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Enrollment
937
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILLEEN ISD·NCES 482566010408
Skipcha Elementary School
515 PROSPECTOR TRL, HARKER HEIGHTS, TX 76548 · (254) 336-6690 · Bell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL937 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
457 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 71 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 161 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 17% |
Student demographics
76%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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Where Skipcha Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #1,257 of 4,401 | #8 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,410 of 4,466 | #9 of 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,175 of 4,466 | #10 of 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,135 of 3,998 | #19 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 937 | #152 of 4,938 | #4 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,280 of 4,622 | #39 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.8% | #78 of 4,628 | #1 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #3,630 of 4,789 | #44 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #1,175 of 2,838 | #15 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
937
-108 (-10%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 921
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 937 | 58.6 | 16.0:1 | 49% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 968 | 58.1 | 16.7:1 | 49% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 925 | 59.9 | 15.4:1 | 40% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 1,045 | 68 | 15.4:1 | 34% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 1,171 | 67.4 | 17.4:1 | 31% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 59 | 15.8:1 | 22% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 921 | 54 | 17.1:1 | 29% (269) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skipcha Elementary School.
About Skipcha Elementary School
HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas, is home to Skipcha Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school's 937 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
KILLEEN ISD includes 55 schools. Together they enroll 42,883 students.
Skipcha Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 32%. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 25% Black, 13% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 16.0:1 comes from the school's 58.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 49% of students at Skipcha Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 57% for public schools in Bell County.
A school with Skipcha Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 52.9%. Skipcha Elementary School scores 52.1%, within a point of that line.
Within Bell County, the median household income is $68,865, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Bell County has 130 public schools and roughly 71,041 students.
The closest public school to Skipcha Elementary School is Mountain View Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Skipcha Elementary School is ahead of the 44.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Skipcha Elementary School dropped 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,045 to 937 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Harker Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,192 students
- 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
Other schools in HARKER HEIGHTS
- Harker Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,192 students
- Nolan Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,068 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
- Mountain View Elementary School0.6 mi · 765
- Union Grove Middle School0.7 mi · 733
- Harker Heights High School0.7 mi · 2,192
- Maude Moore Wood Elementary School1.0 mi · 728
- Timber Ridge Elementary School1.9 mi · 717
- Nolan Middle School2.0 mi · 1,068
Frequently asked questions
About Skipcha Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Skipcha Elementary School?
Skipcha Elementary School enrolls approximately 937 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Skipcha Elementary School serve?
Skipcha Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Skipcha Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Skipcha Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Skipcha Elementary School?
Skipcha Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 32% Hispanic, 25% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Skipcha Elementary School in?
Skipcha Elementary School is part of KILLEEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.