Impact of COVID-19 on Harker Heights High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 794th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 820th of 1961 High schools | 0.9% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Harker Heights High School) | 24 | 22 | 2% |
End of Course Algebra I (Killeen Independent School District (Isd)) | 43 | 37 | 6% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Harker Heights High School) | 65 | 64 | 1% |
End of Course Biology (Killeen Independent School District (Isd)) | 57 | 55 | 2% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Harker Heights High School) | 35 | 63 | 28% |
End of Course English I Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd)) | 31 | 50 | 19% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Harker Heights High School) | 56 | 59 | 3% |
End of Course English II Reading (Killeen Independent School District (Isd)) | 46 | 52 | 6% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Harker Heights High School) | 88 | 79 | 9% |
End of Course U.S. History (Killeen Independent School District (Isd)) | 77 | 72 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2520 | 2359 | 6.4% |
African American | 778 | 608 | 21.9% |
American Indian | 16 | 16 | |
Asian | 103 | 100 | 2.9% |
Hispanic | 668 | 754 | 12.9% |
Pacific Islander | 39 | 53 | 35.9% |
White | 715 | 594 | 16.9% |
Two or More Races | 201 | 234 | 16.4% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 31.6% | 34.5% | 3% |