Harker Heights High School
- High school in Killeen ISD
- Harker Heights, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Killeen ISD: N/A
Total students
2,267
Avg. teacher experience
12.9 years
Killeen ISD: 9.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
92.6 %
Killeen ISD: 88.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Harker Heights High School is a high school in Harker Heights, TX, in the Killeen ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,267 students. 55.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 92.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.3% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Harker Heights High School was 981 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.0.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $69,156, which is $6,682 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.9 years of experience.
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Website
Address
1001 E Fm 2410Harker Heights, TX 76548-6845
Office phone number
Principal
- Jorge Soldevila
- Jorge.Soldevila@killeenisd.org
- (254) 336-0800
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Harker Heights 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
2,267
African American
585 (25.8%)
Killeen ISD: 33.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
17 (0.7%)
Killeen ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
96 (4.2%)
Killeen ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
715 (31.5%)
Killeen ISD: 34.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
34 (1.5%)
Killeen ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
592 (26.1%)
Killeen ISD: 17.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
228 (10.1%)
Killeen ISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
55.4 %
Killeen ISD: 52.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
38.4 %
Killeen ISD: 66%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
7.4 %
Killeen ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
6.8 %
Killeen ISD: 11.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.9 %
Killeen ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
15.3 %
Killeen ISD: 17.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Killeen ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Killeen ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Killeen ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Killeen ISD: N/A
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 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
92.6 %
Killeen ISD: 88.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
92.9 %
Killeen ISD: 88.8%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
Masked
Killeen ISD: 100%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
90 %
Killeen ISD: 92.7%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
93.7 %
Killeen ISD: 88.3%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
100 %
Killeen ISD: 87.5%
Statewide: 88.3%
White
89.5 %
Killeen ISD: 88%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
96 %
Killeen ISD: 90.5%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 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
1.3 %
Killeen ISD: 2%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0.7 %
Killeen ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
6.7 %
Killeen ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
1 %
Killeen ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
2.4 %
Killeen ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
1.8 %
Killeen ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
1.1 %
Killeen ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Killeen ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
24 %
Killeen ISD: 22.9%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
23.4 %
Killeen ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
26.7 %
Killeen ISD: 25%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
6.9 %
Killeen ISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
28.1 %
Killeen ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
28.6 %
Killeen ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
23 %
Killeen ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
20.4 %
Killeen ISD: 22.3%
Statewide: 18.7%
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 2022-2023 school year.
All students
16.6 %
Killeen ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
13.6 %
Killeen ISD: 11%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Killeen ISD: 0%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
40 %
Killeen ISD: 30.1%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
14.3 %
Killeen ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
14.3 %
Killeen ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
19.3 %
Killeen ISD: 16.9%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
15.3 %
Killeen ISD: 12.8%
Statewide: 26.9%
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 2022-2023 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
40 %
Killeen ISD: 31.6%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
23.1 %
Killeen ISD: 20.7%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Killeen ISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
60 %
Killeen ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
48.1 %
Killeen ISD: 32.1%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Killeen ISD: 18.8%
Statewide: 47.4%
White
37 %
Killeen ISD: 39%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
41.2 %
Killeen ISD: 29.4%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, 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
981
Killeen ISD: 932
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
23.0
Killeen ISD: 19.8
Statewide: 19.2
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 2022-2023.
Reading
86.6 %
Killeen ISD: 81.5%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
79.9 %
Killeen ISD: 76.6%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
77.7 %
Killeen ISD: 72.9%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
130.2
African American
20.1 (15.4%)
Killeen ISD: 26.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Killeen ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2.9 (2.3%)
Killeen ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
20.8 (16%)
Killeen ISD: 18.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
2 (1.5%)
Killeen ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
77 (59.2%)
Killeen ISD: 47.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
7.4 (5.7%)
Killeen ISD: 4.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
2 (1.6%)
Killeen ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
75.9 (58.3%)
Killeen ISD: 67.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
50.1 (38.5%)
Killeen ISD: 31.4%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
2.2 (1.7%)
Killeen ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
17.4
Killeen ISD: 15.8
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 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
12.9 years
Killeen ISD: 9.9 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
$69,156
Killeen ISD: $66,169
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$57,906
Killeen ISD: $57,189
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,859
Killeen ISD: $60,584
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$66,040
Killeen ISD: $65,824
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$71,310
Killeen ISD: $71,340
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$79,464
Killeen ISD: $77,194
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$79,056
Killeen ISD: $83,758
Statewide: $74,014