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Enrollment
585
Middle
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566006433
Eastern Hills Middle School
300 INDIAN TRL, HARKER HEIGHTS, TX 76548 · (254) 336-1100 · Bell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
452 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 211 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 46.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eastern Hills Middle School
Eastern Hills Middle School's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Hills Middle School this school | 585 | 77.3% | 28.5% |
| Manor Middle School KILLEEN | 592 | 73.3% | 24.8% |
| Connally Junior High School ELM MOTT | 553 | 79.6% | 20.5% |
| Lamar Middle School TEMPLE | 553 | 76.5% | 37.1% |
| Central Middle School GALVESTON | 785 | 79.5% | 31.4% |
| Travis Science Academy TEMPLE | 686 | 74.8% | 36.0% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eastern Hills Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #1,435 of 1,635 | #20 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,406 of 1,670 ▲ 58 | #20 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,562 of 1,670 ▲ 42 | #23 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #434 of 1,570 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #955 of 1,749 | #17 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,018 of 1,542 | #11 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #74 of 1,543 | #4 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #575 of 1,648 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #282 of 942 | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
585
-55 (-9%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 585 | 37.5 | 15.6:1 | 77% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 39.7 | 14.8:1 | 71% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 44.6 | 13.7:1 | 72% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 67% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 51.5 | 14.6:1 | 63% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 59% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 54 | 13.7:1 | 49% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 57 | 14.5:1 | 32% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 37 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastern Hills Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (753 to 585); teachers down 27% (51.5 to 37.5).
About Eastern Hills Middle School
Among the schools in HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas, is Eastern Hills Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. In all, 585 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
Eastern Hills Middle School falls under KILLEEN ISD, which has 55 schools enrolling 42,883 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Eastern Hills Middle School is Hispanic, with 38% of students. Other groups include 30% Black, 18% White, 10% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Eastern Hills Middle School scores 72%.
The school's 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. At Eastern Hills Middle School, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Bell County average 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Eastern Hills Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Texas public middle schools.
Eastern Hills Middle School scores 28.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.7%.
In the surrounding county, Bell County, the median household earns about $68,865 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Eastern Hills Middle School, Bell County has 130 public schools.
Harker Heights Elementary School is the nearest public school to Eastern Hills Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 28.5% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Eastern Hills Middle School enrolled 640 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 585.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Eastern Hills Middle School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KILLEEN ISD
- Harker Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,192 students
- Robert M Shoemaker High SchoolHigh · 2,165 students
- Killeen High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,031 students
- C E Ellison High SchoolHigh · 1,761 students
- Roy J Smith Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,135 students
Other schools in HARKER HEIGHTS
- Harker Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,192 students
- Nolan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,068 students
- Skipcha Elementary SchoolElementary · 937 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
- Union Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Harker Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
Nearby schools
- Harker Heights Elementary School0.8 mi · 706
- Mountain View Elementary School1.8 mi · 765
- Harker Heights High School1.8 mi · 2,192
- Union Grove Middle School1.9 mi · 733
- Skipcha Elementary School2.1 mi · 937
- Nolan Middle School2.1 mi · 1,068
Frequently asked questions
About Eastern Hills Middle SchoolHow large is Eastern Hills Middle School?
Eastern Hills Middle School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 06-08.
Is Eastern Hills Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eastern Hills Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Eastern Hills Middle School have?
Eastern Hills Middle School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Eastern Hills Middle School?
Student demographics at Eastern Hills Middle School are roughly 18% White, 38% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Eastern Hills Middle School in?
Eastern Hills Middle School is part of KILLEEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.