Roy J Smith Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Killeen ISD
  • Killeen, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Killeen ISD: N/A

Total students

1,280

Avg. teacher experience

7.8 years

Killeen ISD: 9.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Killeen ISD: 88.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Roy J Smith Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Killeen, TX, in the Killeen ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,280 students. 59.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,120, which is $2,646 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.killeenisd.org

Address

6000 Brushy Creek Dr
Killeen, TX 76549

Office phone number

(254) 336-1050

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Roy J Smith Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,280

African American

440 (34.4%)

Killeen ISD: 33.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.4%)

Killeen ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

40 (3.1%)

Killeen ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

439 (34.3%)

Killeen ISD: 34.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

35 (2.7%)

Killeen ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

190 (14.8%)

Killeen ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

131 (10.2%)

Killeen ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

34.4%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

3.1%

Hispanic

34.3%

Pacific Islander

2.7%

White

14.8%

Two or more races

10.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

59.2 %

Killeen ISD: 52.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

62.2 %

Killeen ISD: 66%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

15.7 %

Killeen ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

59.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

62.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

14.8 %

Killeen ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

6.6 %

Killeen ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

14.5 %

Killeen ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

14.8%

Gifted and talented

6.6%

Special education

14.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Killeen ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Killeen ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Killeen ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Killeen ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

20.4 %

Killeen ISD: 22.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

20.7 %

Killeen ISD: 23.8%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

66.7 %

Killeen ISD: 25%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

12.2 %

Killeen ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

21 %

Killeen ISD: 23.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

35.7 %

Killeen ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

21.6 %

Killeen ISD: 20.9%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

10.3 %

Killeen ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

73.3

African American

22.1 (30.1%)

Killeen ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (1.3%)

Killeen ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.3%)

Killeen ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

15.7 (21.4%)

Killeen ISD: 18.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

1 (1.3%)

Killeen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

27.8 (38%)

Killeen ISD: 47.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

4.8 (6.5%)

Killeen ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Killeen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

56.9 (77.6%)

Killeen ISD: 67.5%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

16.4 (22.4%)

Killeen ISD: 31.4%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Killeen ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

17.5

Killeen ISD: 15.8

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

7.8 years

Killeen ISD: 9.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$65,120

Killeen ISD: $66,169

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$58,896

Killeen ISD: $57,189

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$61,167

Killeen ISD: $60,584

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$65,040

Killeen ISD: $65,824

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$71,145

Killeen ISD: $71,340

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$76,364

Killeen ISD: $77,194

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$86,771

Killeen ISD: $83,758

Statewide: $74,014

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