Killeen ISD is celebrating 34 schools currently holding the Texas Education Agency’s Purple Star Campus Designation, recognizing their commitment to supporting military-connected students and families.
Thirty-one schools earned the designation in the latest application cycle, joining Pathways Academic Campus, Timber Ridge Elementary and Willow Springs Elementary, which earned the two-year designation in 2025.
The Purple Star Campus Designation recognizes Texas schools that provide specific resources and support to help military-connected students and families navigate the unique challenges of military life, including school transitions and family deployments.
“Supporting military-connected students and families is deeply connected to who we are in Killeen ISD,” said Dr. Angenet Wilkerson, executive director for district and community relations. “Our military families sacrifice so much in service to our country, and our schools have an important role in making sure their children feel welcomed, connected and supported. This recognition reflects the intentional work happening across our campuses, and we are proud to continue expanding that support throughout Killeen ISD.”
The Purple Star Campus Designation was created by the 86th Texas Legislature through Senate Bill 1557. To earn the designation, campuses must designate a campus military liaison, maintain an easily accessible webpage with resources for military-connected families and provide a transition program for military-connected students.
Campuses must also complete at least one additional initiative demonstrating support for military families, such as participating in Month of the Military Child or Military Family Month, adopting a resolution supporting military-connected students and families, or partnering with a military school liaison.
2026–2027 Purple Star Campus Designees
The 31 Killeen ISD campuses earning the designation in the latest application cycle are:
Elementary Schools
Cedar Valley Elementary
Clarke Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary
Clifton Park Elementary
Dr. Joseph A. Fowler Elementary
Harker Heights Elementary
Hay Branch Elementary
Haynes Elementary
Iduma Elementary
Ira Cross Jr. Elementary
Maude Moore Wood Elementary
Maxdale Elementary
Meadows Elementary
Montague Village Elementary
Mountain View Elementary
Nolanville Elementary
Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary
Pat Carney Elementary
Pershing Park Elementary
Richard E. Cavazos Elementary
Saegert Elementary
Middle Schools
Audie Murphy Middle School
Charles E. Patterson Middle School
Dr. Jimmie Don Aycock Middle School
Liberty Hill Middle School
Live Oak Ridge Middle School
Roy J. Smith Middle School
Union Grove Middle School
High Schools
Chaparral High School
Ellison High School
Harker Heights High School
Killeen ISD’s work to expand Purple Star recognition will continue. Sixteen additional schools are preparing applications for the 2027–2028 designation cycle, furthering the district’s goal of ensuring military-connected students and families receive consistent support across KISD.