Harker Heights H S

Killeen Isd · Bell County · High school

Harker Heights H S enrolled 2,191 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 93.3% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 30% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~29 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Harker Heights H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 48% in TX+4.7 vs TX
Harker Heights H S 94.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 12% in TX+21.3 vs TX
Harker Heights H S 96.4%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 27% in TX+7.4 vs TX
Harker Heights H S 52.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 8% in TX+23.2 vs TX
Harker Heights H S 104.3%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 27% in TX+5.5 vs TX
Harker Heights H S 20.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 31% in TX-7.3 vs TX
Harker Heights H S 18.7%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 27% in TX-9.3 vs TX
Harker Heights H S 45.8%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course46 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 273 · White: 51
Take an AP/IB exam11 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 274 · White: 16
Pass an AP/IB exam24 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 29 · White: 57

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

859095201220152018202120249590

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

406080100201720192021202320249675

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

4050607020162018202020225245

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

60801002012201520182021202410481

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

10203040201220152018202120242015

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark451434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark468

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

161820201320162019202220242116

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

161820201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1718192021201320162019202220242017

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

10203040201720192022202420252619

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

40506070201720192022202420256449

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

405060201720192022202420255644

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

354045505560201420172020202320245546

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2030402015201720192021202320243525

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

10152025201220152018202120241711

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

204060201220152018202120243624

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336568

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202493.3%94.5%91.8%91.8%89.4%
College/career/military ready202494.8%96.4%93.1%94.2%93.4%
Algebra I proficiency202515.5%18.7%11.9%17.5%13.2%
Biology proficiency202565.4%63.5%58.4%72.4%62.1%
English II proficiency202562.4%55.8%63.1%67.5%53.1%
Advanced course completion202451.5%45.8%51%51.3%43.7%
Took an AP/IB course202430.3%24.5%26.3%34.1%22.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202414.8%10.6%12.3%16.2%9.1%
Passed an AP/IB exam202445.1%24.1%40%56.8%42.1%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).