📍 1001 e Fm 2410, Harker Heights, Bell County, 76548
Harker Heights H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harker Heights, Bell County. The school has 2,359 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jorge Soldevila. It is part of the Killeen Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 133.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The school offers 49 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harker Heights H S enrolls 2,359 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 133.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 25% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 754 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 608 | 26% |
| White | 594 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 234 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 100 | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 53 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
815 of the school's 2,359 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 704 qualify for free lunch and 111 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harker Heights H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 H S 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 2,359 students, Harker Heights H S is larger than the district average of about 794 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large