Fossil Ridge High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Keller, Texas

Fossil Ridge High School in Keller, Texas enrolled 2,140 students in 2024-25 with 146.3 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Texas: 90.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

2,329 students in 2022-23, 2,241 students in 2023-24, 2,140 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 158.1 to 146.3.

Students enrolled at Fossil Ridge High School by school year2022-23: 2,329, 2023-24: 2,241, 2024-25: 2,14001k2k3k2022-232,3292023-242,2412024-252,140
Students enrolled at Fossil Ridge High School by school year2022-23: 2,329, 2023-24: 2,241, 2024-25: 2,14001k2k3k2022-232,3292023-242,2412024-252,140
Students enrolled at Fossil Ridge High School by school year2022-23: 2,329, 2023-24: 2,241, 2024-25: 2,14001k2k3k2022-232,3292023-242,2412024-252,140
Students enrolled at Fossil Ridge High School by school year2022-23: 2,329, 2023-24: 2,241, 2024-25: 2,14001k2k3k2022-232,3292023-242,2412024-252,140
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,329158.114.7
2023-242,241155.714.4
2024-252,140146.314.6

14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

25 AP courses and one counselor per 298 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fossil Ridge High School enrolled 2,380 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 158 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses25
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 298 of the 2,380 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions158
  • Chronically absent32.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.0% of students were Hispanic, 23.8% White, 17.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic38.0%
  2. White23.8%
  3. Black17.1%
  4. Asian11.5%
  5. Two or more races8.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Fossil Ridge High School scored proficient or above: 38% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTexas
Math38%52% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 573 students in Fossil Ridge High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTexas
Four-year graduation rate94%95%90.3%
Students in the class5732,891403,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Keller

4 public high schools in Keller report 2024-25 enrollment; Fossil Ridge High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Keller High School2,95118.75.9%
Central High School2,41016.125.4%
Fossil Ridge High School2,14014.641.6%
Keller Compass Center583.136.2%

All public schools in Keller →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fossil Ridge High School

  1. Central High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.9 miles away: 2,410 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Timber Creek High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.9 miles away: 2,970 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  3. Compare Fossil Ridge High School with Central High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Keller ISD spends per student$10,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,925
  5. The largest public schools in TexasFossil Ridge High School is the number 275 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#275 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.14.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fossil Ridge High School

  1. How many students attend Fossil Ridge High School?
    2,140 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,329 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Keller, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fossil Ridge High School?
    14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fossil Ridge High School a Title I school?
    Fossil Ridge High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Fossil Ridge High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Fossil Ridge High School scored proficient or above: 38% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Fossil Ridge High School?
    94% of the 573 students in Fossil Ridge High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Fossil Ridge High School in?
    Keller ISD, NCES district ID 4825260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482526007119 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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