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Liberty Hill Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1870^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Liberty Hill Middle in Killeen, TX, is a suburban 6th-8th grade campus within the Killeen Independent School District (Isd) serving 674 students, where about 61% are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Liberty Hill Middle has experienced a significant and sustained decline in academic performance over the past decade, dropping from the 59th percentile statewide in 2015-2016 to the 20th percentile in the most recent data. This decline is most pronounced in 8th-grade mathematics, where only 14.62% of students were proficient, a rate far below the district average of 28.05% and the state average of 47.24%. This is the lowest proficiency rate among comparable middle schools in the district, including nearby Roy J Smith Middle (44.93%) and Union Grove Middle (31.58%). However, the school shows a striking paradox in its Algebra I program, where 86.89% of students taking the End-of-Course exam were proficient—nearly double the district average and far exceeding the state average. This suggests the school excels at accelerating a select group of students but struggles to translate that success to the broader 8th-grade math curriculum.

Despite academic challenges, Liberty Hill has maintained a consistently low dropout rate of just 0.2%, significantly lower than the district average of 2.1% and many nearby schools like Rancier Middle (4.9%). The school also shows notable strength in serving Hispanic students, who ranked in the 54th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, higher than the school's overall rank. However, support for other subgroups has been volatile, with English Language Learner students dropping from the 72nd percentile to the 27th percentile in just one year. Compared to its closest neighbor, Union Grove Middle (1.61 miles away), which has a lower rate of economic disadvantage and ranks in the 64th percentile, Liberty Hill's performance is more comparable to schools like Charles E Patterson Middle (31st percentile) and Roy J Smith Middle (44th percentile), which have similar rates of economic disadvantage.

674

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,658

Per pupil spending ?

61%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 Kit Carson Trl
Killeen, TX 76542-4401

(254) 336-1370

District: Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Liberty Hill Middle usually attend:

High:

Harker Heights High School

Feeder schools for Liberty Hill Middle:

Elementary:	Cedar Valley Elementary
	Timber Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.7%

Hispanic:

31.3%

White:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

Texas avg47%

1,870^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Middle Schools in the Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

611^th of 951Killeen Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1870 of 2335	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	1446 of 2344	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1437 of 2372	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1503 of 2330	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1745 of 2254	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	1499 of 2252	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	898 of 2193	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	817 of 2080	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	664 of 2027	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.4	815 of 1987	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.1	537 of 2043	73.7%	★★★★☆
2014	61.2	752 of 1987	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.6	538 of 1973	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	63.0	682 of 1951	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	834 of 1895	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	650 of 1803	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.3	610 of 1763	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	556 of 1718	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	417 of 1684	75.2%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	298 of 1585	81.2%	★★★★☆
2005	69.1	438 of 1582	72.3%	★★★★☆
2004	63.0	592 of 1573	62.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	1144 of 1295	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	570 of 997	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	710 of 1280	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	918 of 1273	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	975 of 1251	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	784 of 1213	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	418 of 1193	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	394 of 1167	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	582 of 642	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	508 of 617	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	514 of 616	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	534 of 606	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	414 of 589	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	462 of 594	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	476 of 587	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	1596 of 2182	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	1477 of 2118	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	745 of 2058	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	495 of 2008	75.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	1017 of 1390	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.9	399 of 1428	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	42.8	955 of 1770	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	851 of 1720	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.3	1213 of 1643	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	984 of 1592	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	439 of 1445	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	337 of 1376	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	1920 of 2240	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.5	1062 of 1825	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1522 of 2242	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1446 of 2241	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1726 of 2221	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1442 of 2151	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	807 of 2047	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	803 of 2008	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	1044 of 1497	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.7	759 of 1230	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	853 of 1481	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	992 of 1488	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	855 of 1501	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	848 of 1446	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	637 of 1430	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	1223 of 2141	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	799 of 1731	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	987 of 2119	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	784 of 2116	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	1346 of 2077	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	1024 of 2043	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	488 of 1935	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	527 of 1895	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	1859 of 2253	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.8	947 of 1820	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1169 of 2235	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1320 of 2251	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1887 of 2220	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	1582 of 2172	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	963 of 2073	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	685 of 2039	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	1717 of 2253	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	1194 of 1818	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	1317 of 2246	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1449 of 2245	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1723 of 2228	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	1443 of 2168	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	940 of 2069	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	848 of 2030	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	485 of 676	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	622 of 818	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	603 of 817	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	668 of 813	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	657 of 743	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	471 of 753	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	335 of 720	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	90.4	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	14.3	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.0	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	9 of 24	62.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	1140 of 1956	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	766 of 1568	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	970 of 1891	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	935 of 1815	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1335 of 1757	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	1179 of 1712	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	565 of 1626	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	380 of 1597	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	1439 of 1731	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.8	825 of 1439	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1116 of 1733	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1053 of 1749	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1353 of 1723	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	1207 of 1700	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	833 of 1684	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	717 of 1673	57.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+22 vs school

Pacific Islander (2026)30th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

White (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I87%+33 vs state

Reading39%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 vs state

Social Studies16%-16 vs state

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The school is very ghetto and the staff have cursed out my child and many others. I would not recommend it for anyone's child. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Liberty Hill Middle	Public	6-8	4500 Kit Carson Trl	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1370	674	42	16.1	61.0%	93 (13.8%)	274 (40.7%)	211 (31.3%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	64 (9.5%)	25.6	1870^th of 2335 public middle schools	19.9%		38.3	1446^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.3%	424	86.9	35.0	34.8	46.1	25.6	31.0	14.6	16.0	$10,658
Union Grove Middle	Public	6-8	101 E Iowa Dr	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-6580	733	38	19.3	38.9%	211 (28.8%)	188 (25.6%)	225 (30.7%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	77 (10.5%)	57.5	829^th of 2335 public middle schools	64.5%		43.3	1289^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.0%	460	82.8	60.1	57.6	68.0	33.6	42.4	31.6	28.2	$10,666
Gateway Middle	Public	6-8	1307 Gowen Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1690	48	15	3.2	79.2%	3 (6.3%)	27 (56.3%)	11 (22.9%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	4 (8.3%)								(n/a)			0.0			0.0			$36,981
Manor Middle	Public	6-8	1700 S W S Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1310	592	41	14.3	73.3%	83 (14.0%)	203 (34.3%)	237 (40.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	49 (8.3%)	19	2072^nd of 2335 public middle schools	11.3%		14.3	2165^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.6%	93	68.8	42.9	33.1	29.1	20.4	20.0	18.6	12.6	$12,209
Charles E Patterson Middle	Public	6-8	8383 W Trimmier Rd	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-7100	746	48	15.5	57.1%	102 (13.7%)	291 (39.0%)	233 (31.2%)	33 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	70 (9.4%)	33.7	1608^th of 2335 public middle schools	31.1%		33.5	1603^rd of 2344 public middle schools	31.6%	5	66.2	43.1	36.7	49.6	25.4	25.8	26.4	30.2	$9,413
Eastern Hills Middle	Public	6-8	300 Indian Trl	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1100	585	37	15.6	77.3%	104 (17.8%)	173 (29.6%)	223 (38.1%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.4%)	61 (10.4%)	16.6	2123^rd of 2335 public middle schools	9.1%		15.2	2147^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.4%	24	88.9	30.5	30.2	37.2	23.2	11.1	20.6	14.6	$11,905
Dr Jimmie Don Aycock Middle	Public	6-8	5360 Chaparral Rd	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 336-3300	557	29	19.0	50.3%	96 (17.2%)	198 (35.5%)	163 (29.3%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	69 (12.4%)	42.6	1301^st of 2335 public middle schools	44.3%					(n/a)	82.9	53.4	49.8	49.7	28.1	33.6	17.9	28.7	$00
Nolan Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Warriors Path Rd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1150	1,068	58	18.3	47.8%	266 (24.9%)	257 (24.1%)	379 (35.5%)	35 (3.3%)	6 (0.6%)	17 (1.6%)	108 (10.1%)	50.6	1033^rd of 2335 public middle schools	55.8%		53.4	969^th of 2344 public middle schools	58.7%	64	82.0	54.9	54.2	65.5	42.1	22.7	31.9	26.2	$8,867
Palo Alto Middle	Public	6-8	2301 W Elms Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1200	781	48	16.3	76.7%	74 (9.5%)	390 (49.9%)	243 (31.1%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.3%)	42 (5.4%)	16.2	2138^th of 2335 public middle schools	8.4%		14.3	2166^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.6%	28	87.5	32.9	21.9	36.5	20.8	16.9	21.3	9.9	$10,831
Rancier Middle	Public	6-8	3301 Hilliard Ave	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1250	735	43	17.1	80.0%	80 (10.9%)	261 (35.5%)	321 (43.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	53 (7.2%)	24.5	1919^th of 2335 public middle schools	17.8%		15.8	2134^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.0%	215	91.4	43.0	36.0	33.2	22.0	21.8	38.4	9.1	$11,194

Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Hill Middle

What high school do graduates of Liberty Hill Middle attend?

Students who attend Liberty Hill Middle usually go on to attend Harker Heights High School

What is the racial makeup of Liberty Hill Middle?

Students at Liberty Hill Middle are 41% African American, 31% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian.

Is Liberty Hill Middle a good school?

Liberty Hill Middle ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Liberty Hill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Liberty Hill Middle.

What district is Liberty Hill Middle in?

Killeen Independent School District (Isd)

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