HARKER HEIGHTS EL

HARKER HEIGHTS EL is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas, part of KILLEEN ISD, with 706 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 519.

HARKER HEIGHTS EL is one of 55 schools operated by KILLEEN ISD, a district that hosts 42,883 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HARKER HEIGHTS EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 19% Black, 17% White, 10% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at HARKER HEIGHTS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bell County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARKER HEIGHTS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bell County put median household income runs about $68,865, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. HARKER HEIGHTS EL is one of 130 public schools in Bell County (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students).

The closest other public school is EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARKER HEIGHTS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. HARKER HEIGHTS EL's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 725 (now 706). White enrollment moved from 23% to 17% across the same window.

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