UNION GROVE MIDDLE

As a middle-of-the-pack junior high in HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas, UNION GROVE MIDDLE educates 733 students from grades 6 through 8, part of KILLEEN ISD.

Across the 55 schools in KILLEEN ISD (42,883 students total), UNION GROVE MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, UNION GROVE MIDDLE shows that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% White, 26% Black, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at UNION GROVE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bell County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, UNION GROVE MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.9%, the actual is 47.6%, a residual of -9.3 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bell County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,865, 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 UNION GROVE MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: MOUNTAIN VIEW EL, around 0.2 miles off. 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), UNION GROVE MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.9%.

UNION GROVE MIDDLE operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at UNION GROVE MIDDLE has declined 20%, going from 922 students in 2018 to 733 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 37% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.