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Ira Cross Jr Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1910 Herndon Dr

Killeen TX, 76543, Bell County

Phone: 254-336-2550

Ranking:

(4,758 out of 6,018, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Killeen Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	49		52		54		56		52		49		50
Total Students:	787		756		762		794		801		679		726
Prekindergarten:	111	14.1%	115	15.2%	118	15.5%	102	12.8%	121	15.1%	83	12.2%	104	14.3%
Kindergarten:	113	14.4%	126	16.7%	119	15.6%	122	15.4%	113	14.1%	110	16.2%	113	15.6%
Grade 1:	133	16.9%	99	13.1%	106	13.9%	119	15.0%	129	16.1%	110	16.2%	139	19.1%
Grade 2:	103	13.1%	105	13.9%	99	13.0%	116	14.6%	128	16.0%	111	16.3%	87	12.0%
Grade 3:	110	14.0%	118	15.6%	103	13.5%	120	15.1%	129	16.1%	80	11.8%	111	15.3%
Grade 4:	114	14.5%	96	12.7%	106	13.9%	119	15.0%	81	10.1%	101	14.9%	87	12.0%
Grade 5:	103	13.1%	97	12.8%	111	14.6%	96	12.1%	100	12.5%	84	12.4%	85	11.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	408	51.8%	389	51.5%	375	49.2%	397	50.0%	391	48.8%	332	48.9%	357	49.2%
Female:	379	48.2%	367	48.5%	387	50.8%	397	50.0%	402	50.2%	339	49.9%	365	50.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	4	0.5%	2	0.3%	4	0.5%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%
Asian:	9	1.1%	9	1.2%	12	1.6%	22	2.8%	20	2.5%	9	1.3%	19	2.6%
Hispanic:	189	24.0%	207	27.4%	192	25.2%	188	23.7%	205	25.6%	148	21.8%	166	22.9%
Black:	418	53.1%	367	48.5%	371	48.7%	391	49.2%	392	48.9%	368	54.2%	379	52.2%
White:	106	13.5%	108	14.3%	133	17.5%	153	19.3%	182	22.7%	154	22.7%	161	22.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	17	2.2%	11	1.5%	18	2.4%	16	2.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	44	5.6%	50	6.6%	34	4.5%	20	2.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	529	67.2%	493	65.2%	481	63.1%	484	61.0%	476	59.4%	373	54.9%	380	52.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	6.2%	79	10.4%	70	9.2%	70	8.8%	95	11.9%	82	12.1%	100	13.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.09		14.47		13.99		14.06		15.51		13.80		14.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	34%	61%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	65%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	74%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	81%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	59%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	49%	64%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70%	77%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55%	72%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	65%	67%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63%	68%	71%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	78%	77%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	72%	75%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68%	80%	77%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	78%	77%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	74%	73%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	69%	73%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	76%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	80%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	84%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	92%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	94%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	94%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	84%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	79%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	83%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	87%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94%	88%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69%	80%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	85%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73%	81%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	86%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82%	86%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	74%	87%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	87%	91%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	90%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	83%	89%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	88%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85%	90%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	79%	88%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	91%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	93%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77%	90%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	72%	N/A
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66%	71%	N/A
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	78%	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86%	77%	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89%	88%	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80%	87%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	42.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	57.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,141.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$38,748.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,914.0

* Ira Cross Jr Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.