Skipcha Elementary School
Public elementary school in Harker Heights, Texas · Killeen ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Skipcha Elementary School serves 937 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Harker Heights (Bell County). It is one of 54 schools in Killeen ISD. By enrollment it is the 153rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 58.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Killeen ISD calendar 2026–2027
Skipcha Elementary School follows the district calendar. First day Mon, Aug 17. Spring break Mon, Mar 15 – Fri, Mar 19. Last day Thu, May 27.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Killeen ISD |
| County | Bell County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482566010408 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Killeen ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 937 | 42,883 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.8% | 61.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Skipcha Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 32 elementary schools in Killeen ISD, Skipcha Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 712 students, so Skipcha Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 164 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 71, against an average of 134 per grade. This year grade 5 has 35% more students than kindergarten (158 against 117). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 71 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 31.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Killeen ISD (34.7%). White students are next, at 25%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.8% across Killeen ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Skipcha Elementary School has 58.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 937 students would have about 63.3 teachers, so Skipcha Elementary School has 4.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Mountain View Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 11 elementary schools within 5 miles and 30 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 31.6% |
| White | 25% |
| Black | 24.8% |
| Two or more races | 12.7% |
| Asian | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 71 |
| Kindergarten | 117 |
| Grade 1 | 131 |
| Grade 2 | 135 |
| Grade 3 | 164 |
| Grade 4 | 161 |
| Grade 5 | 158 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
515 Prospector Trl, Harker Heights, TX 76548
Phone: (254)336-6690
Website: killeenisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Skipcha Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary School | Killeen ISD | 0.6 mi | 765 | 16 | 57% |
| Maude Moore Wood Elementary School | Killeen ISD | 1.0 mi | 728 | 15.1 | 47% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary School | Killeen ISD | 1.9 mi | 717 | 16.3 | 60.4% |
| Harker Heights Elementary School | Killeen ISD | 2.2 mi | 706 | 13.6 | 73.7% |
| Cedar Valley Elementary School | Killeen ISD | 2.4 mi | 570 | 14.8 | 64.7% |
| Nolanville Elementary School | Killeen ISD | 2.8 mi | 619 | 16.1 | 53.6% |
| Ira Cross Jr. Elementary School | Killeen ISD | 3.4 mi | 642 | 14.3 | 81.3% |
| Saegert Elementary School | Killeen ISD | 3.9 mi | 940 | 15.1 | 59.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.