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What's the one class at HARKER HEIGHTS H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,192
High
DISTRICT 1,284 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566008695
Harker Heights High School
1001 E FM 2410, HARKER HEIGHTS, TX 76548 · (254) 336-0800 · Bell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,192 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
127 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
873 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 620 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 561 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 529 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 482 | 22% |
Student demographics
75%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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 55.0% | 15.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 34.0% | 40.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Harker Heights High School
Harker Heights High School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harker Heights High School this school | 2,192 | 39.8% | 56.3% |
| Anna High School ANNA | 1,602 | 44.1% | 63.0% |
| Little Elm High School LITTLE ELM | 2,519 | 44.7% | 56.2% |
| McKinney High School MCKINNEY | 2,668 | 41.1% | 63.1% |
| Mansfield High School MANSFIELD | 2,552 | 36.2% | 70.0% |
| Atascocita High School HUMBLE | 3,696 | 44.6% | 55.4% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Harker Heights High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #602 of 1,385 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #755 of 1,425 ▲ 421 | #7 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #430 of 1,425 ▲ 56 | #5 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.0pp | #146 of 1,184 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,192 | #253 of 2,107 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,107 of 1,344 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #17 of 1,346 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #1,215 of 1,522 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #181 of 557 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,192
-508 (-19%) vs 2020
+47% since 2000-01, when it was 1,489
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 2,192 | 126.8 | 17.3:1 | 40% (873) |
| 2023-24 | 2,268 | 130.4 | 17.4:1 | 38% (870) |
| 2022-23 | 2,359 | 133.4 | 17.7:1 | 35% (815) |
| 2020-21 | 2,700 | 139 | 19.4:1 | 32% (851) |
| 2017-18 | 2,550 | 140.8 | 18.1:1 | 30% (753) |
| 2015-16 | 2,455 | 150 | 16.4:1 | 28% (683) |
| 2010-11 | 2,433 | 161 | 15.1:1 | 23% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 1,489 | 103 | 14.5:1 | 20% (303) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harker Heights High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (2,550 to 2,192); teachers down 10% (140.8 to 126.8).
About Harker Heights High School
Harker Heights High School is a high-enrollment high school based in HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas. Its 2,192 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 175% larger than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
KILLEEN ISD runs Harker Heights High School along with 54 other schools, enrolling 42,883 students in total.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Harker Heights High School, with 31% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 26% White, 26% Black, 11% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Harker Heights High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
The school has about 17.3 students per teacher and 126.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 40%. That rate is below the 57% average among public schools in Bell County.
The allk12 Grade for Harker Heights High School is B-. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Harker Heights High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 56.3% actual against 56.7% predicted.
Within Bell County, median household income is about $68,865, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Bell County number 130 and enroll about 71,041.
Skipcha Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Harker Heights High School is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Harker Heights High School is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 2,700 in 2020-21 and 2,192 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Killeen Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
Other schools in HARKER HEIGHTS
- 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
- Eastern Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Skipcha Elementary School0.7 mi · 937
- Mountain View Elementary School1.1 mi · 765
- Union Grove Middle School1.2 mi · 733
- Nolan Middle School1.3 mi · 1,068
- Maude Moore Wood Elementary School1.7 mi · 728
- Eastern Hills Middle School1.8 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Harker Heights High SchoolHow large is Harker Heights High School?
Harker Heights High School enrolls approximately 2,192 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Harker Heights High School serve?
Harker Heights High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harker Heights High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harker Heights High School is approximately 17.3:1 (127 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harker Heights High School?
Student demographics at Harker Heights High School are roughly 26% White, 31% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Harker Heights High School public or private?
Harker Heights High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KILLEEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.