LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE

Located at 4500 KIT CARSON TRL, in KILLEEN, Texas, LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE is an average-sized junior high that teaches 674 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within KILLEEN ISD.

KILLEEN ISD comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 42,883 students; LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE lists that 41% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Bell County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bell County put the typical household earns roughly $68,865 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bell County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), of which LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is CEDAR VALLEY EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LIBERTY HILL MIDDLE has declined 20%, going from 847 students in 2018 to 674 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.