EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE

EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE operates as a medium-sized intermediate school in HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas, operated by KILLEEN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 585 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

KILLEEN ISD runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 42,883 students. EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE records that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 30% Black, 18% White, 10% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Bell County's rate of about 57%.

After controlling for student poverty, EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bell County put median household earnings sit near $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bell County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), of which EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: HARKER HEIGHTS EL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.1%.

EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE has ticked down 22%, going from 753 students in 2018 to 585 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 31% to 18% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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