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Robert M Shoemaker HS

Bell County · Region 12: Waco · 2,021 students

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Current score
79/1002025-26
Change
+10 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−1.0 ptsvs 80 average · 1,997 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,107 of 1,997tied with 76 others
C79

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 75 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 80 average for 1,997 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

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

Robert M Shoemaker HS is rated C by TEA, scoring 79 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 80 average for 1,997 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 10 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,107th of 1,997 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 76 others).

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

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageRobert M Shoemaker HS 6969767779 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 C with 75 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
2025-26C7980.0 1,997 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7779.7 1,973 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7677.8 1,953 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23D6978.4 1,920 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22D6982.2 1,896 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 Achievement76 C−1.9 vs similar economic context · 1,894 reporting
  • School Progress80 B−0.8 vs similar economic context · 1,886 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps76 C−1.2 vs similar economic context · 1,867 reporting
  • Academic Growth64 D−9.9 vs similar economic context · 1,829 reporting
  • Relative Performance80 B+0.9 vs similar economic context · 1,886 reporting
  • Robert M Shoemaker HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,997 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement76C4
School Progress80B10
Closing the Gaps76C4
Academic Growth64D6
Relative Performance80B10

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 4 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 (80), so Student Achievement (76) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 80.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level72%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
  • Meets grade level41%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
  • Masters grade level11%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level62%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,890 reporting
  • Meets grade level39%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,890 reporting
  • Masters grade level4%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,890 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,881 reporting
  • Meets grade level22%−21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,881 reporting
  • Masters grade level5%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,881 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level86%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,733 reporting
  • Meets grade level48%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,733 reporting
  • Masters grade level17%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,733 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level92%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 942 reporting
  • Meets grade level64%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 942 reporting
  • Masters grade level31%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 942 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,997 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.

Graduation

Four-Year
92.4%−1.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 460 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
91.1%−2.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 456 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
90.2%−2.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 457 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
1.9%+1.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
86.0%−1.9 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria86.0%87.9%−1.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 496 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course59.9%59.6%+0.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA18.9%27.9%−9.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)7.7%10.7%−3.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course18.9%34.0%−15.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification29.6%38.3%−8.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.6%1.7%−1.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree4.7%6.8%−2.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%3.6%−3.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness4.3%3.2%+1.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student10.7%7.9%+2.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces6.0%3.3%+2.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 499 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

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.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
435

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
162

37.2% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
190

43.7% of graduates

Not trackable
83

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
435
Selected comparison
232.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 396 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
162
Selected comparison
103.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 396 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
37.2%
Selected comparison
44.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 396 rated schools reporting

−6.9 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
43.7%
Selected comparison
50.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 396 rated schools reporting

−7.1 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
19.1%
Selected comparison
5.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 396 rated schools reporting

+14.0 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (004003)73
  2. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (003630)10
  3. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (003615)9

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

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

Students
2,021
Economically disadvantaged
64.0%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
9.6%−7.9 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
19.0%+0.1 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
91.8%−2.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
29.8%+13.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Robert M Shoemaker HS

African American: 45.1%Hispanic: 28.8%White: 11.8%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 2.2%Pacific Islander: 3.2%Two or More Races: 8.6%
  • African American 45.1%
  • Hispanic 28.8%
  • White 11.8%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 2.2%
  • Pacific Islander 3.2%
  • Two or More Races 8.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,997 reporting for every category shown · 1,997 in full cohort

African American: 11.1%Hispanic: 51.2%White: 31.3%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.2%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.7%
  • African American 11.1%
  • Hispanic 51.2%
  • White 31.3%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.7%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
2,021
Economically disadvantaged students
1,293
Emergent bilingual students
195
Special education students
385

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
600
Students in TEA mobility denominator
2,501
TEA-published mobility rate
24%

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 2,021 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 144 (6.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
2,021

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−144

Decrease · −6.7%

Change since 2021–22
−238

Decrease · −10.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
2,021
Selected comparison
621.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,960 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Robert M Shoemaker HS
School yearStudents enrolledRobert M Shoemaker HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 2,259 First available year 636.2
2022–23 2,175 Decrease of 84 (3.7%) 642.6
2023–24 2,258 Increase of 83 (3.8%) 639.3
2024–25 2,165 Decrease of 93 (4.1%) 634.5
2025–26 2,021 Decrease of 144 (6.7%) 621.5

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
373

15.6% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
975

40.81 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
2,389

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
15.6%
Selected comparison
12.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,534 rated schools reporting

+2.7 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
40.81
Selected comparison
30.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,652 rated schools reporting

+10.6 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Robert M Shoemaker HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 2,348 169 7.2% 441 18.78 9.8% 19.4
2021–22 2,500 521 20.8% 1,554 62.16 12.8% 29.8
2022–23 2,367 431 18.2% 1,176 49.68 13.3% 32
2023–24 2,484 358 14.4% 1,241 49.96 13.2% 31.7
2024–25 2,389 373 15.6% 975 40.81 12.9% 30.2
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Robert M Shoemaker HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 373 15.6% 975 40.81 12.9% 30.2
In-school suspensions 320 13.4% 607 25.41 11.6% 23.2
Out-of-school suspensions 130 5.4% 214 8.96 7.1% 10.5
DAEP placements 83 3.5% 101 4.23 5.0% 6
Mandatory DAEP placements 44 1.8% 53 2.22 3.5% 4.1
Discretionary DAEP placements 45 1.9% 48 2.01 2.8% 3.3
JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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
  • Robert M Shoemaker HS
  • Parent district: Killeen ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$10,375
Selected comparison
$12,664

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,969 rated schools reporting

−$2,289 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $10,375 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
YearRobert M Shoemaker HSParent district: Killeen ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$7,488$9,955$13,054$7,923 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,824 rated schools reporting
2019$7,330$10,689$13,108$8,080 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,840 rated schools reporting
2020$8,024$13,484$14,058$8,666 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,863 rated schools reporting
2021$7,620$14,264$14,797$9,091 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,875 rated schools reporting
2022$8,473$13,404$15,708$10,433 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,897 rated schools reporting
2023$9,665$14,811$16,792$11,145 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,920 rated schools reporting
2024$9,372$15,038$18,125$12,064 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,949 rated schools reporting
2025$10,375$14,322$18,972$12,664 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,969 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
$72,426+$6,052 vs similar economic context
Teachers
121+78.3 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
16.8+2.9 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Robert M Shoemaker HS

Beginning: 5.9%1 to 5 years: 27.9%6 to 10 years: 24%11 to 20 years: 26.7%21 to 30 years: 10.4%Over 30 years: 5.1%
  • Beginning 5.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 24%
  • 11 to 20 years 26.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 10.4%
  • Over 30 years 5.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,997 reporting for every category shown · 1,997 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.2%1 to 5 years: 26.2%6 to 10 years: 19.1%11 to 20 years: 28%21 to 30 years: 15.9%Over 30 years: 4.1%
  • Beginning 6.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 26.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 28%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.9%
  • Over 30 years 4.1%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Robert M Shoemaker HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classRobert M Shoemaker HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English11.215.1
Secondary languages other than English24.317.5
Secondary math14.515.9
Secondary science15.817.3
Secondary social studies15.317.2

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 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 school ranks best

Out of 200 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

2 measures

  • 3of 18

    Earned an associate degree

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 3of 18

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

6 measures

  • 4of 18

    Earned a level I or level II certificate

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 5of 18

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 8of 41

    Social Studies — Masters

    Bell County · of the 41 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 8of 18

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 10of 18

    College, career or military ready

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 10of 18

    Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness

    Bell County · of the 18 that report this measure · tied with 1

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

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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