Killeen High School
- High school in Killeen ISD
- Killeen, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
C
Killeen ISD: C
Total students
2,187
Avg. teacher experience
10.4 years
Killeen ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
88.2 %
Killeen ISD: 88.6%
Statewide: 90%
Killeen High School is a high school in Killeen, TX, in the Killeen ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,187 students. 75.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.
In the Class of 2021, 88.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3% during the 2020-2021 school year.
The average SAT score at Killeen High School was 965 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.5.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,882, which is $1,005 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.
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Website
Address
500 N 38th StKilleen, TX 76543-4161
Office phone number
Principal
- Kara Trevino
- Kara.Trevino@killeenisd.org
- (254) 336-7208
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Killeen High 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
2,187
African American
772 (35.3%)
Killeen ISD: 34.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
10 (0.5%)
Killeen ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
46 (2.1%)
Killeen ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
818 (37.4%)
Killeen ISD: 32.8%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
53 (2.4%)
Killeen ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
353 (16.1%)
Killeen ISD: 19.1%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
135 (6.2%)
Killeen ISD: 9.2%
Statewide: 2.9%
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
75.1 %
Killeen ISD: 58.5%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
89.3 %
Killeen ISD: 61.9%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
13.6 %
Killeen ISD: 11.2%
Statewide: 21.7%
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
12.3 %
Killeen ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
2.5 %
Killeen ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
17.7 %
Killeen ISD: 14.4%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
C
Killeen ISD: C
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Killeen ISD: C
School progress (2021-2022)
B
Killeen ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
Not Rated: SB 1365
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.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
88.2 %
Killeen ISD: 88.6%
Statewide: 90%
African American
88.3 %
Killeen ISD: 89.5%
Statewide: 86.3%
American Indian
Masked
Killeen ISD: 86.7%
Statewide: 87.4%
Asian
100 %
Killeen ISD: 95.3%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
93.5 %
Killeen ISD: 88.6%
Statewide: 88.1%
Pacific Islander
80 %
Killeen ISD: 88%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
82.5 %
Killeen ISD: 87%
Statewide: 93.8%
Two or more races
77.4 %
Killeen ISD: 84.2%
Statewide: 90.8%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
3 %
Killeen ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 2.4%
African American
3.6 %
Killeen ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 3.5%
American Indian
0 %
Killeen ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 3.1%
Asian
2.4 %
Killeen ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
2.9 %
Killeen ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 2.8%
Pacific Islander
3.5 %
Killeen ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 2.6%
White
2.1 %
Killeen ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 1.3%
Two or more races
2.8 %
Killeen ISD: 2.5%
Statewide: 2%
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
37.6 %
Killeen ISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 15%
African American
39.8 %
Killeen ISD: 29.2%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
71.4 %
Killeen ISD: 30%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
24.4 %
Killeen ISD: 11.3%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
38.1 %
Killeen ISD: 26.2%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
28.1 %
Killeen ISD: 27%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
35.1 %
Killeen ISD: 21.7%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
33.6 %
Killeen ISD: 23.7%
Statewide: 13.9%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.
All students
16.1 %
Killeen ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 21.1%
African American
14.9 %
Killeen ISD: 9.5%
Statewide: 13%
American Indian
Masked
Killeen ISD: 9.1%
Statewide: 16.8%
Asian
28.6 %
Killeen ISD: 25.7%
Statewide: 55.4%
Hispanic
14.6 %
Killeen ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 18%
Pacific Islander
21.7 %
Killeen ISD: 12.1%
Statewide: 17.9%
White
20.3 %
Killeen ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 24.3%
Two or more races
10.9 %
Killeen ISD: 12.8%
Statewide: 23.5%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
26.4 %
Killeen ISD: 23.3%
Statewide: 48.6%
African American
15.2 %
Killeen ISD: 12%
Statewide: 29%
American Indian
N/A
Killeen ISD: Masked
Statewide: 52.8%
Asian
33.3 %
Killeen ISD: 29.7%
Statewide: 73.6%
Hispanic
22.7 %
Killeen ISD: 23.3%
Statewide: 34.6%
Pacific Islander
0 %
Killeen ISD: 0%
Statewide: 43.9%
White
37.8 %
Killeen ISD: 34.9%
Statewide: 61.2%
Two or more races
83.3 %
Killeen ISD: 31.9%
Statewide: 60.8%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
965
Killeen ISD: 977
Statewide: 1002
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
21.5
Killeen ISD: 21.1
Statewide: 20.0
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.
Reading
48.2 %
Killeen ISD: 48.4%
Statewide: 56.1%
Math
29.3 %
Killeen ISD: 35.1%
Statewide: 45.7%
Reading + Math
26.2 %
Killeen ISD: 32.7%
Statewide: 40.4%
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
123.6
African American
27.8 (22.5%)
Killeen ISD: 22.3%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0.2 (0.2%)
Killeen ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (1.6%)
Killeen ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
16.2 (13.1%)
Killeen ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Killeen ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
66.6 (53.9%)
Killeen ISD: 52.6%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
10.8 (8.7%)
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
4.3 (3.4%)
Killeen ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
69.2 (56%)
Killeen ISD: 67.7%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
49.9 (40.4%)
Killeen ISD: 31.1%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0.3 (0.2%)
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
17.7
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
10.4 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
$57,882
Killeen ISD: $57,315
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$57,168
Killeen ISD: $50,779
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$50,857
Killeen ISD: $51,581
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$55,800
Killeen ISD: $56,265
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$62,366
Killeen ISD: $61,975
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$69,147
Killeen ISD: $67,393
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$72,825
Killeen ISD: $73,723
Statewide: $71,111