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Enrollment
2,083
High
DISTRICT 1,284 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566002871
Killeen High School
500 N 38TH ST, KILLEEN, TX 76543 · (254) 336-7208 · Bell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,083 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test 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.
- CThree-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
17.5:1
119 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,548 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 | 578 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 549 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 504 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 452 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 35.0% | 22.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 23.0% | 42.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Killeen High School
Killeen High School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killeen High School this school | 2,083 | 74.3% | 38.9% |
| Lamar High School ARLINGTON | 2,457 | 76.8% | 38.1% |
| Longview High School LONGVIEW | 2,272 | 78.2% | 56.8% |
| Westfield High School HOUSTON | 2,264 | 74.9% | 27.3% |
| Marshall High School MARSHALL | 1,467 | 74.5% | 38.6% |
| Horn High School MESQUITE | 2,757 | 73.7% | 42.9% |
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 Killeen High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,161 of 1,385 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,046 of 1,425 ▲ 225 | #11 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,242 of 1,425 ▲ 64 | #13 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #803 of 1,184 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,083 | #296 of 2,107 | #5 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,132 of 1,344 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #171 of 1,346 | #5 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #493 of 1,522 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #216 of 557 | #7 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
2,083
-79 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 2,367
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 2,083 | 119.3 | 17.5:1 | 74% (1,548) |
| 2023-24 | 2,166 | 124.6 | 17.4:1 | 78% (1,697) |
| 2022-23 | 2,076 | 127.8 | 16.3:1 | 69% (1,431) |
| 2020-21 | 2,162 | 137 | 15.8:1 | 51% (1,098) |
| 2017-18 | 2,362 | 142.4 | 16.6:1 | 53% (1,251) |
| 2015-16 | 2,336 | 153 | 15.3:1 | 56% (1,302) |
| 2010-11 | 1,934 | 140 | 13.8:1 | 49% (957) |
| 2000-01 | 1,753 | 132 | 13.3:1 | 36% (632) |
| 1990-91 | 2,367 | 127 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Killeen High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (2,362 to 2,083); teachers down 16% (142.4 to 119.3).
About Killeen High School
KILLEEN, Texas, is home to Killeen High School, a large high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 2,083 students. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
Enrollment across the 55 schools in KILLEEN ISD totals 42,883 students.
No group is above 50% at Killeen High School; the largest is Hispanic, at 42%. Other reported shares: 35% Black, 10% White, and 8% multiracial. Bell County's residents are about 26% Hispanic, 16 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Killeen High School scores 68%.
Its ratio of 17.5:1 is based on 119.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 74%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bell County is 57%.
Killeen High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Texas public high schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 42.0%. Killeen High School scores 38.9%.
For the population of Bell County, median household income comes to about $68,865, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bell County's 130 public schools enroll about 71,041 students and include Killeen High School.
Measured in a straight line, Gateway High School is about 1.1 miles from Killeen High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Killeen High School is ahead of the 31.9% nearby average, ranking 1st of 4.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 17.5:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Killeen High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- 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 KILLEEN
- Robert M Shoemaker High SchoolHigh · 2,165 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
- Saegert Elementary SchoolElementary · 940 students
Nearby schools
- Gateway High School1.1 mi · 84
- Gateway Middle School1.1 mi · 48
- Killeen Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,091
- Peebles Elementary School1.2 mi · 458
- Killeen JJAEP1.3 mi · 1
- Bell County Inspire Academy1.3 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Killeen High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Killeen High School?
Killeen High School enrolls approximately 2,083 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Killeen High School serve?
Killeen High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Killeen High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Killeen High School is approximately 17.5:1 (119 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Killeen High School?
Killeen High School reports a student body of 10% White, 42% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Killeen High School in?
Killeen High School is part of KILLEEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.