NOLAN MIDDLE

NOLAN MIDDLE is a large junior high in HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas, operated by KILLEEN ISD. The school teaches 1,068 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 66% larger than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, NOLAN MIDDLE logs that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 25% White, 24% Black, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Bell County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, NOLAN MIDDLE records 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bell County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NOLAN MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.0%, the actual is 49.2%, a residual of -3.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Bell County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,865 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NOLAN MIDDLE is one of 130 public schools in Bell County (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students).

The closest other public school is NOLANVILLE EL, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NOLAN MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the NOLAN MIDDLE community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.