SKIPCHA EL

SKIPCHA EL is a high-enrollment elementary-level community in HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas, one of the schools within KILLEEN ISD. The school instructs 937 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 81% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

SKIPCHA EL is one of 55 schools operated by KILLEEN ISD, a district that caters to 42,883 students overall.

Demographically, SKIPCHA EL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 25% White, 25% Black, 13% multiracial, 5% Asian.

On the resource side, The school lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SKIPCHA EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bell County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SKIPCHA EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bell County) reports that median household earnings sit near $68,865, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Bell County's 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), SKIPCHA EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MOUNTAIN VIEW EL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SKIPCHA EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SKIPCHA EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 45.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. SKIPCHA EL's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 1,171 (now 937). White enrollment moved from 36% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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