Richard Milburn Alter H S (Killeen) is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Killeen, Texas, with a relatively small student population of 157 students that is predominantly African American and Hispanic.
This school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing high schools in Texas, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating very poor academic performance. The school has extremely low graduation rates, ranging from only 17.2% to 35.6% over the past several years, which are significantly lower than the state and district averages. Correspondingly, the school has had very high dropout rates, ranging from 21.2% to 35.7% in recent years, much higher than the state and district averages. Richard Milburn Alter H S (Killeen) students perform poorly on STAAR end-of-course exams, with proficiency rates typically in the single digits or low teens, far below the state and district averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 60.51% to 95.21% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
When compared to other high schools in the Killeen area, such as Chaparral High School, Harker Heights High School, and Killeen High School, Richard Milburn Alter H S (Killeen) stands out as an outlier in terms of its extremely poor academic performance and outcomes. Despite being a public charter school, the school has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance or student outcomes over the past several years, indicating a lack of effective interventions or strategies to address the challenges facing the school. The stark underperformance of the school's predominantly African American and Hispanic student population compared to their peers at other local schools suggests that Richard Milburn Alter H S (Killeen) may be struggling to effectively serve its diverse student population.
Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)
Students at Richard Milburn Alter H S (Killeen) are 48% African American, 25% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.
In the 2022-23 school year, 157 students attended Richard Milburn Alter H S (Killeen).
Richard Milburn Alter H S (Killeen) ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Texas high schools.