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Enrollment
2,410
High
DISTRICT 1,547 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELLER ISD·NCES 482526009380
Central High School
9450 RAY WHITE RD, KELLER, TX 76244 · (817) 744-2000 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
149 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
750 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 636 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 603 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 581 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 590 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 55.0% | 14.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 31.0% | 42.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 21.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central High School
Central High School's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School this school | 2,410 | 31.1% | 64.0% |
| College Station High School COLLEGE STATION | 2,226 | 34.9% | 70.6% |
| Timber Creek High School FORT WORTH | 2,970 | 26.8% | 64.9% |
| Stratford High School HOUSTON | 2,394 | 32.2% | 69.7% |
| Wylie East High School WYLIE | 2,709 | 28.0% | 75.4% |
| Midway High School WACO | 2,687 | 30.3% | 74.8% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #382 of 1,385 | #16 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #754 of 1,425 ▼ 65 | #36 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #429 of 1,425 ▼ 38 | #23 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #982 of 1,184 | #54 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,410 | #195 of 2,107 | #17 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #942 of 1,344 | #47 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #106 of 1,346 | #19 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #1,351 of 1,522 | #77 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #387 of 557 | #25 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,410
-185 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 2,628
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,410 | 149.3 | 16.1:1 | 31% (750) |
| 2023-24 | 2,542 | 168.6 | 15.1:1 | 33% (847) |
| 2022-23 | 2,551 | 167.8 | 15.2:1 | 32% (824) |
| 2020-21 | 2,595 | 163 | 15.9:1 | 26% (677) |
| 2017-18 | 2,547 | 160 | 15.9:1 | 23% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 2,556 | 146 | 17.5:1 | 21% (533) |
| 2010-11 | 2,628 | 139 | 18.9:1 | 16% (426) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,547 to 2,410); teachers down 7% (160 to 149.3).
About Central High School
A high-enrollment high school in KELLER, Texas, Central High School is part of KELLER ISD. It enrolled 2,410 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
Central High School is one of the 42 schools that make up KELLER ISD (32,042 students in total).
Enrollment at Central High School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 45%. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The White share in Tarrant County as a whole is similar, at about 48%. By the diversity index, Central High School comes in at 70%.
Federal data list 149.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Central High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%. For comparison, public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Central High School, the prediction is 60.4% and the result is 64.0%.
Tarrant County has these Census figures: median household income is about $84,207, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Central High School is among the 639 public schools in Tarrant County.
The closest public school, Freedom Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Central High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Central High School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 2,595 to 2,410.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Central High School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KELLER ISD
- Timber Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,970 students
- Keller High SchoolHigh · 2,951 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Hillwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,126 students
- Parkwood Hill Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,022 students
- Timberview Middle SchoolMiddle · 967 students
Other schools in KELLER
- Keller High SchoolHigh · 2,951 students
- Fossil Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Trinity Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Bear Creek Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Keller Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Indian Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other Central High schools
70 other US public schools in 32 states are named Central High. Central High School is the 3rd largest of the 71.
- Central High SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 2,985 students
- Central High SchoolPOLLOK, TX · 408 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 2,587 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 2,371 students
- Central High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 2,329 students
Nearby schools
- Freedom Elementary School0.5 mi · 639
- Friendship Elementary School0.7 mi · 464
- Lone Star Elementary School1.0 mi · 569
- Eagle Ridge Elementary School1.1 mi · 499
- Willis Lane Elementary School1.3 mi · 510
- Hillwood Middle School1.5 mi · 1,126
Frequently asked questions
About Central High SchoolHow many students attend Central High School?
Central High School enrolls approximately 2,410 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Central High School serve?
Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Central High School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Central High School.
How diverse is Central High School?
Central High School reports a student body of 45% White, 26% Hispanic, 14% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Central High School public or private?
Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KELLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.