📍 726 S Ann Blvd, Harker Heights, Bell County, 76548
Harker Heights el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harker Heights, Bell County. The school has 724 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tiphani Morris. It is part of the Killeen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harker Heights el enrolls 724 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 342 | 47% |
| White | 141 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 139 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 10% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
613 of the school's 724 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 591 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harker Heights el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 54.
Harker Heights el is one of 54 schools in KILLEEN ISD, based in KILLEEN, Texas. The district serves 42,883 students district-wide and employs 2,803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 724 students, Harker Heights el is close to the district average of about 794 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large