Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
CENTRAL H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CENTRAL H S
CENTRAL H S operates as an expansive four-year high school in KELLER, Texas, one of the schools within KELLER ISD. Current enrollment sits at 2,410 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so CENTRAL H S sits 203% bigger than that benchmark.
KELLER ISD runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 32,042 students. CENTRAL H S is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, CENTRAL H S lists that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial. Compared to Tarrant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CENTRAL H S has 149 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CENTRAL H S higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, CENTRAL H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.3%, the actual is 64.4%, a residual of +4.1 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), CENTRAL H S is one campus in the mix.
FREEDOM EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 64.2%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL H S has declined 5%, going from 2,547 students in 2018 to 2,410 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 45% across the same window.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- TIMBER CREEK H SHigh · 2,970 students
- KELLER H SHigh · 2,951 students
- FOSSIL RIDGE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- HILLWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 1,126 students
- PARKWOOD HILL INTMiddle · 1,022 students
- TIMBERVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 967 students
- KELLER H SHigh · 2,951 students
- FOSSIL RIDGE H SHigh · 2,140 students
- TRINITY SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 931 students
- BEAR CREEK INTMiddle · 904 students
- KELLER MIDDLEMiddle · 894 students
- INDIAN SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 891 students
- FREEDOM EL0.5 mi · 639
- FRIENDSHIP EL0.7 mi · 464
- LONE STAR EL1.0 mi · 569
- EAGLE RIDGE EL1.1 mi · 499
- WILLIS LANE EL1.3 mi · 510
- HILLWOOD MIDDLE1.5 mi · 1,126