Liberty Hill Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Killeen ISD
  • Killeen, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Killeen ISD: C

Total students

800

Avg. teacher experience

9.5 years

Killeen ISD: 10.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Killeen ISD: 88.6%

Statewide: 90%

Liberty Hill Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Killeen, TX, in the Killeen ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 800 students. 67.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,064, which is $5,823 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.killeenisd.org

Address

4500 Kit Carson Trl
Killeen, TX 76542-4401

Office phone number

(254) 336-1370

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Liberty Hill Middle 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

800

African American

308 (38.5%)

Killeen ISD: 34.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Killeen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

20 (2.5%)

Killeen ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

263 (32.9%)

Killeen ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

13 (1.6%)

Killeen ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

136 (17%)

Killeen ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

59 (7.4%)

Killeen ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

38.5%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

2.5%

Hispanic

32.9%

Pacific Islander

1.6%

White

17.0%

Two or more races

7.4%

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

67.5 %

Killeen ISD: 58.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

55.6 %

Killeen ISD: 61.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.6 %

Killeen ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

67.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

55.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.6%

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

8.9 %

Killeen ISD: 10.4%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.5 %

Killeen ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.5 %

Killeen ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.9%

Gifted and talented

3.5%

Special education

16.5%

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)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Killeen ISD: C

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Killeen ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

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.

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

22 %

Killeen ISD: 25.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

24.4 %

Killeen ISD: 29.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Killeen ISD: 30%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

10 %

Killeen ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

19.5 %

Killeen ISD: 26.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

11.1 %

Killeen ISD: 27%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

26.7 %

Killeen ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

16.5 %

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

47

African American

14.3 (30.5%)

Killeen ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (2.1%)

Killeen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Killeen ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5 (10.6%)

Killeen ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (2.1%)

Killeen ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

23.7 (50.4%)

Killeen ISD: 52.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (4.3%)

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

27.2 (57.8%)

Killeen ISD: 67.7%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

19.8 (42.2%)

Killeen ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

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

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

9.5 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

$53,064

Killeen ISD: $57,315

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$46,623

Killeen ISD: $50,779

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$43,812

Killeen ISD: $51,581

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$53,780

Killeen ISD: $56,265

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$58,138

Killeen ISD: $61,975

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$68,183

Killeen ISD: $67,393

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Killeen ISD: $73,723

Statewide: $71,111

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