Harker Heights High School

1001 Fm 2410, Harker Heights, TX 76548 | (254) 336-0800

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2,546

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2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,546 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 783rd out of 1,325 high schools in TX.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Mr Ralph Bray
Fax: (254) 698-5267
Website: www.killeenisd.org

School District Details

Killeen Independent School District (ISD)
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,009
Graduation Rate: 66.6%
Dropout Rate: 3.9%
Students Per Teacher: 14.6
Enrolled Students: 39,603

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,546
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 162.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,302 (51.1%)
Females: 1,244 (48.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 159 (6.2%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 435 (17.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 594 (23.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Harker Heights High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	11	0.4%
Black	852	33.5%
Asian	112	4.4%
Hispanic	507	19.9%
White	1,064	41.8%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	776	30.5%
10th Grade	696	27.3%
11th Grade	575	22.6%
12th Grade	499	19.6%

Breakdown of College Ready Graduates (2009)

Percent Ready For College in Reading

School:

59.0%

District:

53.0%

State:

62.0%

Percent Ready For College in Math

School:

59.0%

District:

42.0%

State:

60.0%

Graduation & Dropout Rates (2009)

Graduation Rate

School:

89.2%

District:

82.8%

State:

80.6%

Dropout Rate

School:

6.8%

District:

10.9%

State:

9.4%

Faculty Breakdown (2010)

Average Teacher Experience

School:

11.6

District:

10.1

State:

11.3

Percent of Teachers With 1-5 Years Experience

School:

33.6%

District:

38.0%

State:

31.0%

Percent of Teachers With 6-10 Years Experience

School:

18.2%

District:

20.8%

State:

20.3%

Percent of Teachers With 11-20 Years Experience

School:

26.6%

District:

21.6%

State:

24.4%

Percent of Teachers With Greater Than 20 Years Experience

School:

19.0%

District:

14.5%

State:

18.3%

Faculty Salary (2010)

School Administration Average Base Salary

School:

$78,259

District:

$70,120

State:

$70,209

Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$48,605

District:

$47,588

State:

$48,263

Beginning Teacher Average Base Salary

School:

$39,653

District:

$41,003

State:

$41,165

Teacher With 1-5 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$42,499

State:

$43,527

Teacher With 6-10 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$46,038

State:

$46,149

Teacher With 11-20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$50,296

State:

$50,153

Teacher With Greater Than 20 Years Experience Average Base Salary

School:

$60,650

State:

$58,427

Source: TX Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 2.5

2.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Harker Heights High School

Reviewed by Student on February 17, 2011
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school shows how ignorance and poor parenting effects the whole, much like its counterparts, Killeen HS an Ellison HS.

Reviewed by Student on January 26, 2011
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Dear Mr./Ms. concerned citizen and parent. I am a student attending Harker Heights High School who came from a high school in Georgia. First of all, EVERY high school does and will have a stiuation where drugs are involved. Its not the school, its the retarded teachers. If they were really doing their jobs and watching their students, there probably would not have been a drug bust in the first place. Though it is not all the administers faults, some teeneagers think of drugs as a stress reliever from high school lifestyles. Everywhere in the world young children and teenagers are introduced to drugs, and once they are its hard for some to say no. Which in turn is the parents fault. If they raised their children the right way, their child/ren should not hesitate to say no. So in conclusion it is not all the administrations fault. Second of all, it is not a shame the campus isnt closed during lunch. Keeping students locked up for nine hours in a small buliding for 2,278 kids is not good at all. Teenagers need a breather after three/four periods. Which is what lunch if for. Leaving during lunch gives us that extra umph we need to continue on through our day. It gives us time to recharge our attitudes and emotions. Lunch is the time when most teenagers enjoy their friends and laugh and have a great time. Going off campus makes it better. Some parents pick their child/ren for lunch and enjoy good quality time together, away from their busy day job lifestyles. Just being able to step outside without being in trouble and taking a deep breathe is suprising relaxing and can change a persons mood, especially a teenager. Third of all... WE ARE NOT DELINQUENTS! And you cant sit there and say that some of us will become problems to the society and near future. I bet in your high school years, you had troubled kids just like we do. And alomost ALL of the people kidnapping,killing, abducting, raping, and stealing are all from YOUR generation. Since we have gotten to school we have had AT LEAST six letters given to us about kids being abducted. I have never seen or heard such horrible things so many times in my high school years!! You were in high school once, and kids acted the same way, maybe even worse. So before you call us DELINQUENTS, you should really put yourself in our shoes, and think "i was in high school once too" and maybe, if your hearts in the right place, your persepective on things will change. I have seen schools way worse then this one. And although i would prefer to be back at my old school, i have made friends i will remember for a lifetime and have been taught some life changing lessons by some really extra-ordinary teachers and one thing ive learned about being in high school is... its not about what you got... its what you MAKE of what you got.
- A protective student

Reviewed by Student on March 06, 2007
Rating: (4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
i think your athletic department sucks. who has their students running on the highway anyways?

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