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Hay Branch Elem

Bell County · Region 12: Waco · 510 students

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Current score
75/1002025-26
Change
+12 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−2.5 ptsvs 77.5 average · 2,272 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,401 of 2,272tied with 67 others
C75

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 59 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.5 average for 2,272 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 14 points

64 to 78 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 78 is 3.4 points above the 74.6 average among 2,083 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

20% −1.5 pts vs 21.5%

  • 20% is 1.5 percentage points lower than the 21.5% average among 2,170 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Hay Branch Elem is rated C by TEA, scoring 75 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.5 average for 2,272 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 12 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,401st of 2,272 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 67 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageHay Branch Elem 6355686175 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated Not Rated with 59 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7577.5 2,272 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25D6177.1 2,259 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24D6874.3 2,242 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23F5574.7 2,228 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22D6381.7 2,208 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement69 D−2.5 vs similar economic context · 2,105 reporting
  • School Progress74 C−4.7 vs similar economic context · 2,098 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps78 C+3.4 vs similar economic context · 2,083 reporting
  • Academic Growth70 C−2.2 vs similar economic context · 2,052 reporting
  • Relative Performance74 C−2.9 vs similar economic context · 2,098 reporting
  • Hay Branch Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,272 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement69D1
School Progress74C6
Closing the Gaps78C2
Academic Growth70C10
Relative Performance74C6

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 2 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (74), so Student Achievement (69) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 74.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level69%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,105 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,105 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,105 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level77%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,104 reporting
  • Meets grade level46%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,104 reporting
  • Masters grade level17%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,104 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,094 reporting
  • Meets grade level36%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,094 reporting
  • Masters grade level12%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,094 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level58%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,947 reporting
  • Meets grade level22%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,947 reporting
  • Masters grade level3%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,947 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,272 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
510
Economically disadvantaged
83.5%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
6.7%−26.3 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
26.7%+8.3 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.8%+0.6 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
20.0%−1.5 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Hay Branch Elem

African American: 50.1%Hispanic: 26.5%White: 9.2%American Indian: 0.4%Asian: 1%Pacific Islander: 1.2%Two or More Races: 11.6%
  • African American 50.1%
  • Hispanic 26.5%
  • White 9.2%
  • American Indian 0.4%
  • Asian 1%
  • Pacific Islander 1.2%
  • Two or More Races 11.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,272 reporting for every category shown · 2,272 in full cohort

African American: 14.4%Hispanic: 71.2%White: 10.2%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.5%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 2.2%
  • African American 14.4%
  • Hispanic 71.2%
  • White 10.2%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 2.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
509
Economically disadvantaged students
425
Emergent bilingual students
34
Special education students
136

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
148
Students in TEA mobility denominator
482
TEA-published mobility rate
30.7%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 510 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 12 (2.3%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
510

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−12

Decrease · −2.3%

Change since 2021–22
−119

Decrease · −18.9%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
510
Selected comparison
616.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,242 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Hay Branch Elem
School yearStudents enrolledHay Branch ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 629 First available year 647.7
2022–23 602 Decrease of 27 (4.3%) 647.4
2023–24 574 Decrease of 28 (4.7%) 640.5
2024–25 522 Decrease of 52 (9.1%) 637.3
2025–26 510 Decrease of 12 (2.3%) 616.8

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
81

14.2% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
206

36.01 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
572

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
14.2%
Selected comparison
13.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,585 rated schools reporting

+0.9 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
36.01
Selected comparison
32.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,702 rated schools reporting

+3.9 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Hay Branch Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 715 98 13.7% 178 24.90 7.9% 15.6
2021–22 726 130 17.9% 372 51.24 12.8% 30.7
2022–23 705 83 11.8% 172 24.40 13.7% 33.9
2023–24 649 87 13.4% 270 41.60 13.7% 33.8
2024–25 572 81 14.2% 206 36.01 13.3% 32.1
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Hay Branch Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 81 14.2% 206 36.01 13.3% 32.1
In-school suspensions 77 13.5% 178 31.12 11.7% 23.2
Out-of-school suspensions 15 2.6% 24 4.20 8.6% 13.5
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Hay Branch Elem
  • Parent district: Killeen ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$13,182
Selected comparison
$13,178

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,257 rated schools reporting

+$5 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $13,182 per student for this campus, $14,322 per student for its parent district, Killeen ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearHay Branch ElemParent district: Killeen ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,488$9,955$13,054$8,260 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,144 rated schools reporting
2019$7,969$10,689$13,108$8,349 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,172 rated schools reporting
2020$10,085$13,484$14,058$8,864 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,183 rated schools reporting
2021$9,232$14,264$14,797$9,559 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,190 rated schools reporting
2022$9,139$13,404$15,708$11,040 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,208 rated schools reporting
2023$9,846$14,811$16,792$11,497 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,227 rated schools reporting
2024$12,035$15,038$18,125$12,420 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,241 rated schools reporting
2025$13,182$14,322$18,972$13,178 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,257 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$69,580+$2,109 vs similar economic context
Teachers
31−11.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
16.3+2.0 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Hay Branch Elem

Beginning: 4.2%1 to 5 years: 31.3%6 to 10 years: 36.1%11 to 20 years: 9.3%21 to 30 years: 18.8%
  • Beginning 4.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 31.3%
  • 6 to 10 years 36.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 9.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 18.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,272 reporting for every category shown · 2,272 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.1%1 to 5 years: 27.4%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 7.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Hay Branch Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classHay Branch Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten19.518
Grade 116.318.4
Grade 219.118.4
Grade 315.518.8
Grade 41918.8
Grade 524.519.9

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 014906119.