NCES CCD 2024-25 26 schools TX

Best-Resourced Schools in Keller, TX

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26 public K-12 schools in Keller from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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26
Schools
20,801
Students
47.4/100
Avg Resource Index
12.8:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Middle-of-corpus city profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Keller has more public-school enrollment than 93% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Keller sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

12 of Keller's 26 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 46-point gap between Keller Compass Center and Caprock El shows the range hidden by Keller's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 7%
School count
Top 10%
Resource Index average
79th percentile
Teacher staffing
81st percentile

Keller school enrollment varies 51× across entities

Keller school enrollment ranges from 58 students (lowest) to 2,951 students (highest), a spread of 2,893 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Keller student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Keller Compass Center 82
2. Fossil Ridge H S 54
3. Indian Springs Middle 54
4. Shady Grove El 54
5. Hidden Lakes El 53
6. Trinity Meadows Int 51
7. Eagle Ridge El 50
8. Bette Perot El 50
9. Central H S 49
10. Keller Middle 49
11. Trinity Springs Middle 48
12. Keller H S 47
13. Lone Star El 47
14. Friendship El 47
15. Keller Early Learning Center - North 47
16. Kay Granger El 43
17. Keller-Harvel El 43
18. Independence El 43
19. Bear Creek Int 42
20. Willis Lane El 42
21. Woodland Springs El 42
22. Ridgeview El 38
23. Heritage El 38
24. Freedom El 37
25. Caprock El 36
26. Great Hearts Prairie View -

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Keller

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Keller Early Learning Center - North 78.1/100
  2. 2 Heritage El 77.2/100
  3. 3 Friendship El 76.8/100
  4. 4 Fossil Ridge H S 74.9/100
  5. 5 Freedom El 72.4/100

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Which Keller school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Keller Compass Center has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Keller schools in this federal-data comparison at 82/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Keller, TX? ▼

Keller has 26 public schools with a total enrollment of 20,801 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 12.8:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.