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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Contact information

Website

www.killeenisd.org

Address

500 N 38th St
Killeen, TX 76543-4161

Office phone number

(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%

African American

35.3%

American Indian

0.5%

Asian

2.1%

Hispanic

37.4%

Pacific Islander

2.4%

White

16.1%

Two or more races

6.2%

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%

At-risk students

75.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

89.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

13.6%

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%

Bilingual/ESL

12.3%

Gifted and talented

2.5%

Special education

17.7%

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)

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%

African American

88.3%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

93.5%

Pacific Islander

80.0%

White

82.5%

Two or more races

77.4%

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%

Reading

48.2%

Math

29.3%

Reading + Math

26.2%

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

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