FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE

Located at 3821 STAGHORN CIR S, in FORT WORTH, Texas, FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE is a moderately sized middle-grades school that works with 831 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by KELLER ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE sits 29% above that benchmark.

Across the 42 schools in KELLER ISD (32,042 students total), FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 24% White, 14% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 60% of students at FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.8%; this one delivers 42.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: NORTH RIVERSIDE EL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

FOSSIL HILL MIDDLE operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 1,030 students in 2018 compared to 831 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.