a 0 748
2006 200 402 24 132 5 n/a n/a 0 763
2007 200 363 19 138 4 n/a n/a 0 724
2008 193 377 14 156 6 n/a n/a 0 746
2009 209 383 13 147 10 n/a n/a 0 762
2010 187 333 11 157 4 n/a n/a 0 692
2011 145 305 5 172 4 6 49 0 686
2012 153 294 8 144 6 7 34 0 646
2013 142 323 10 166 6 6 58 0 711
2014 130 300 6 163 6 5 69 0 679
2015 105 315 4 156 5 11 53 0 649
2016 103 315 7 155 2 14 66 0 662
2017 105 344 9 144 4 14 68 0 688
2018 90 361 7 154 5 10 53 0 680
2019 79 379 6 151 3 12 45 0 675
2020 83 350 7 148 5 9 46 0 648
2021 78 328 5 169 3 13 40 0 636
2022 58 314 4 185 2 9 57 0 629
2023 57 315 5 151 3 3 68 0 602
2024 58 282 2 143 4 10 75 0 574

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hay Branch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 737 40.0 18.4 n/a
1989 883 n/a n/a n/a
1990 903 48.0 18.8 n/a
1991 854 47.5 17.9 n/a
1992 984 49.6 19.8 21.7
1993 1046 57.0 18.4 46.5
1994 784 39.5 19.8 22.6
1995 823 43.9 18.7 25.5
1996 823 43.9 18.7 25.5
1997 793 46.0 17.2 24.2
1998 821 44.9 18.3 31.1
1999 800 43.2 18.5 56
2000 845 47.4 17.8 59.9
2001 896 49.3 18.2 53.2
2002 829 54.5 15.2 60.2
2003 829 54.5 15.2 60.2
2004 691 48.4 14.3 58.8
2005 748 51.0 14.7 61.6
2006 763 52.9 14.4 58.8
2007 724 51.2 14.1 63.4
2008 746 51.3 14.5 63.8
2009 762 52.8 14.4 67.5
2010 692 49.8 13.8 68.6
2011 686 47.1 14.5 70.8
2012 646 47.2 13.6 71.5
2013 711 47.1 15.0 73
2014 679 46.3 14.6 79.5
2015 649 45.0 14.4 76.9
2016 662 44.0 15.0 82
2017 688 42.1 16.3 75.7
2018 680 45.9 14.8 84.6
2019 675 44.2 15.2 88.9
2020 648 40.7 15.9 85.2
2021 636 43.1 14.7 83
2022 629 38.9 16.1 87.6
2023 602 39.3 15.2 74.8
2024 574 42.8 13.4 84.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hay Branch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 737 40.0 18.4 n/a
1989 883 n/a n/a n/a
1990 903 48.0 18.8 n/a
1991 854 47.5 17.9 n/a
1992 984 49.6 19.8 21.7
1993 1046 57.0 18.4 46.5
1994 784 39.5 19.8 22.6
1995 823 43.9 18.7 25.5
1996 823 43.9 18.7 25.5
1997 793 46.0 17.2 24.2
1998 821 44.9 18.3 31.1
1999 800 43.2 18.5 56
2000 845 47.4 17.8 59.9
2001 896 49.3 18.2 53.2
2002 829 54.5 15.2 60.2
2003 829 54.5 15.2 60.2
2004 691 48.4 14.3 58.8
2005 748 51.0 14.7 61.6
2006 763 52.9 14.4 58.8
2007 724 51.2 14.1 63.4
2008 746 51.3 14.5 63.8
2009 762 52.8 14.4 67.5
2010 692 49.8 13.8 68.6
2011 686 47.1 14.5 70.8
2012 646 47.2 13.6 71.5
2013 711 47.1 15.0 73
2014 679 46.3 14.6 79.5
2015 649 45.0 14.4 76.9
2016 662 44.0 15.0 82
2017 688 42.1 16.3 75.7
2018 680 45.9 14.8 84.6
2019 675 44.2 15.2 88.9
2020 648 40.7 15.9 85.2
2021 636 43.1 14.7 83
2022 629 38.9 16.1 87.6
2023 602 39.3 15.2 74.8
2024 574 42.8 13.4 84.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hay Branch Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,130 (12.2%) $8,131 (87.8%) $9,261
2020 $1,068 (11.2%) $8,431 (88.8%) $9,499
2021 $1,396 (13.5%) $8,959 (86.5%) $10,355

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hay Branch Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3718th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4274th of 4647 Elementary schools
 9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Hay Branch Elementary)2634
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))3945
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hay Branch Elementary)4228
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4838
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Hay Branch Elementary)3130
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))3542
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hay Branch Elementary)346
 28%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4237
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Hay Branch Elementary)3324
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4451
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hay Branch Elementary)2927
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))5242
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Hay Branch Elementary)2411
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))3524
 11%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students675602
 10.8%
African American379315
 16.9%
American Indian33
Asian65
 16.7%
Hispanic151151
Pacific Islander123
 75%
White7957
 27.8%
Two or More Races4568
 51.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients88.9%74.8%
 14.1%


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Students who attend Hay Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancier Middle
High : Killeen High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 574 students attended Hay Branch Elementary.

Students at Hay Branch Elementary are 49% African American, 25% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 10% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

Hay Branch Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Texas elementary schools.


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