Harker Heights Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Killeen ISD
  • Harker Heights, TX
  • Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Killeen ISD: C

Total students

672

Avg. teacher experience

10.7 years

Killeen ISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Killeen ISD: 88.6%

Statewide: 90%

Harker Heights Elementary School is an elementary school in Harker Heights, TX, in the Killeen ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 672 students. 60.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 27.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,943, which is $1,056 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.killeenisd.org

Address

726 S Ann Blvd
Harker Heights, TX 76548-1209

Office phone number

(254) 336-2050

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harker Heights Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

672

African American

118 (17.6%)

Killeen ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.3%)

Killeen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

17 (2.5%)

Killeen ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

311 (46.3%)

Killeen ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

10 (1.5%)

Killeen ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

144 (21.4%)

Killeen ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

70 (10.4%)

Killeen ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

17.6%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

2.5%

Hispanic

46.3%

Pacific Islander

1.5%

White

21.4%

Two or more races

10.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

60.1 %

Killeen ISD: 58.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

86.9 %

Killeen ISD: 61.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

27.8 %

Killeen ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

60.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

86.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

27.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

27.1 %

Killeen ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

1 %

Killeen ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.2 %

Killeen ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

27.1%

Gifted and talented

1.0%

Special education

13.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Killeen ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Killeen ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Killeen ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Killeen ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

24.1 %

Killeen ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

33.1 %

Killeen ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

20 %

Killeen ISD: 30%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Killeen ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.3 %

Killeen ISD: 26.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

14.3 %

Killeen ISD: 27%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.1 %

Killeen ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

15.2 %

Killeen ISD: 23.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

44

African American

5.8 (13.2%)

Killeen ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Killeen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.5 (1%)

Killeen ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11.9 (27%)

Killeen ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Killeen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

23.9 (54.3%)

Killeen ISD: 52.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (4.5%)

Killeen ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Killeen ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

32.9 (74.7%)

Killeen ISD: 67.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.3 (23.3%)

Killeen ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.9 (2%)

Killeen ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15.3

Killeen ISD: 16.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.7 years

Killeen ISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$59,943

Killeen ISD: $57,315

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,446

Killeen ISD: $50,779

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,750

Killeen ISD: $51,581

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,050

Killeen ISD: $56,265

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$64,776

Killeen ISD: $61,975

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,295

Killeen ISD: $67,393

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$91,422

Killeen ISD: $73,723

Statewide: $71,111

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