Other / mixed grade configuration · Houston, TX

Keeble Ec/Pk/K

Federal NCES profile for Keeble Ec/Pk/K, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480771007920
0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
6
📋 Attendance
25
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Keeble Ec/Pk/K earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Texas schools.

#405 of 435
schools in Houston · Resource Index
24
Resource Index · Lower
16.6:1
large classes for Texas
90.7%
free-lunch eligible

Keeble Ec/Pk/K has class sizes larger than 77% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Keeble Ec/Pk/K ranks #405 of 435 schools in Houston, TX.

School address

Enrollment

548

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.6:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

90.7%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+47% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Keeble Ec/Pk/K compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Keeble Ec/Pk/K

Keeble Ec/Pk/K is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Houston, Texas, enrolling 548 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.6:1 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 90.7% of students qualify for free meals, 47% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

With 548 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 1,887 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #1,748, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 25/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 472 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 23.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Aldine Isd also operates Macarthur H S (3,501 students) and Davis H S Aldine (3,184 students) alongside Keeble Ec/Pk/K.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Keeble Ec/Pk/K compares

Keeble Ec/Pk/K on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.6:1 ▲ 13% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 90.7% ▲ 47% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 548 top 43% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.6:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
548
Bigger than 67% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
90.7%
free-lunch eligible - 47% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.6:1
students per teacher - 13% above state mean
Top 77% in Texas - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
29.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$11,863
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.2 FTE
Per 472 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 86.3%
African American 9.9%
White 2.6%
Two or More 0.7%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 86.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.5, Keeble Ec/Pk/K is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Aldine Isd, which includes Keeble Ec/Pk/K.

$11,863
Per student
-13%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.7%
State 42.7%
Federal 23.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Keeble Ec/Pk/K Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Macarthur H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Davis H S Aldine Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Nimitz H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Aldine H S Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Eisenhower H S Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Keeble Ec/Pk/K's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Aldine Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Keeble Ec/Pk/K's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Keeble Ec/Pk/K

How many students attend Keeble Ec/Pk/K?

Keeble Ec/Pk/K has 548 students enrolled. It is a public school in Houston, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Keeble Ec/Pk/K?

The student-teacher ratio at Keeble Ec/Pk/K is 16.6:1, which is 13% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Keeble Ec/Pk/K?

90.7% of students at Keeble Ec/Pk/K are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Keeble Ec/Pk/K?

The largest demographic group at Keeble Ec/Pk/K is Hispanic or Latino at 86.3% of enrollment, in Houston, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Keeble Ec/Pk/K?

Keeble Ec/Pk/K has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Keeble Ec/Pk/K rank among schools in Houston?

By Resource Investment Index, Keeble Ec/Pk/K ranks #405 of 435 schools in Houston, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Houston on the city page.

Is Keeble Ec/Pk/K a good school?

Keeble Ec/Pk/K earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Aldine Isd?

Besides Keeble Ec/Pk/K, Aldine Isd also operates Macarthur H S (3,501 students), Davis H S Aldine (3,184 students), and Nimitz H S (2,651 students). See the Aldine Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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