Live Oak Ridge Middle

Summary:

Live Oak Ridge Middle is a public middle school in Killeen, Texas, serving 729 students in grades 6-8, and is part of the Killeen Independent School District.

Live Oak Ridge Middle has a significantly higher percentage of African American (46.5%) and Hispanic (30.59%) students compared to nearby schools, and consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's STAAR test scores are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, but it has maintained a relatively low dropout rate. Live Oak Ridge Middle also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.34% to 88.16%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student, around $9,200-$9,300, is slightly higher than the nearby schools, but still below the state average.

While Live Oak Ridge Middle struggles academically, some of the nearby schools, such as Union Grove Middle and Audie Murphy Middle, perform significantly better on STAAR tests and have higher SchoolDigger ratings. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools to address the root causes of Live Oak Ridge Middle's academic challenges, such as resource allocation, staffing, and equity issues.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2600 Robinett Rd
       Killeen, TX  76549-4709


(254) 336-2490

District: Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1886th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,255 Help


Students who attend Live Oak Ridge Middle usually attend:

High:    Robert M Shoemaker High School

Feeder schools for Live Oak Ridge Middle:

Elementary:    Iduma Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  683

Racial breakdown:

African American:
47.3%
Hispanic:
31.8%
Two or more races:
8.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78.9% Help


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Compare Details Live Oak Ridge Middle ranks worse than 79.9% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 7th among 11 ranked middle schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.91. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (47.3%), Hispanic (31.8%), two or more races (8.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 78.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Live Oak Ridge Middle is 16.5, which is the 6th best among 11 middle schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Live Oak Ridge Middle is $9,255, which is the 6th highest among 11 middle schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Live Oak Ridge Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Live Oak Ridge Middle 1886th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Live Oak Ridge Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Live Oak Ridge Middle

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Rank History for all students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 19.72 1394th 1573 11.4%
2005 37.89 1125th 1582 28.9%
2006 36.19 1139th 1585 28.1%
2007 39.50 1194th 1684 29.1%
2008 38.78 1269th 1718 26.1%
2009 48.10 1078th 1763 38.9%
2010 43.97 1244th 1803 31.0%
2011 42.50 1339th 1895 29.3%
2012 49.13 1056th 1951 45.9%
2013 31.64 1527th 1973 22.6%
2014 35.89 1387th 1987 30.2%
2015 42.40 1287th 2043 37.0%
2016 48.60 1104th 1987 44.4%
2017 28.63 1513th 2027 25.4%
2018 25.38 1672nd 2080 19.6%
2019 23.68 1793rd 2193 18.2%
2021 33.73 1483rd 2252 34.1%
2022 24.41 1811th 2254 19.7%
2023 22.17 1914th 2330 17.9%
2024 24.91 1886th 2361 20.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.71 589th 720 18.2%
2019 17.73 692nd 753 8.1%
2021 35.16 499th 743 32.8%
2022 25.10 673rd 813 17.2%
2023 33.22 583rd 817 28.6%
2024 23.81 679th 812 16.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.47 682nd 1376 50.4%
2019 38.70 856th 1445 40.8%
2021 68.60 244th 1592 84.7%
2022 65.63 337th 1643 79.5%
2023 50.30 721st 1720 58.1%
2024 43.37 927th 1760 47.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.18 1031st 1597 35.4%
2019 46.49 704th 1626 56.7%
2021 37.27 1027th 1712 40.0%
2022 27.18 1470th 1757 16.3%
2023 34.29 1235th 1815 32.0%
2024 60.97 503rd 1881 73.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.76 1571st 2039 23.0%
2019 29.08 1661st 2073 19.9%
2021 32.65 1558th 2172 28.3%
2022 34.59 1553rd 2220 30.0%
2023 29.02 1741st 2251 22.7%
2024 36.12 1471st 2224 33.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.20 1585th 2008 21.1%
2019 24.26 1693rd 2047 17.3%
2021 31.42 1527th 2151 29.0%
2022 22.06 1881st 2221 15.3%
2023 26.63 1778th 2241 20.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.42 1110th 1501 26.0%
2022 35.23 1152nd 1488 22.6%
2023 44.11 1044th 1481 29.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.24 1315th 2008 34.5%
2019 37.43 1304th 2058 36.6%
2021 45.75 1006th 2118 52.5%
2022 33.47 1555th 2182 28.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.41 1670th 2030 17.7%
2019 23.21 1722nd 2069 16.8%
2021 36.34 1349th 2168 37.8%
2022 26.85 1733rd 2228 22.2%
2023 18.50 1962nd 2245 12.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.84 433rd 587 26.2%
2019 27.18 489th 594 17.7%
2022 42.22 404th 606 33.3%
2023 47.88 373rd 616 39.4%
2024 30.74 491st 612 19.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.02 738th 1167 36.8%
2019 28.27 912th 1193 23.6%
2021 35.51 802nd 1213 33.9%
2022 28.91 976th 1251 22.0%
2023 28.59 946th 1273 25.7%
2024 39.48 742nd 1271 41.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.66 1460th 1895 23.0%
2019 36.76 1268th 1935 34.5%
2021 47.57 971st 2043 52.5%
2022 38.53 1278th 2077 38.5%
2023 23.56 1775th 2116 16.1%
2024 31.34 1547th 2108 26.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.77 13th 24 45.8%
2019 36.34 14th 22 36.4%
2021 33.40 14th 19 26.3%
2022 23.96 20th 22 9.1%
2023 49.67 9th 21 57.1%
2024 60.59 8th 22 63.6%
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Rank History for White students at Live Oak Ridge Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.90 1452nd 1673 13.2%
2019 34.50 1199th 1684 28.8%
2021 44.32 949th 1700 44.2%
2022 26.47 1414th 1723 17.9%
2023 22.79 1489th 1749 14.9%
2024 33.50 1255th 1724 27.2%
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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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Enrollment information for Live Oak Ridge Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 139 265 19 91 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2003 139 265 19 91 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2004 170 360 22 132 3 n/a n/a 0 687
2005 176 328 27 139 3 n/a n/a 0 673
2006 169 391 29 135 3 n/a n/a 0 727
2007 188 395 30 159 3 n/a n/a 0 775
2008 192 461 33 209 5 n/a n/a 0 900
2009 210 454 38 230 2 n/a n/a 0 934
2010 185 445 45 252 8 n/a n/a 0 935
2011 149 336 22 224 4 16 59 0 810
2012 152 348 17 213 1 15 49 0 795
2013 129 330 19 216 4 17 53 0 768
2014 126 351 23 221 6 15 49 0 791
2015 133 381 21 222 5 16 51 0 829
2016 129 368 19 207 5 13 49 0 790
2017 128 389 17 216 3 16 50 0 819
2018 96 298 17 162 3 20 44 0 640
2019 95 344 16 154 7 14 43 0 673
2020 86 324 9 137 4 15 47 0 622
2021 79 326 14 172 4 18 70 0 683
2022 91 332 14 204 4 26 64 0 735
2023 64 339 15 223 3 20 65 0 729
2024 52 323 13 217 2 21 55 0 683

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 Live Oak Ridge Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 514 43.2 11.9 50.6
2003 514 43.2 11.9 50.6
2004 687 44.5 15.4 53.9
2005 673 48.1 14.0 48.9
2006 727 49.8 14.6 43.1
2007 775 53.6 14.5 47.2
2008 900 57.8 15.6 46.7
2009 934 68.9 13.5 42.3
2010 935 60.2 15.5 44.8
2011 810 62.2 13.0 48.5
2012 795 55.4 14.3 60.3
2013 768 51.7 14.8 60.7
2014 791 47.7 16.5 63
2015 829 47.0 17.6 66.6
2016 790 54.0 14.6 63.3
2017 819 50.6 16.1 55.1
2018 640 42.0 15.2 64.7
2019 673 42.9 15.6 66.3
2020 622 38.9 15.9 57.7
2021 683 40.5 16.8 55.3
2022 735 39.8 18.4 88.2
2023 729 41.8 17.4 73.5
2024 683 41.1 16.5 78.9

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 Live Oak Ridge Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 514 43.2 11.9 50.6
2003 514 43.2 11.9 50.6
2004 687 44.5 15.4 53.9
2005 673 48.1 14.0 48.9
2006 727 49.8 14.6 43.1
2007 775 53.6 14.5 47.2
2008 900 57.8 15.6 46.7
2009 934 68.9 13.5 42.3
2010 935 60.2 15.5 44.8
2011 810 62.2 13.0 48.5
2012 795 55.4 14.3 60.3
2013 768 51.7 14.8 60.7
2014 791 47.7 16.5 63
2015 829 47.0 17.6 66.6
2016 790 54.0 14.6 63.3
2017 819 50.6 16.1 55.1
2018 640 42.0 15.2 64.7
2019 673 42.9 15.6 66.3
2020 622 38.9 15.9 57.7
2021 683 40.5 16.8 55.3
2022 735 39.8 18.4 88.2
2023 729 41.8 17.4 73.5
2024 683 41.1 16.5 78.9

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 Live Oak Ridge Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $906 (9.8%) $8,386 (90.3%) $9,291
2020 $956 (10.3%) $8,346 (89.7%) $9,303
2021 $1,205 (13.0%) $8,050 (87.0%) $9,255

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Live Oak Ridge Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1793rd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1914th of 2330 Middle schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Live Oak Ridge Middle)2430
 6%
   6th Grade Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))2840
 12%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Live Oak Ridge Middle)3818
 20%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4526
 19%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Live Oak Ridge Middle)2438
 14%
   7th Grade Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))3741
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Live Oak Ridge Middle)2034
 14%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4028
 12%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Live Oak Ridge Middle)4136
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4945
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Live Oak Ridge Middle)4725
 22%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))5229
 23%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Live Oak Ridge Middle)3121
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))3932
 7%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Live Oak Ridge Middle)1411
 3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))2520
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Live Oak Ridge Middle)10086
 14%
   End of Course Algebra I (Killeen Independent School District (Isd))4337
 6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students673729
 8.3%
African American344339
 1.5%
American Indian73
 57.1%
Asian1615
 6.3%
Hispanic154223
 44.8%
Pacific Islander1420
 42.9%
White9564
 32.6%
Two or More Races4365
 51.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66.3%73.5%
 7.3%


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Students at Live Oak Ridge Middle are 47% African American, 32% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 683 students attended Live Oak Ridge Middle.

Live Oak Ridge Middle ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Texas middle schools.

Students who attend Live Oak Ridge Middle usually go on to attend Robert M Shoemaker High School


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